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[ Tim Burton to direct Willy Wonka remake for WB ]

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Old 05-22-2003, 02:07 AM   #1 of 93
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Tim Burton to direct Willy Wonka remake for WB


Got this news from Variety .

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Old 05-22-2003, 02:10 AM   #2 of 93
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nope, he butchered P.O.T.A (yeah, I know it was a 're-telling' not a 're-make') why not allow him to do the same to this classic

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Old 05-22-2003, 02:28 AM   #3 of 93
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You know, it's funny. I was just telling someone today that Tim Burton should direct a film version of Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

Perhaps this isn't such a bad idea. It would be really cool if the Willy Wonka remake were rated R. The tunnel sequence could be much freakier.


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Old 05-22-2003, 02:52 AM   #4 of 93
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Sigh...

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Old 05-22-2003, 02:58 AM   #5 of 93
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Well I think the subject matter is a perfect fit for him, and to be honest I think Johnny Depp could play Wonka pretty damn well in a Burton world.

I actually would be interested in seeing a new version/vision of this classic. It's been said a million times, remakes aren't inherently bad, especially when its not so much a remake as a new translation from famous literature. Nobody bitched when Kurosawa redid Shakespeare stories that had already been films, and not too many people were pissed when Wyler did Ben-Hur.


The bigger key is to put the right artist with the right subject...that's where POTA failed most of all I think.
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Old 05-22-2003, 08:24 AM   #6 of 93
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and not too many people were pissed when Wyler did Ben-Hur.


Come on, there's a big difference when a silent film is remade for the sound era and this example. I'd be happy if Hollywood would remake silent films instead of classic children's films that aren't crying out for a re-make.



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Old 05-22-2003, 08:42 AM   #7 of 93
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I'm a huge Burton fan and can't wait to see what his vision of Wonka's world is. I love the original and generally despise remakes, but this one intrigues me.

I do wish that Burton would do another original first though. His last few films have all been visually amazing, but lacking otherwise (POTA, Sleepy Hollow, & Mars Attacks!)



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Old 05-22-2003, 12:00 PM   #8 of 93
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I'm sure he'll be able to suck all the life and soul out of this one, too.

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Old 05-22-2003, 12:21 PM   #9 of 93
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I think i heard some time ago, that Marilyn Manson was to play Wonka.
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Old 05-22-2003, 12:25 PM   #10 of 93
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...cough cough (hack) cough...


Come on, you can't call a guy a hack cause he's directed a few duds. PotA was a turd, Sleepy Hollow was slightly better, but this guy has created some true classics: Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood.

I think he needs to step away from the big Hollywood specticals and do his own stories again. That's obviously when he's at his best. I have high hopes for Big Fish. I think it's going to be a true Burton film.

I was hoping that he had realized that he should stay away from these films. He hasn't learned. I think Burton's the right guy for the job, but it's a job that doesn't need to be done. Willy Wonka does not need a remake or a "re-imagining".






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Old 05-22-2003, 12:38 PM   #11 of 93
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Why not just remake "The Wizard of OZ"? Some classic films shouldn't be remade - that's why they are classics. I can understanding remaking a silent film, or a film which didn't use much of the original novel. The Burton POTA was quite different than the 1968 version, with a comletely different story line (the only thing that was really the same was the title) Burton would be good, but don't see the need in updating this film when the original was a classic. The recent tv version of "The Music Man" (another film classic) was unwatchable, what a waste of time and money.
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