‘Willy Wonka’ child stars reveal who Gene Wilder said was a ‘brat’
NY Post
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” premiered 50 years ago on June 30, 1971 and gained a cult following over the years.
The film has become such a phenomenon that it was registered in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” Former child actors Peter Ostrum, Julie Dawn Cole, Michael Bollner, Paris Themmen and Denise Nickerson — who played Charlie Bucket, Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Mike Teavee and Violet Beauregarde respectively — appeared for a virtual reunion for Yahoo Entertainment in honor of the film’s anniversary.
Michelle Trachtenberg’s boyfriend, Jay Cohen, and her producing partner, Casey Tebo, are determined to turn her final script into a finished film in the wake of her shocking death, Tebo told The Post.
Dolly Parton is in mourning.
Demi Moore lost an Oscar, but not her appetite.
People act like a nearly four-hour Oscars is some undeniable fact of life. The sun rises in the east, the sky is blue, the Oscars take one-sixth of a day.
All the best celebrity looks from the Oscars 2025 red carpet, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, on Sunday, March 2.
An untouchable legacy.
Michelle Trachtenberg lived a quiet life in New York City before her tragic death at age 39.