After Johnny Depp in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” it is now Timothée Chalamet's turn to lend his facial features to the eccentric founder of the Wonka Chocolate Factory. Unlike the Tim Burton film, which is available on Netflix, Wonka by Paul King focuses on the famous character's youth, taken from the novel by Roald Dahl. In this feature film that combines comedy, adventure and fantasy, we follow young Willy Wonka as he arrives by boat in an unnamed city to realize his dream: to open his own chocolate factory. He then tries to open a chocolate shop in the city. A project that was viewed very negatively by the three main chocolatiers of Galeries Gourmet. Determined to change the world through greed, Willy Wonka pursues his dreams and becomes known around the world thanks to his genius and boldness. The release of Wonka is an opportunity for Télé-Loisirs to look back at the careers of the children in Tim Burton's film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Freddie Highmore (Charlie Bucket)
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Just a year after Neverland, Freddie Highmore reunited with Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Opposite his friend, the actor played Charlie Bucket, a little boy who lives with his parents and grandparents in a small house not far from a huge chocolate factory run by Willy Wonka. One day he announces that he has placed five golden tickets in five chocolate bars that will be distributed all over the world. Charlie is one of those who won a tour of the chocolate factory. After the immense success of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the British actor continued his career in cinema, appearing in several feature films, including the saga “Arthur and the Minimoys” by Luc Besson and the romantic comedy “The Day I she met” with Emma Roberts. After a successful career in the cinema, Freddie Highmore turned to television by agreeing to lend his role to the young Norman Bates in the series Bates Motel, inspired by the famous film Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock. After quitting dramatic fiction, the actor quickly got back on his feet and joined the cast of “Good Doctor,” created by the creator of “Dr. House” was developed. The medical series, which has been broadcast since September 2017, is enjoying unprecedented success and has already had six seasons under its belt. The future is already secured as season 7 is expected in February 2024.
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AnnaSophia Robb (Violet Beauregard)
Alongside Johnny Depp and Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb played Violet Beauregard, an arrogant young girl addicted to chewing gum. After Tim Burton's “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, the actress, who recently celebrated her 30th birthday, continued her acting career and appeared in more than ten feature films, including “The Secret of Terabithia”, “Jumper”, “The Magic Mountain” and most recently in the Lansky biography. In the early 2010s, she was cast as Carrie Bradshaw in The Carries Diaries, a series about the Sex and the City heroine's youth. After the failure of The Carries Diaries, AnnaSophia Robb quickly bounced back by appearing in Mercy Street and the miniseries The Act and Little Fires Everywhere.
Julia Winter (Veruca salt)
Four years after appearing in the romantic comedy “A Marriage Too Perfect” with Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey, Julia Winter landed the role of Veruca Salt, an overly spoiled girl from Buckinghamshire, England, in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” After the feature film, which grossed more than $450 million at the box office, the Swedish-British actress kept a low profile before returning in 2014 in The Amazing Story of Winter the Dolphin 2, an adventure film based on the story of a dolphin rescued off the coast of Florida and cared for by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium Association.
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Jordan Fry (Mike Teavee)
Just like his other partners, with the exception of Freddie Highmore and AnnaSophia Robb, he is very fond of his role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. After the Tim Burton film, Jordan Fry starred in several feature films, including the thriller “Gone” alongside Amanda Seyfried and Jennifer Carpenter. The 30-year-old actor has been out of the picture since Finola Hughes' romantic comedy Byrd and the Bees.
Philip Wiegratz (Augustus Gloop)
In 2005, under the direction of Tim Burton, Philip Wiegratz played Augustus Gloop, a little chubby boy from Düsseldorf. After the success of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the 30-year-old actor did not appear in any other Hollywood films, only in German productions. The actor has appeared in six feature films, including Charlotte and Her Gang and its sequels. After his appearance in the television film My Summer 88 – How the Stars Moved the GDR, in which he played a certain Stefan, Philip Wiegratz ended his acting career.
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