Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2020 film) (Johnsonverse)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is an upcoming 2020 American-Canadian-British traditionally animated fantasy film directed by Tim Johnson, based on the 1964 book of the same name by Roald Dahl. It will star Eric Idle, Christopher Lloyd, John Cleese, Heidi Klum, Katey Sagal, Phil Hartman, Jacob Tremblay, Millie Bobby Brown, Mckenna Grace, Julian Grey, Russi Taylor (in her final film role), Ed Asner, Carol Burnett, Judi Dench, and Patrick Stewart. The film is set to be the third theatrical adaptation of the book after the 2005 film of the same name and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Plot
Five children win a tour to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.

Cast

 * Eric Idle as Willy Wonka - As the owner of Wonka's Chocolates, Willy is depicted as a trickster.
 * Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka's singing voice (archived audio)
 * Christopher Lloyd as Grandpa Joe -
 * John Cleese as Sir William Salt - The most famous of the Salt pedigree, Sir William Salt
 * Heidi Klum as Marlene Gloop -
 * Katey Sagal as Wendy Teavee -
 * Phil Hartman as Jeffrey Beauregarde -
 * Jacob Tremblay as Charlie Bucket -
 * Millie Bobby Brown as Veruca Salt -
 * Mckenna Grace as Violet Beauregarde - In this adaptation, Violet is a pop culture icon.
 * Julian Grey as Mike Teavee -
 * Russi Taylor as Augustus Gloop -
 * Ed Asner as Grandpa George -
 * Carol Burnett as Grandma Georgina -
 * Judi Dench as Grandma Josephine -
 * Lauren Lapkus as Diane Bucket -
 * Kurtwood Smith as Daniel Bucket -
 * Patton Oswalt as the Candy Store Owner -
 * Tabitha St. Germain as Charlotte Russe - Charlotte is a 15-year-old girl from Russia. She, along with her father, create a fake Golden Ticket.
 * Maurice LaMarche as Nikolav Russe - Nikolav is a Russian media mogul. His reputation is destroyed when it's revealed that he and his daughter forged a Golden Ticket.
 * Bob Saget as Kerry Teavee -
 * Teresa Gallagher as Louise Salt -
 * Kelly Sheridan as Greta Beauregarde -
 * Santiago Ziesmer as Lukas Gloop - Lukas is the owner of the Gloops' butchery in Dusseldorf. He only speaks in German.
 * Patrick Stewart as the Narrator -
 * Lee Tockar, Rebecca Shoichet, Kathleen Barr, Andrew Toth, Eric Bauza, Ian James Corlett, Trevor Devall, Jennifer Hale, Michael Donovan, Melissa Altro, Darren Dunstan, Jeannie Elias, Cathy Weseluck, Andrew Francis, Brian Drummond, Cree Summer, Garry Chalk, Erin Fitzgerald, Samuel Vincent, and Ashleigh Ball as the Oompa-Loompas - In this version, the Oompa-Loompas are depicted how they are in post-1972 printings of the book, albeit in factory uniforms in lieu of their jungle clothes.
 * Andrea Libman as the German Reporter -
 * David Tennant as the British Reporter -
 * Tara Strong as the California Reporter -
 * Johnny Hardwick as the Texas Reporter -
 * Pasha D. Lychnikoff as the Russian Reporter -
 * Harry Shearer as the News Anchor -
 * Nicole Oliver, Tim Johnson, Madeline Peters, Ben Schwartz, Jill Talley, and Tom Kenny as bystanders -

Development
The film was conceived in 2011. In a deal with

Casting
For Willy Wonka, Tim decided to cast Eric Idle, who had been considered to play the character in both the 1971 and 2005 adaptations.

Music
With the exception of "Pure Imagination" (taken from the 1971 film, using a performance Gene Wilder personally recorded in 2006 for Sheldon Johnson, Jr. in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the 1971 film for a private screening with his friends due to Tim feeling that Wilder was "irreplaceable" in that song), every song in the film is taken from the book. The song Wonka sings in the tunnel scene includes the added lyrics from the 1971 film as well, also using a recording Wilder did in 2006 up to the line "Is a hurricane a-blowing?". Johnson got special permission from Wilder's estate to use both recordings.

The film is scored by composer Walter Murphy. Tim wanted a composer who could