• Fixbeat@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Gene Wilder played Wonka perfectly as an eccentric asshole with a heart of gold. This doesn't seem like that.

    • Currently_on_Nitrous [comrade/them, any]
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      1 year ago

      The original film was a rush job made by Quaker Oats to sell candy bars. Because the film just needed to exist it gave all the creative people involved free reign to do whatever they wanted. Gene Wilder accepted the role on the condition that he would walk out with a cane and do a somersault, demonstrating that Wonka is an unpredictable character who's intentions we never really know. Ironically Quaker fucked up the recipe of the chocolate bars so they just melted before they hit shelves and were never released.