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IN the famous Roald Dahl stories, a boy called Charlie wins a "golden ticket" to visit a chocolate factory with his grandparents where he…

The season celebrating the work of British composer John Barry flags films from the 60s and 70s that contain outdated language, images and stereotypes that will cause offence

After Gene Wilder in 1971 and Johnny Depp in 2005, Timothée Chalamet takes on the role of the world's most mysterious candy man in "Wonka", a sugar-sweet prequel about a young, idealistic Willy building his chocolate empire. FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about the many cinematic incarnations…

Here are six Timothée Chalamet Performances that have me excited for Wonka.

Paddington director Paul King works his magic with this unashamedly sweet-toothed musical imagining the formative years of Roald Dahl’s chocolatier showman

Ahead of Timothée Chalamet portraying a young Willy Wonka, here's what I hope the prequel took notes on regarding the past Roald Dahl adaptations.

Warner Bros’ effects-laden prequel starring Timothée Chalamet as the young chocolatier is far better than it had any right to be. But Hollywood’s obsession with adapting Roald Dahl risks spoiling his singular legacy, writes Louis Chilton

This production for over-fours has clever touches, lively performances and splendid puppets but the songs and the story grow monotonous

How do you bring a film from more than half a century ago up to date for a society more tuned into the politics of representation? You won’t find out in Wonka.