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Willy Wonka and the Chocoate Factory

5 Golden Tickets are spread throughout the world, each gaining access to the fabled Willy Wonka candy factory. This is an unprecedented event, as the Wonka factory is not only closed to the public, but the namesake is all but a mythical figure. It is this setup that lets viewers in on the fact that Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is a fairy tale, pure and simple, but one for the (then) modern age.   Four ...

Charlie Coming Back

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Fans of the perennial family classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory will scream "I want it now!" (like the character Veruca Salt) when the film makes its Blu-ray Book debut on October 20 from Warner Home Video. This favorite film of children around the world will now dazzle in premium Blu-ray packaging -- containing a 38-page book including sing-along song lyrics, fun cast bios, and colorful photos from the film. No ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a wonderful film that is sure to find its way into the hearts and minds of many a young person. These young people will inevitably be drawn to playing the videogame in order to lengthen their experience. This is a practice that needs to end. The videogame of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for consoles only goes to show that the same adaptation doesn’t always work for different ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The movie of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has spawned the inevitable videogame. Every movie that has a “family” or “kid” orientation will spin off into a videogame whether warranted or not. This isn’t the space to debate that validity of such practice, but to evaluate the Game Boy Advance version of this film to videogame conversion. Players take on the role of young Charlie, as he adventures (mostly) around Willy Wonka’s factory and collecting ...

Wonka-riffic Release

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE The videogame adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, is now available in retail stores across North America for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Nintendo Game Boy(R) Advance and PC, with the Nintendo GameCube(TM) version available next week. The game features key talent from the Warner Bros. Pictures film ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and ...

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Chocolate Facts

Platforms: PlayStation®2, Xbox®, GameCube®, GameBoy® Advance and PC Release: July 2005 Step inside the magical world of Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory. Based on the Warner Bros. Pictures feature film directed by Tim Burton and the classic Roald Dahl book, this new videogame allows players to explore deep inside the factory and play the beloved story as Charlie Bucket. Find a Golden Ticket and, along with four other children, win a personal tour of Willy Wonka’s factory ...

WB Gives Charlie To T2

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has awarded Global Star Software, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. the exclusive worldwide license to develop, publish and distribute videogames based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," directed by Tim Burton, and based on the classic Roald Dahl book. The launch of the videogame is scheduled to coincide with the 2005 release of the film that stars Oscar nominated ...

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