Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka Letter: The Actor’s ‘Chocolate Factory’ Character Notes

Fun news for all you “Willy Wonka” fans: That iconic scene when Gene Wilder makes his grand entrance from his Chocolate Factory, loses his cane, then somersaults and pops up to great applause? It was all Wilder’s idea. In a note from Gene Wilder to director Mel Stuart, Wilder pitches that scene in great detail,…
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