Getting cast as an Oompa Loompa in the adaptation of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a huge break for Rusty Goffe, who was 22 as filming began in 1971.However, he soon found an ...

In the decades since its 1971 release, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has become a family holiday favorite — a pretty ...

In a nod to 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” he breaks into the now-infamous Oompa Loompa dance. “I’ve started now,” he says. “Once we’ve started, we can’t stop.” ...

Director Paul King speaks with EW about casting his Paddington 2 star as a noted Charlie and the Chocolate Factory character: "It's very clear who's the boss, and it's not Willy." ...

Gene Wilder memorably portrayed the candy man in the 1971 movie adaptation titled "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," and Johnny Depp later embodied the role in a darker 2005 reboot "Charlie ...

Rusty Goffe, who starred in the 1971 version of the film, and the Oompa Loompas attend the 40th anniversary of "Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory" at Jacques Torres Chocolates on Oct. 18, 2011 ...

The trailer for Wonka stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka, a young inventor who wants to take over the chocolate-making market.

That 1971 film — in addition to Tim Burton’s 2005 adaptation of the book, titled Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — cast actors with dwarfism to play the Oompa Loompas, who work at Wonka ...

That's what Warner Bros. is hoping for with its new Wonka, a Willy Wonka prequel film starring Timothee Chalamet in the title role.. Unlike the 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring ...

Backstage, Theatre Lawrence is a bit like Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory; but instead of industrious Oompa Loompas whipping up candies there’s a small army of volunteers building, painting ...