It seemed to be more of a nightmare than a dream. Barbie fans were left utterly disappointed after experiencing what was supposed to be a fun-filled, glittery weekend full of immersive attractions and themed installations at the Barbie Dream Fest festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Comparing it to 2024’s Willy Wonka Experience, a similar type … Read more
The residuals from this film did not produce the golden ticket. Fifty-four years after “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” hit theaters in 1971, Peter Ostrum revealed how much he makes from the movie today. Ostrum, 67, who played Charlie Bucket, the lucky winner of the golden ticket, shared in 2018 while at the Snowtown Film … Read more
She turned a fiasco into a golden ticket to online fame. The “meth lab” Oompa Loompa actress who went viral during Scotland’s “embarrassing” Willy Wonka “experience” might have the last laugh. After being lampooned mercilessly online, the entertainer has managed to cash in on the fudged event — by joining Cameo. “Come get your own … Read more
She’s making the unknown … known. The Scottish actress who played “The Unknown” in the disastrous “Willy Wonka” experience in Glasgow shed her chrome-painted mask this past weekend to reveal how this role has changed her life. In a three-part TikTok series, the actress, whose name is Felicia, revealed that the role — which propelled … Read more
They’re living in a world of pure imagination. The organizers behind the recent, disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland have some explaining to do — and Billy McFarland wants to offer his expertise in event failures. TMZ asked McFarland, 31, for his thoughts on the “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” at the Box Hub Warehouse in Glasgow — which … Read more
Just like Ja Rule did in the wake of the Fyre Festival, he also felt “hustled, scammed, bamboozled, hood winked, lead astray.” An actor hired to work at the recent, disastrous Willy Wonka-themed event in Scotland feels his golden ticket was a scam. Paul Connell, who played the part of Wonka at “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” … Read more
No one wants a golden ticket to a Scottish Willy Wonka-inspired experience. Police were called to Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday after parents felt scammed by the “absolute shambles of an event” and gathered to demand refunds. Tickets for the barren event, which cost $45 a person, promised a “paradise of sweet … Read more
The “Mean Girls” are still the queens of the box office. The teen comedy remained in the No. 1 spot on Friday, its third weekend in theaters, and brought in close to $1.9 million in sales, according to IMDB’s Box Office Last Saturday, the film’s star, Reneé Rapp, performed on “Saturday Night Live” as its musical guest, … Read more
Nice guys finish last, but “Mean Girls” are first at the box office. The musical teen comedy raked in $3.25 million on its second Friday in theaters, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The reboot, which The Observer called “vapid, tasteless and monumentally stupid,” is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which was … Read more
It was the buzz of the box office. “The Beekeeper” was No. 1 in theaters on its opening night Friday, raking in $6.765 million dollars, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Washington Post said the action thriller, starring Jason Statham, has “more zzzzz than bzzzz.” The rom-com “Anyone But You,” which was in third place … Read more
“Night Swim” made a splash at the box office. The supernatural horror film took home first place on its opening night Friday, with $5.22 million in sales, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. Deadline said the film, which stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon and centers around a family’s discovery that their pool is haunted, “falls off the deep end.” … Read more
“Wonka” blew “Aquaman” out of the water. Theatergoers are still sweet for “Wonka,” which returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office on Friday, with earnings of $8.6 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. “Wonka” also surpassed the $100 million earning mark domestically this week, as per Variety. Last week, the Timothee Chalamet-led … Read more
“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” led a crowd of new releases at the box office on the weekend before Christmas Monday. The DC and Warner Bros. superhero sequel starring Jason Momoa earned an estimated $28.1 million in its first three days of release in 3,706 locations in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. By … Read more
Hugh Grant is not dancing around the fact that he didn’t enjoy working on the new “Wonka” film. The Golden Globe winner, 63, appears as an Oompa Loompa in the enchanting new flick starring Timothée Chalamet — but says the process of filming the movie was far from magical. To achieve his character’s small stature, … Read more
Timothée Chalamet has a perfect puzzle for you. The 27-year-old star of the upcoming “Wonka” film serenaded his Golden Globe-winning co-star Hugh Grant with the “Oompa Loompa” song Tuesday at the Tokyo premiere of the movie. In a moment fans are calling “cringe,” Grant, 63, said onstage, “I’ve always been very nice to my films, … Read more
Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do, I’ve got another scandal for you. Hugh Grant’s casting as an Oompa Loompa in the Timothée Chalamet-led film “Wonka” has sparked controversy among actors with dwarfism, reports the BBC. George Coppen, who has dwarfism, slammed the “Notting Hill” star’s casting. He claimed that an actor who actually has dwarfism should have been … Read more
Timothée Chalamet’s high school musical performances appear to have gone on his permanent record. ‘Wonka” director Paul King has revealed to Rolling Stone that the “Dune” actor was able to beat out the likes of Donald Glover, Ezra Miller and Ryan Gosling for the role of the famed chocolatier Willy Wonka — without auditioning — on … Read more