Dwayne Johnson could’ve actually starred as Willy Wonka! The 48-year-old actor revealed a fun story on his Instagram about the iconic role for the remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory that he was considered for by director Tim Burton.
After sharing a little clip of the movie on his Instagram and speaking about his youngest daughters and how they also love the film, Dwayne shared the story. “Some cool history – back in the early 2000’s, iconic director, Tim Burton had considered me to play Willy Wonka is his remake, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’,” he wrote. “I remember thinking ‘HOLY S**T, IM IN.’” He continued, “But that was many years ago when I was just starting out in Hollywood with no foundation of global box office
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