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The 2005 film adaptation, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The 2010 opera adaptation, The Golden Ticket; Two video game interpretations, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (video games) The Golden Ticket: P, NP, and the Search for the Impossible, 2013 book by Lance Fortnow
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 In the initial, unpublished drafts of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory nine golden tickets were distributed to tour Willy Wonka's secret chocolate factory [15] and the children faced more rooms and more temptations to test their self-control.
Charlie Bucket, a poor paperboy, passes Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, where a tinker tells him that nobody ever enters or leaves the building. Charlie's Grandpa Joe reveals that Wonka had shut down the factory due to espionage from rival confectioners; production resumed three years later, but the factory remained closed to the public and the new workers are unknown.
When Charlie finds the Golden Ticket, Grandpa Joe leaps out of bed in joy and is chosen as the one to accompany Charlie on the tour of the factory. In the sequel book, he and all members of Charlie's family ride with Charlie and Wonka in the Great Glass Elevator and assist the rescue of the Commuter Capsule from the Vermicious Knids . [ 8 ]
Those include Imax and other premium formats, which could goose ticket sales. As it stands, “Wonka” is expected to generate $35 million in its debut weekend.
The Golden Ticket is an opera based on Roald Dahl's classic 1964 book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by the contemporary American composer Peter Ash, with a libretto by Donald Sturrock. The Golden Ticket was commissioned by American Lyric Theater , Lawrence Edelson, Producing Artistic Director; and Felicity Dahl . [ 1 ]
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