Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on TMC: Tim Burton adapts Roald Dahl

Five golden tickets open the doors to a factory whose secrets are known to no one: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton’s adaptation of Roald Dahl, returns to TMC. Johnny Depp stars as Willy Wonka opposite Freddie Highmore, who plays Charlie Bucket.

Charlie lives with his family in modest circumstances. When Wonka announces that tickets hidden inside his chocolate bars will let their holders tour his factory, the boy hopes to discover the place, which has been closed to the public for years. He joins a tour with four other children and their chaperones.

The 2005 film is a new adaptation of the novel published in 1964, which had already been brought to the screen by Mel Stuart, starring Gene Wilder. John August wrote the screenplay. Johnny Depp reunites with Burton here after Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow, while Danny Elfman composed the score.

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