Johnson wrote, “Some cool history – back in the early 2000’s, iconic director, Tim Burton had considered me to play Willy Wonka in his remake, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
Dwayne Johnson said he was considered for the lead role in Tim Burton’s 2005 film adaptation of the Roald Dahl children’s novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Johnson then disclosed that he went in for the role of the famous candy man himself in Burton’s 2005 adaptation.
In a caption, the former wrestler praised the 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder as one of his “all time fav films”.