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Willy Wonka to be screened at the Virginia Aquarium for Gene Wilder tribute

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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)

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.

You can buy tickets online here.