In the decades since its 1971 release, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has become a family holiday favorite — a pretty ...

“Wonka,” a sugary prequel to Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” delivers not so much a world of pure imagination as a land of constant cuteness. ... Just ask Veruca Salt.

Julie Dawn Cole brought bratty Veruca Salt to life in her first-ever acting role.. After "Willy Wonka," the actor largely found success on TV on shows like ITV's "And Mother Makes Three," BBC's ...

With Wonka back in the news, MailOnline takes a look at where the stars of the film are now. ... having starred in 2010 Edinburgh Fringe show Willy Wonka Revisited: The Veruca Salt Sessions.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory fans have taken to social media and subreddits to hate on Grandpa Joe en masse. He’s more despised than Veruca Salt, who was also pretty awful.

4) Veruca Salt’s Trip Down the Egg Chute Anyone who has seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory knows that Veruca Salt (Julie Dawn Cole) is a very strong-willed young woman.

A musical comedy about the disastrous Willy Wonka experience in Glasgow will feature two child stars of the original 1970s film. Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Themmen played Veruca Salt and Mike ...

A lot of us on the Wonka message boards — The Factory, r/Slugworth, Gloop's Troops, and Veruca's Alt — have spent a majority of the holiday season bracing for impact in anticipation of Wonka ...

Devon Hayakawa as Veruca Salt is terrorized by angry squirrels in the nut room of Willy Wonka's chocolate factory in the first professional regional stage premiere of "Charlie and the Chocolate ...

Buy photos from this gallery. Junior Madison Fleener, who plays Veruca Salt, feels like the play has come full circle for her. Not only is it her 20th performance, she said, but “Wonka” was ...