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Willy Wonka big screen reboot is in the works

Written By Unknown on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 | 3:06 PM

The Roald Dahl character is being revived for a forthcoming screen outing from the producer of the Harry Potter franchise

A new film is being planned around the character of Willy Wonka, the eccentric chocolatier at the center of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and its sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.

The revival is being brought to the screen by Harry Potter producer David Heyman, according to Variety. The Secret Life of Pets writer Simon Rich is handling the screenplay.

Related: Gene Wilder, star of Willy Wonka and Mel Brooks comedies, dies aged 83

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