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A new 30-second television commercial for Tim Burton’s CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY debuted during the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards on Saturday night. The spot begins with Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka saying, “Let’s boogie!” and shows glimpses of Augustus Gloop falling into the chocolate river; Willy Wonka and Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore) getting into the boat; the notorious squirrel room with its live, trained squirrels (no CGI effects here); and, in another demonstration of the new voice Johnny adopted for the Wonka character, the chocolatier telling Charlie’s grandfather (Jim Broadbent), “You’re a little weird.” Takes one to know one, Mr. Wonka!

If you missed the new commercial during the Kid’s Choice Awards, you can view it on the moviebox trailer page–just scroll to the bottom of the CATCF listings, where it says “30 Second Spot.” You can view the commercial and other CATCF trailers HERE. The Zone thanks Juno for posting the link!

Just when you thought the 2005 awards season was over, Johnny Depp surprises his fans yet again–this time with an appearance as the “Mystery Guest” at the conclusion of the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards! Host Ben Stiller introduced Johnny as “in my opinion, the coolest actor in Hollywood”–but he still managed to see that Johnny left the stage drenched in that Nickelodeon specialty, gooey green slime! Johnny was a good sport about his sliming and took particular relish in giving high-fives to as many children in the audience as he could reach. Here is a shot of Johnny as he looked tonight, April 2nd, BEFORE and DURING and AFTER his sliming . . . .

For those who missed the Kid’s Choice Awards–and the new trailer for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY that aired during the broadcast–the show re-airs on the Nickelodeon cable channel on Sunday, April 3rd at 4 pm EDT/PDT, on Tuesday, April 5th, at 5 pm EDT/PDT, and again on Saturday, April 9th, at 6 pm EDT/PDT. The Zone thanks JD101, who posted the story on the News & Views forum, and Adrian, who started a thread on the Pit about the new CATCF trailer. We also thank tracy, treen, and Jacks_Effects for adding play-by-play commentary for those away from their TV sets. As Zone member his neverland wrote, “Who knew he could look so sexy in green slime?” Well . . . we certainly know it now! For proof, check out the pictures Susanne and AnaMaria have posted on the Recent Pics forum. Our thanks to them . . . .