Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory star Michael Böllner portrayed Augustus Gloop in the original film - but now claims no one knows who he is. In the 1971 favorite starring Gene Wilder ...

The former movie star, who is now 62, revealed Willy Wonka wasn't as popular with German viewers. Michael said: "The film is not famous in Germany. Nobody knew of the film until the version with ...

1971's Willy ... of Wonka makes it hard to understand his true motivations at times, like in the nightmarish tunnel scene or as he acts indifferently to the demise of Augustus Gloop.

A recent prequel brought the much-loved characters from the original film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ... chocolate river while playing greedy Augustus Gloop. Although he later burst the magical ...

A fan theory gaining traction online posits that Willy Wonka, the candy-loving eccentric ... too tidy that each kid’s worst traits—Augustus Gloop’s greed, Veruca Salt’s entitlement ...

The 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ... feels forced and unenjoyable. The original film is full of indelible nightmare fuel: think of Augustus Gloop’s desperate clawing as he drowns ...

In a nod to how Augustus Gloop nearly drowns in the original film, Wonka sees the villainous Chocolate Cartel attempting to wipe out Willy and Noodle by trapping them in a swiftly rising vat of ...