Johnson didn't get to work with Burton in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but in 2005 he did get to appear alongside John Travolta and Uma Thurman in Be Cool, the sequel to the '90s hit Get Shorty. That’ll be my next project □ ," he wrote. "They loved it and now fully expect me to deliver a room full of chocolate and candy. Johnson brought the story up, as he says, because he was showing his kids (ages 4 and 2) Wilder's Wonka for the first time, calling the movie one of his all-time favorite films. "I’ll always raise a glass □ to the dreams that don’t come true, because sometimes they’re the best thing that never happened. "The fact that Tim even considered me (albeit I’m sure he considered for all of 7 seconds:) sure meant a helluva lot to me as I was just breaking in to the business with no idea what the future had in store," he wrote. He, meanwhile, had little acting experience at the time and was only getting started in the industry-his only starring roles to that point would've been in The Scorpion King, The Rundown, and Walking Tall. Obviously, as Johnson details in his caption he didn't end up getting the role, which instead went to Johnny Depp (who he correctly notes was arguably the biggest movie star in the world at the time and a proven box office draw). "I remember thinking “HOLY SHIT, IM IN” □ □□□♂️" "Some cool history - back in the early 2000’s, iconic director Tim Burton had considered me to play Willy Wonka is his remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," Johnson wrote in his post. And realize that could have been a reality, as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson revealed in an Instagram that he was considered for the iconic candy man role in Tim Burton's 2005 film. Now imagine a Willy Wonka who is.insanely jacked. Maybe you're in a smaller group that envisions a pale-skinned, hair-bobbed Johnny Depp version of Wonka from 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Most likely, you just saw Gene Wilder, his long, wavy blonde hair flowing under his orange top hat above a purple coat in the original 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. "The fact that Tim even considered me (albeit I’m sure he considered for all of 7 seconds:) sure meant a helluva lot to me as I was just breaking in to the business with no idea what the future had in store," he wrote.Ĭlose your eyes and picture Willy Wonka.The Rock admits that at the time he was an unproven commodity in Hollywood, and the role instead went to Johnny Depp, who was arguably the biggest movie star in the world at the time.The Rock says in an Instagram post that he was considered by director Tim Burton to play Willy Wonka in his 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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