Nestlé supplied 1,850 bars of real chocolate for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The 2005 Willy Wonka remake was true to its namesake with the amount of chocolate used in the film.
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Gene Wilder ate wax in Willy Wonka. For the tea time scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the “candy” flower cup that Gene Wilder chomped on was made of wax. Additionally, the Chocolate River was made of actual water, chocolate, and cream that spoiled throughout the shooting.