
Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket on the set of the fantasy film ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’, based on the book by Roald Dahl, 1971. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory will play at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center on Thursday.
The screening will be a tribute to Gene Wilder who died on Monday.
Fans of Wilder’s will be able to watch the movie on the largest screen in Virginia on Thursday, September 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $7 for non-members and $5 for members of the Aquarium.