After
Harry Potter and its spinoff, Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them, producer
David Heyman and Warner Bros. are teaming-up once again, this time to reboot
Roald Dahl's iconic children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
According
to Variety, Warner has acquired the rights to the IP and has already put into
motion a plan to develop a new standalone film centered on the "sweet",
albeit, eccentric, character's early exploits. The film will not be an
origin story however.
The Secret
Life of Pets screenwriter Simon Rich will write the script for Warner under the
watchful gaze of WB's overseers Jon Gonda and Courtney Valenti.
Apparently,
WB has been trying to get a deal done regarding the rights to Dahl's Willy
Wonka since the beginning of the year, but only now they were able to lock it down.
Despite
its immense cultural popularity, Dahl's timeless character was only featured in
a couple of novels, them being Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory in 1964, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator in 1972.
Gene
Wilder, who sadly passed away this year on August 29 at the age of 83, famously
played the character in Mel Stuart's 1971 film, while Johnny Depp creepily play
the part in Tim Burton's fruitless 2005 remake.
Source
- Variety
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