Dwayne Johnson could well have played Willy Wonka instead of Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . In any case, this is what the ex-wrestler revealed this week in an Instagram post. “This morning, I showed my babies one of my all-time favorite movies - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ,” he captioned an excerpt from the 1971 classic, before moving on. follow up on this crazy anecdote.
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This morning I introduced our babies to one of my all time fav films - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. They loved it and now fully expect me to deliver a room full of chocolate and candy. That'll be my next project 🤣 Some cool history - back in the early 2000's, iconic director, Tim Burton had considered me to play Willy Wonka is his remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I remember thinking “HOLY SHIT, IM IN” 🎶 😳🙋🏽♂️ But that was many years ago when I was just starting out in Hollywood with no foundation of global box office strength or any real acting experience to even pull it off. The role, of course went to Johnny Depp, who at that time was the biggest star in the world. The rest was history. And down the road I went. The fact that Tim even considered me (albeit I'm sure he considered for all of 7 seconds :) sure meant a helluva lot to me as I was just breaking in to the business with no idea what the future had in store. I'll always raise a glass 🥃 to the dreams that don't come true, because sometimes they're the best thing that never happened. #BigBrownBaldTattooedWonka 🍫💪🏾
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“In the 2000s, Tim Burton, this iconic director, thought of me to play Willy Wonka in his remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . I remember thinking to myself, 'Damn, I'm in it', ”he explained. But then, what went wrong?
A resplendent failure
“It was many years ago, when I was starting out in Hollywood without having had any big box office hits yet, and even without real acting experience,” Johnson continued. So the role obviously went to Johnny Depp, who was, at the time, the biggest star in the world, ”he said.
Although the role escaped him, the mere fact of being considered helped convince the actor that he had his place in Hollywood. And fifteen years later, Dwayne Johnson finally supplanted Johnny Depp on the podium of Hollywood's most profitable stars. But still, we would have been curious to see what Charlie and the Chocolate Factory would have given him!
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