The story in it's entirety isn't mentioned in the movie, but it's in the books. Wonka saved the Oompa Loompa's from being wiped out by the Vermisious Kanids, by transporting the race to earth. Wonka does make small mention of these events in the movie. And my answer to the question is, well traditionally speaking it would be lame if GL did it, but comically speaking...
Originally posted by Darth Cain
PVS, E.T. is what I'm referring to....
As for Tim Burton, I shudder to think what he'll do to that movie........
Not me. I shudder to think what Lucas will give us in May, I look forward to what Burton is doing. If he fails, we always have the nice one with Gene Wilder.
yeah, it sounds interesting.....apparently he always hated the fact that it was a musical, and thought it was too schmaltzy....he also says his will be closer to the book....i love the original, but at the least it sounds like they will be so different they will stand as totally seperate envisionings of the source....