Simplicity is not the same as idiocy, or pandering.
Charlie
Rethinking motivation
Try replacing the question of what the character wants/needs with, “Why is the character doing what he’s doing?”
Charlie on ABC
In the U.S., ABC will be “network television premiering” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Saturday, Feb. 9th. Theatrical movies aren’t showing up on free television much anymore, but Charlie should work well. It falls into TV act breaks fairly naturally.
Publicity 101
It would be nice if the general public had some sense that movies are actually written, and that the actors aren’t making up their dialogue.