Willy Wonka prequel from Warner Bros slammed by fans after Gene Wilder's death

By Ebony Bowden
Updated October 20 2016 - 9:13pm, first published 9:07pm
Gene Wilder, pictured here in the 1971 original, described the 2005 Willy Wonka remake as an "insult".
Gene Wilder, pictured here in the 1971 original, described the 2005 Willy Wonka remake as an "insult".
Wilder passed away on August 29 at age 83.
Wilder passed away on August 29 at age 83.
Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in Tim Burton's 2005 remake.
Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka in Tim Burton's 2005 remake.

Plans to remake 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory have been ill-received by fans who have dubbed it a remake "nobody asked for or wanted".

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