Who could forget bratty Veruca Salt, chocoholic Augustus Gloop, the shrunken down and stretched out Mike Teevee or Violet Beauregarde – who swelled up like a giant blueberry after eating a three-course-dinner gum? The kids from the 1971 classic “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” are all grown up and will be appearing together on TODAY on May 14.
The cast will be reuniting at events throughout the year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film, kicking things off at a fan convention in Parsippany, N.J. this weekend at The Chiller Theatre.