Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (franchise) the sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", continuing the story of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" was first published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1972, and in the United Kingdom by George Allen & Unwin in 1973. "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" is a 1971 musical film adaptation of the 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl. It was directed by Mel Stuart, and starred Gene Wilder as Wonka. The film tells the story of Charlie Bucket
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie as a black child was evidence that he was not racist. Various unused and draft material from Dahl's early versions of the novel have been found. In the initial, unpublished drafts of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" nine golden tickets were distributed to tour Willy Wonka's secret chocolate factory and the children faced more rooms and more temptations to test their self-control. Some of the names of the children cut from the final work include: "Spotty Powder" was first published as a short story in 1973. In 1998 it was included in the children's horror anthology Scary! Stories That