The new Willy Wonka film is a fine piece of family entertainment. It’s got spectacular visual effects. It’s got joyous songs. And it’s got hilarious turns by Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant ...

I certainly don’t now know why a cold Wonka will years later let Augustus Gloop drown in a river of molten chocolate, or how he could so nonchalantly send Violet Beauregarde off to be “juiced.” ...

AUGUSTUS GLOOP (male presenting; older teen or early to mid-20s that can read as 12-15 years of age): A gluttonous German boy. Cheerful and jolly, he defines himself by his ability to eat mass ...

Charlie, Grandpa Joe, the four rotten kids (Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teevee) and their terrible parents take a tour of the factory.

In a nod to how Augustus Gloop nearly drowns in the original film, Wonka sees the villainous Chocolate Cartel attempting to wipe out Willy and Noodle by trapping them in a swiftly rising vat of ...

As Wonka leads the group of ticket winners on a tour, each child succumbs to their selfish vices leading to their demise by suffering terrible consequences. Augustus Gloop gets stuck in a vat of ...

Augustus Gloop is the overachieving eater who sings “I Eat More!” with Mrs. Gloop and Phineous Trout. The song is difficult but must also be sold with strong character acting. Male identifying.