Ready to question everything you thought you knew about your childhood? Perfect. Then buckle up and watch this insanely weird and totally inexplicable trailer forTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. No, this is not some bizarre fan film or the result of some Kickstarter campaign. This is a real movie thatWarner Bros. Animationis releasing this year.
The trailer forTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which is surprisingly the actual title of the movie, made its way ontoYouTuberecently. Warner Bros. didn’t even seem to want to put it on their own channel, which will make sense once you’ve watched the trailer. Were this a less insane, pointless mashup, many folks might be excited about the prospect of a brand new animatedTom and Jerrymovie. For that matter, it wouldn’t even be that uncalled for to have an animated version ofWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. But this is something else entirely. Some sort of Frankenstein’s monster of things that never seemed to go together have now been forced to unite, creating this ridiculous movie.
What is possibly most surprising about this trailer, aside from the fact that it exists in the first place, is that it really appears to be very near a shot-for-shot remake ofWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, but withTom and Jerryobserving in the background. The video even teases some of the same song and dance numbers from the movie, which was an adaptation of the famousRoald Dahlnovel,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There is also a very creepy mouse dressed up as anOompa Loompa, which is really the cherry on top of this whole thing. And the guy they got to voice Willy sure sounds an awfully lot likeGene Wilder, who starred in the original. Guess the Johnny Depp voice impersonator wasn’t available that day.
If you haven’t been keeping up withTom and Jerryover the last 15 years or so, you may be surprised to learn that this is not the first time the animated cat and mouse duo have infiltrated a classic movie. There have also beenTom and Jerryversions ofThe Wizard of Oz,The Lord of the Rings,Robin Hoodand even a take onThe Fast and The FuriouscalledThe Fast and the Furry. Though, that particular movie took more inspiration from the oldWacky Racerscartoon than it did the actualFast & Furiousmovies. But the fact remains that thatTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryis just the latest in a long line of these uncalled for mashups.
Warner Bros. Animation will not be doing a theatrical release of the movie, which shouldn’t really come as a big surprise. The movie will be getting released on digital platforms, as well as DVD/Blu-ray, later this year. Just in case you’re feeling a level of curiosity that this trailer can’t satiate. Be sure to check out the trailer forTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factoryfor yourself below.
