Willy Wonka in the book was sometimes heroic, sometimes fatherly, and oft times neurotic and antisocial. Perhaps they're focusing on the latter.
...The sets look lovely, and the costumes are great. The only line spoken by Depp in the Trailer isn't in sync with the video clip, so perhaps he'll look better in the end...
We can only hope.
...But even if the rest of the movie is better, how can you best Gene Wilder?
According to Depp, he spent many, many hours talking with Gene Wilder about the part before filming. So I rather suspect they're both working from the same set of basic plans...
Hee. Wilder wanted people to never be sure what they were dealing with in Mr. Wonka...
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Date: 2004-12-10 10:49 pm (UTC)...The sets look lovely, and the costumes are great. The only line spoken by Depp in the Trailer isn't in sync with the video clip, so perhaps he'll look better in the end...
We can only hope.
...But even if the rest of the movie is better, how can you best Gene Wilder?
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Date: 2004-12-11 05:39 am (UTC)Hee. Wilder wanted people to never be sure what they were dealing with in Mr. Wonka...