Willy Wonka elevator and go high to the sky where Wonka reveals that Charlie, as well as Grandpa Joe and his whole family will move into the factory and the grand prize is not really The Lifetime Supply of Chocolate but the entire factory itself, and Charlie will take over its business when Wonka retires, reminding Charlie not to forget what happened to the man who got everything he ever wanted: "He lived happily ever after." Willy Wonka (portrayed by Johnny Depp, Blair Dunlop as young Willy Wonka), the owner of a famous chocolate factory, has long closed access to his factory
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.