An unlicensed event based on Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ was held in Glasgow on the last weekend of February, capitalizing on the current hype surrounding Paul King’s film adaptation ‘Wonka’ starring the star ‘ Dune: Part Two’. Timothée Chalamet and with as little effort as possible to generate as much profit as possible. “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” quickly made the rounds on social media, Because many visitors there couldn’t believe what exactly they had paid for, not only for life, but also a whopping 35 pounds (about 41 euros) entrance fee. Instead of a magical candy show, there was only the cheapest amateur theater in a dilapidated warehouse.
Now the disaster event is getting its own film adaptation – in the form of a horror film. How According to reports, Scottish production company Kaledonia Pictures would like to take inspiration from the incident and use it to create a story similar to the film adaptation of “Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood And Honey” or “The Mean One” , based on the popular Christmas story. -Spread horror’s “The Grinch”.
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The film should revolve around a famous illustrator and his wife, who are haunted by the tragic death of their son Charlie. To escape their grief, the couple leaves their everyday lives behind and moves to the uninhabited Scottish Highlands. There, however, they are confronted with an unknown horror. Production on the horror film should start as soon as possible so that it can be released at the end of 2024.
The ‘unknown horror’ is based on the script of the Glasgow event, which Willy Wonka actor Paul Connell subsequently described in an apology video as ’15 pages of AI-generated gibberish’. It introduced a character called “The Unknown” who lives within the walls of the chocolate factory as a former chocolatier. Videos of the event showed the figure wrapped in a black cloak and wearing a mirrored mask.
“Guardians Of The Galaxy” star Karen Gillian left a few days ago (earlier ) announced that she would like to star in a film about the disastrous event. How serious she was with her statement and whether she will actually be cast by Kaledonia Pictures remains to be seen…