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June 7, 2005 Charlie, Projects

[hot topic t-shirt](http://www.hottopic.com/store/nodePage.asp?LS=0&BRAND_ID=63)Reader “Bri” was thoughtful enough to point out that Hot Topic has started selling less-expensive Charlie and the Chocolate Factory t-shirts. They’re perfect for your your rebellious kid sister who wants to express her individuality in a completely conformist way.

The “Life Had Never Been Sweeter” shirt comes from a line of dialogue (narration, actually) in the movie, which comes out July 15th.

You can find the shirts here. (Link dead, March 2011.)

More Charlie goodness

June 2, 2005 Charlie, Projects

[wonka small](http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/charlie/flashsite/index.html)A sharp-eyed reader wrote in to point out that the [flash site](http://pdl.warnerbros.com/wbmovies/charlie/flashsite/index.html) for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is now open for business. You can find a lot more downloads, but still no “Cast and Crew” section yet. Ahem.

Also, the [full trailer](http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/charliechocolatefactory/) is now up at Apple, without any of that AOL baggage that the [AICN](http://aintitcoolnews.com) folks complain about.

Holy Buckets! It’s the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory trailer!

May 26, 2005 Charlie, Projects

[wonka trailer](http://movies.channel.aol.com/franchise/exclusives/charlie_and_the_chocolate_factory_movie)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.

Official Charlie site updated

May 19, 2005 Charlie, Projects

veruca ticketA helpful reader named Ethan pointed out that the [official site](http://chocolatefactorymovie.com) for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been updated with new graphics and photos.

Unfortunately, a quick mousing-around reveals that way too much of it is still “coming soon.” But at least there are now placeholders for some crucial omissions, such as filmmaker bios (ahem) and the upcoming full trailer — which should be out by the end of the month.

The MPAA logo at the bottom of the main screen shows that Charlie has been rated PG, for “quirky situations, action and mild language.” The rating is news to me, since I didn’t think we’d even submitted for a rating yet. But PG is where we should be. The movie is goofy, but never terrifying. Any kid who can watch the Harry Potter movies can safely see Charlie.

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