The full trailer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is finally here in all its Quicktime glory. For now, it’s exclusively at Moviefone, but you can see it in theaters starting on Friday. It should be attached to Madagascar most places.
But why wait? You can see it here.
Hint: Click on the “View X-Large Trailer” button, and you’ll get a Quicktime version without any extra AOL junk.
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May 26th, 2005 at 7:45 pm
I got so excited about the movie just now that I forgot why you would post this.
Q: Do you ever get excited about seeing your own movies?
May 26th, 2005 at 8:13 pm
Very nice, John. ;)
May 26th, 2005 at 11:01 pm
What is up with Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Willy Wonka? Or is that yours, or Roald Dahl’s? He doesn’t appear to be scary or clever… Possibly a little high.
May 26th, 2005 at 11:21 pm
Wow. I didn’t think I could get any more excited about this film than I already was, but this trailer proved me wrong. That was brilliant!
Johnny Depp as Wonka is a dream come true, and it looks like you really did honor the book and its true spirit. I’m so happy about all this, I could dance a jig! hehehe
Seriously, though, the movie looks amazing, and I can’t wait to see the full product!
Congrats, Mr. August, on a movie (or at least the trailer) well-done! (oh, and I loved Big Fish, by the way; never read the book, but loved the movie!)
Joy
May 27th, 2005 at 2:30 am
“Candy doesn’t have to have a point. That’s why it’s candy.”
John, some of the lines in that trailer gave me chills.
And if Mr. Salt is referring to an Oompa-Loompa musical number when he says “that all seemed rather rehearsed”, it is as brilliant as it is bold.
Know what I remember most from reading the book as a child? The chocolate palace that melted. I had to back the trailer up to be sure — it flashed by so fast — but I must thank you for not overlooking that.
May 27th, 2005 at 7:25 am
Thanks, David.
Yup, Mr. Salt is referring to the elaborately choreographed Oompa Loompa numbers, which Wonka insists are improvised.
Prince Pondicherry’s melting palace is a great moment in the book. I’m happy we were able to get it in.
May 27th, 2005 at 9:42 am
Hmmm… Sometimes I think I prefer not to see final trailers…. the early quick cut trailer with the catchy tune really hooked me… the new trailer is so much slower that it feels a let down.
Johnny Depp as Wonka now seems a bit odd and one or two of the cuts don’t feel right.
I guess now I’ll have to wait for the film with trepidation rather than excitement.
May 27th, 2005 at 7:54 pm
This movie looks SOOOOOOOOO cool. You see all the children get eliminated except for Violet. Why don’t you show her turning into a blueberry. I think it would’ve been a GREAT thing to put in a trailer.
May 27th, 2005 at 9:10 pm
Hey john, the official site has now got a flash section full of some cool downloads
May 29th, 2005 at 1:41 am
Thanks John!
I have a feeling they will have to bury me with this movie.
May 29th, 2005 at 1:46 am
I mean in a good way, a very good way!
sorry
May 29th, 2005 at 3:09 pm
John, you are a screenplay literary genius.
I’ve always wanted to see the melting palace [I even wrote a couple scripts for that scene myself, one where the Prince wakes up in the chocolate lake that was the palace, and the last thing to fall over is a huge half-melted chocolate tower that sends a tidal wave crashing over Pondicherry and Grandpa Joe coming over saying "And nobody ever saw him again"]. If I am allowed one question…I know that, at the end of the trailer, there is the flashback from somewhere in the beginning half of the movie where Grandpa Joe talks about working in Wonka’s factory, mostly because you can see Joe standing there, and a younger Wonka standing behind what looks like a giant, solidified sheet of a Lava Lamp. What on earth is that?
May 31st, 2005 at 10:22 pm
The trailer is wonderful! I’m looking forward to seeing the movie – hopefully on IMAX. A truckload of books for the movie arrived in my store shipment this week, but I’ve resisted the urge to look at any of them ( they’re full of pictures and those can be spoilers )
Freddie and Annasophia Robb are going to be excellent in this film, I can tell. Robb was so charming in ‘Because of Winn Dixie’
June 1st, 2005 at 7:05 pm
Why are you keeping how Violet looks when she turns into a blueberry such a secret! I really, really, really love Violet and I NEED to know what she looks like as a blueberry! Please, will you post a picture of it or something?
June 2nd, 2005 at 11:45 pm
What a disappointment…I expected something fresh, especially from a creative genious like Time Burton. I was really looking forward to seeing his vision of this great story. Instead I just can’t believe how the orginal production design is copied. And what’s the deal with Depp? He’s not Wonka, he’s Peewee on bad acid!
June 3rd, 2005 at 9:19 pm
In the second TV Spot, you see the Oompa-Loompas bouncing on Violet’s stomach but you dont really see her. I want (and maybe even need) to see Violet’s full body as a blueberry! Please Mr. August, I really need to see her!
June 3rd, 2005 at 9:20 pm
P.S. STOP IGNORING MY COMMENTS ON VIOLET! (please)
June 14th, 2005 at 7:12 am
When do they show Prince Pondicherry’s castle being melted?