“So shines a good deed in a weary world.” That quote actually comes from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, but 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory made it an even more quotable piece of wisdom, as Gene Wilder’s embittered chocolatier uses it to signal his restored faith in humanity.
Wonka
Release Date: December 15, 2023
Directed By: Paul King
Written By: Simon Farnaby & Paul King
Starring: Timotheé Chalamet, Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant
Rating: Rated PG for some violence, mild language and thematic elements
Runtime: 116 minutes
