As the adorable star of one of the biggest and most-loved family movies of all time, it looked like Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket in 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, had a ...

Paris Themmen got to go to one of the most magical places in the world — Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. But the former child star says that, for a long time, the reception of 1971’s Willy Wonka & ...

Paris Themmen got to go to one of the most magical places in the world — Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. But the former child star says that, for a long time, the reception of 1971’s Willy Wonka & ...

What’s new is the way Cosm frames it. The film plays within a traditional rectangular screen at the center of the venue’s ...

Peter Ostrum, the child star who played Charlie in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, continues to receive royalties from the film 54 years after its 1971 release. Despite being one ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. At the end of Wonka, the ...

Actor Johnny Depp dove headfirst into the character of Willy Wonka in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and he got his inspiration from watching children’s TV shows. Depp’s ...