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The Rock reveals Tim Burton wanted him to play Willy Wonka
His chocolate-loaded cheat meals are an internet sensation, but before Dwayne The Rock Johnsons sweet tooth became legendary, he almost played an on-screen chocolatier.In a surprising what-might-have-been career titbit, the retired wrestler today revealed he was once considered for the role of Tim Burton’s offbeat Willy Wonka, played by Johnny Depp.
The film, released in 2005, was the second adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, with the first of course starring Gene Wil…
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