Willy Wonka is a fictional character from the classic 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". Since this novel has been written, not only has it been adapted into a movie twice, but the chocolate company Nestle created an entire line of candy based on the candy in the movies. The original casting of the fantabulous Mr. Wonka featured the legendary Gene Wilder, and was later re-adapted with Johnny Depp as the eccentric inventor!