Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. The book was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. Although the original book has been filmed three times, in 1971, 2005, and an animated adaptation in 2017, "The Great Glass Elevator"
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) to help Wonka confront and reconcile with his estranged father; Wonka finally realizes the value of family, while his father learns to accept his son for who he is, and not what he does. In the end, Wonka finally allows Charlie's family to move into the factory. Author Roald Dahl disapproved of the 1971 film adaptation and declined the film rights to produce the sequel, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator". Warner Bros. and Brillstein-Grey Entertainment entered discussions with the Dahl estate in 1991, hoping to purchase the rights to produce another film version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".