Willy Wonka: Last News

Bluey fans were left thoroughly disappointed following a disastrous event that has been likened to the Willy Wonka ‘Chocolate Experience’ in Glasgow.Last weekend, in an attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the Australian animated kids series, Dirt Dog hot dog restaurant in Las Vegas hosted a Bluey Day, promising attendees a marathon of episodes, a meet and greet with the characters, face painting and special themed treats.However, when people arrived at the restaurant, they were soon left disappointed by what was actually on offer. After 3,000 people responded to the event, concerns were quickly raised about the capacity and crowd control.

The Mole producer Eureka Productions is staffing up.

Netflix has moved closer to opening the doors to the chocolate factory after confirming it has greenlit The Golden Ticket, a reality competition series inspired by Willy Wonka.

Netflix is hosting a Willy Wonka-inspired competition TV show!

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the SAG Award for Best Actor Sunday night, he stunned the A-list room into silence.In a moment of pure New York bravado, the 29-year-old star controversially announced, “I want to be one of the greats.”The megawatt names that the “A Complete Unknown” star desires to be spoken in the same breath as? “I’m as inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis, Marlon Brando and Viola Davis as I am by Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps,” he said.Well, then.That recitation of his vision board was the latest move in one of the strangest — and most hypnotically watchable — awards campaigns in memory. No staid Arts & Leisure profiles for this guy.

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver drew parallels between Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency to the ill-fated and shoddy Willy Wonka immersive experience in the U.K., which quickly became a viral sensation as the largest event ripoff/mishap since the Fyre Festival.

Ramin Setoodeh Co-Editor-in-Chief It is a very cold February night in Berlin. As the snow falls and attendees of the Berlin Film Festival bundle up, Timothée Chalamet, walking the red carpet for a special screening of “A Complete Unknown,” looks utterly unbothered. Chalamet is taking yet another big fashion swing by wearing a cotton candy pink hoodie designed by Chrome Hearts along with pink sweatpants and pink shoes — as if he’s channeling a Care Bear, or the rose-colored Pac-Man ghost.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Timothée Chalamet just can’t catch a break during awards season. The “Dune” and “A Complete Unknown” star devoted part of his “Saturday Night Live” monologue to lamenting the fact that he seems to keep losing at major awards shows. “It’s an enormous honor going to these award shows.

Timothee Chalamet is pulling double duty as both the host and musical guest for the January 25 episode of Saturday Night Live.

It’s been a weird year for the unscripted television business.

Timothée Chalamet was in good company during a visit with fans this weekend, where he was more than likely asked to call them by his name.

EXCLUSIVE: After helping bring the Paddington franchise and a new Willy Wonka movie to life, director Paul King has his sights set on another iconic character as sources tell Deadline King has come on to direct a new Prince Charming movie at Disney. Simon Barnaby and Jon Croker are co-writing along with King.

2019 movie “Uncut Gems” starring Adam Sandler, and the 2017 thriller “Good Time” starring Robert Pattinson. According to Variety, “Marty Supreme” is a fictional story inspired by the real professional ping pong player Marty Reisman, who won several medals at the World Table Tennis Championships between the late 1940s and the 1960s.

JB Gill has revealed that his wife thought he'd kissed his dance partner Amy Dowden during their latest Strictly Come Dancing performance as they both hit back at claims they didn't show a 'connection'.

Move over, Fyre Festival and the Willy Wonka experience! A Bridgerton-themed ball thrown in Detroit over the weekend is now in the middle of the storm!!

Tool bassist Justin Chancellor dressed up in a Willy Wonka disguise to prank the band’s support act on tour – watch the footage below.Californian alt-rock trio Night Verses were the victims while wrapping up their support duties on their European tour in June.Yesterday (August 20), Tool posted a video on social media of Chancellor wearing a Willy Wonka disguise alongside members of the band’s crew in animal costumes as they invaded the stage during an instrumental breakdown in Night Verses’ set.Understandably, the band members were a little confused to see Chancellor carrying a cane onstage and trying to conduct them – though, to their credit, they didn’t seem too bothered by the antics and were able to complete the song without missing a beat. Check out the moment here.A post shared by Tool (@toolmusic)Given Tool’s track record of pulling light-hearted pranks on their support bands, Night Verses may well have been expecting some tomfoolery.During Blonde Redhead’s last opening set for Tool in 2022, the band’s frontman Maynard James Keenan stormed the stage along with crew wearing blonde and red wigs.

Emma Corrin is teasing their new role in the Deadpool & Wolverine film, where they star opposite Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s plan to cook up a Willy Wonka reality competition series has moved to the next part of the factory.

Willy Wonka children’s event that took place in Glasgow earlier this year is to be turned into an Edinburgh Fringe show – and two of the original actors from the 1971 film will be there.Earlier this year, an experience event for children that was based on Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonks And The Chocolate Factory book and the Timothée Chalamet movie, Wonka, went viral after receiving dozens of complaints from parents.What appeared to be an immersive, Wonka-themed attraction, disappointed many members of the Glasgow public after being held in an abandoned warehouse using cheap props, costumes plus an AI-generated script.The £35 a ticket event was quickly shut down after receiving dozens of complaints from angry parents, many of whom demanded their money back and called the police.Now, Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen, who played Veruca Salt and Mike Teevee respectively in the 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder, will co-narrate a new show at Edinburgh Festival based on the debacle.Willy’s Candy Spectacular: A Musical Parody will also see some of those involved in the original event in Glasgow will also take part, including Kirsty Paterson, who became a viral hit after pictures emerged of her as a sad Oompa Loompa.

Barbie was named Favorite Movie and its star Margot Robbie Favorite Movie Actress at the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards tonight. Other big winners included Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Favorite Kids TV Show, along with the show’s Walker Scobell as Favorite Male TV Star (Kids). Young Sheldon and star Iain Armitage also took top honors as Favorite Family TV Show and Favorite Male TV Star (Family), respectively. Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse landed Favorite Animated Movie, while the long-running SpongeBob SquarePants took the Favorite Cartoon trophy. Timothée Chalamet snagged the Favorite Movie Actor honor for his role as Willy Wonka in Wonka. Olivia Rodrigo took the Favorite Female TV Star (Kids) trophy for her role as Nini in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Taylor Swift snagged three awards including Favorite Female Artist and Travis Kelce was named Favorite Male Sports Star. See the full list below.