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Originally Posted by gag  Like owt else just a way of cashing in on a popular or famous film, sometime it works sometimes falls flat on its face, because Roald Dahl absolutely detested the film he refused to allow anyone rights to make the sequel, and even wrote it in his will. |
I think some of the information about Roald Dahl's stipulations for film adaptations of his work has been exaggerated since his widow and daughters have (thankfully) permitted
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
Fantastic Mr. Fox, and
The BFG to be made this century.
If there was a definitive embargo on adapting his books into films or making a sequel/prequel to
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Paul King wouldn't be making one.