Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Image: Warner Bros.Wonka—the musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel—has screened for critics, and the reactions are mixed... but mostly good.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedDirected by Paul King (Paddington) and starring Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka, Warner Bros.’ Wonka sets out to deepen the origin of the eccentric candy factory owner from Roald Dahl’s classic 1964 novel—and previously played by Gene Wilder in 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. (Also, there was that other…

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You just thought today was going to be a normal day. You had no idea Warner Bros. was going to drop the trailer for Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet, and that life was about to be split into “Before” and “After” it. Because what follows is total and utter lunacy... and we’re here for it.Teyonah Parris and John Boyega on Working With Jamie Foxx | io9 InterviewScheduled for release December 15, Wonka tells the story of how a candy-loving young man became the world’s most famous chocolate maker. So, yes, it’s both a prequel…

When are three shots from a single movie more exciting than a whole trailer? When those three shots are from George Miller’s Furiosa, of course. That film was one of several teased in a sizzle reel at the Warner Bros. panel during CinemaCon, which also included extended looks at Wonka, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, The Meg 2: The Trench, Joker: Folie à Deux, Blue Beetle, The Nun 2, and more.Spoilers of the Week: July 29thWe’ve already covered both Dune Part Two and Barbie, both of which showed enough footage we felt each…

Screenshot: NetflixAstonishingly, you are looking at a picture of Dame Emma Thompson. I know, I can scarcely believe it either, but this is just part of the magic of Netflix’s upcoming film adaptation of the award-winning, internationally successful musical of Mathilda, based on the beloved children’s tale by Roald Dahl about a little girl with telekinesis who gets forced into a horrifying boarding school run by the even more horrifying character played by Thompson.If you don’t know Mathilda the book—which was also turned…