The actors differ in appearance, acting and charisma. They also give individual characteristics to the characters they play on screen and create them in their own way. New versions of iconic movie characters often arouse fear among moviegoers, because living up to the original is quite a challenge. Which stars managed to do it? We are checking.
It wasn’t Depp who first created Willy Wonka on screen. Who else played this iconic character?
This list must include characters from Roald Dahl’s cult novel, which created a sensation all over the world. So far, there have been three film adaptations, and in each of them a different actor played the famous master of the sweet factory. Gene Wilder was the first to create the beloved hero in the 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” by Mel Stuart. He even received a Golden Globe nomination for this role.
After nearly 35 years, Tim Burton decided to live up to the original. The Hollywood director cast the renowned actor in the main role of the film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Although its predecessor set the bar very high, Depp created a performance that in no way diminishes the original. He created Wonka almost from scratch, giving him surreal features, thus creating a slightly bizarre, extravagant character that was permanently etched in the viewers’ memory.
Roald Dahl, Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka Rio_Grande/Flickr; Thirteen Zero-Seven/Flickr; frame from the trailer of the film ‘Wonka’/screen youtube.com/Warner Bros Polska
At the end of December 2023, the third installment of the production will debut on cinema screens in a completely new, refreshed version. Paul King’s musical titled “Wonka” will focus on the fate and life of the title character before he became the owner of the famous sweet factory. This character is created by one of the most popular actors of the young generation, Timothée Chalamet.
Wednesday Addams or Catwoman? These actresses played iconic heroines
The youngest member of the cult is undoubtedly one of the most characteristic film characters. So far, only Christina Ricci, who appeared in the cult series of films from the 1990s, was identified with the character. Everything changed when the spin-off production debuted on Netflix in November 2022, in which Jenna Ortega played a sarcastic teenager with supernatural powers. It must be admitted that although visually both creations are confusingly similar, the features given to them by the actresses make them completely different from each other and therefore also unique.
Wednesday Adams Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection/East News; COURTESY OF NETFLIX
Catwoman is undoubtedly one of the most popular female characters in cinema. It gained popularity thanks to productions whose plot is set in the Batman universe. There were several actresses who played this heroine, but undoubtedly the three most characteristic ones stayed in the viewers’ memory for years. She first appeared on screen in 1966 thanks to the TV series “Batman”. Then she was created by Julie Newmar, who became, in the opinion of many, an unrivaled role model for subsequent actresses.
Julie Newmar, Halle Berry and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman 20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection/Everett Collection/East News; Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection/East News; zmaro offl/Flickr
The second equally outstanding creation was created four decades later and belongs to Halle Berry. She created it for the movie “Catwoman”, which created a spectacular sensation when it appeared on the big screen. We last saw this heroine thanks to Zoë Kravitz, who played her in the film adaptation of “Batman”, which premiered in 2022.
Source: Gazeta
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