General "Did you Know?"s

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Did you know? That author Rahl Dahl hated the 70s adaptation of Charlie and the chocolate factory? Rahl originally wrote a screenplay for the film based off of his book, however, he failed to meet the deadline for the studio(Paramount) his screenplay was given to someone else to finish on the deadline. Rahl also disliked Gene Wilder's acting as Wonka, saying that Rahl would've preferred actor Spike Millgian to play as Wonka over Gene. Rahl later wrote a second story called Charlie and the glass elevator, but unlike the first story. It never got adapted into a film since he made it very clear he wanted nobody to make it into a film. However. Elements of Glass elevator are seen in the 2005 film Charlie and the chocolate factory.