That'z a bizarre reversal. I like MOST of his movie roles (Ed Wood, Donnie Brasco, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Public Enemies, Dark Shadows, etc.) but absolutely LOATHED his take on Willy Wonka. He's obviously never read the book and decided to make the character "edgy" by playing him as a cross between Marilyn Manson and Michael Jackson. His Wonka made me want to punch him every time he was on screen, and was 1000X worse than the iconic version Gene Wilder played.
From talking to other people, there seems to be pretty wide spread consensus on this.
Well, I never read the book either, so you may be on to something.
The character in the Depp Wonka belonged in a mental institution. Seriously.
i am with you... he phoned in the will wonka role...
but he had nice teeth.
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