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Dwayne Johnson says he was on Tim Burton's shortlist to play Willy Wonka in his Charlie and the Chocolate Factory remake

Summary by joblo.com
Do you smell what the Candyman is cooking? According to Dwayne Johnson, Tim Burton almost cast him as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. What? Yeah, I’m as shocked as you are, trust me. It’s challenging to think of anyone other than Gene Wilder playing the iconic Candyman, regardless of Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet already doing so. Could you imagine Dwayne Johnson, circa 2005, strapping on a curly wig and going full Mad Hatt…
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joblo.com broke the news in on Sunday, November 9, 2025.
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