Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a media franchise. It includes two books, two live-action theatrical films, two video games, and a ride. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a 1964 children's book by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1964 and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1967. "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" is
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) with an exaggerated characteristic or deformity related to their demise, while Charlie learns Wonka intended to find a worthy heir to his factory. Since Charlie was the "least rotten" of the five, Wonka invites Charlie to come live and work in the factory with him, but declines as his family is the most important thing in his life. Charlie and his family are living contently a while later, however Wonka is too depressed to make candy the way he used to, causing his candy to sell poorly and his company to decline. He turns to Charlie for advice. Charlie decides