Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) estranged father-son relationship had previously appeared in "Big Fish", similarly directed by Burton and written by August. Warner Bros. and the director held differences over the characterizations of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka. The studio wanted to entirely delete Mr. Bucket and make Willy Wonka the idyllic father figure Charlie had longed for his entire life. Burton believed that Wonka would not be a good father, finding the character similar to a recluse. Burton said, "In some ways, he's more screwed up than the kids." Warner Bros. also wanted Charlie to be a whiz kid, but Burton resisted the characterization.
Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory Mangan's "chatty tone" but also that "she doesn't offer much to draw in non-aficionados" A child's review in the San Francisco Book Review "wished that this book would focus more on the book rather than the movies/stage versions of the book ... note(d) that the book seems directed to an adult audience", and "recommend(ed) this book to all Roald Dahl and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" fans". Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory: The Complete Story of Willy Wonka, the Golden Ticket, and Roald Dahl's Most Famous Creation is a 2014 non-fiction book by Lucy Mangan. It was