Dwayne Johnson Reveals Tim Burton ‘Considered’ Him To Play Willy Wonka In ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’

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Former WWE wrestler and now bona fide action star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson already has plenty of work on his plate, including the upcoming Jaume Collett-Serra take on Disney’s “Jungle Cruise,” but as it turns out, there could have been much more. In an Instagram post talking about how his children love the 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” Johnson has revealed he was once considered for the part in Tim Burton‘s remake, back in the days when he was still better known simply as ‘The Rock’.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he was once in the running to bring fans into a world of pure imagination as Willy Wonka.

Instagram yesterday (July 27) to share a clip from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, which starred Gene Wilder as the owner of a magic chocolate factory.“This morning I introduced our babies to one of my all time fav films – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” he captioned the post.

Dwayne Johnson could’ve actually starred as Willy Wonka!