Mr. Fantastic & The Wonderful Depot
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| Mr. Fantastic & The Wonderful Depot | |
| Directed by | Mark Stuart Lane |
| Produced by | David Hopper Roy Tanner |
| Written by | Ron Dyer Dave Salter |
| Starring | Gene Winfield Ryler Carlson |
| Music by | Chelsea Hill Kevin MacLeod |
| Cinematography | Arthur Beatty |
| Edited by | David Saxton |
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Mr. Fantastic & The Wonderful Depot is an 2015 American Fantasy film directed by Mark Stuart Lane and starring Gene Winfield as Mr. Fantastic. It is an adaptation based upon the candy bars "Fantastic Bar" and the chocolate factory. The film is based on a boy Charles a poor boy who is the winner of $1,000 in a fantastic bar.
The filming took place in mostly Germany, The film was mainly released to advertise Fantastic Bars, and is believed to be a copycat of the 1971 American musical fantasy film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory the music is composed by American composer Kevin MacLeod.
The film was released on June 28, 2015 by Whoop Inc. with a budget of only $2,000,000, The film received a Golden Raspberry Award for its performance.
Plot[edit]
The world is crazy when Mr. Fantastic, a candy maker, announced that only 5 of his chocolate bars included $1,000 that only 5 lucky people can receive the $1,000 Nobody wants the prize more then a little boy Charles does, after their family figured out they're getting kicked out of their apartment from overdue bills Charles has to get $1,000 to pay off the overdue bills.
Cast[edit]
| Gene Winfield | Mr. Fantastic | ||
| Ryler Carlson | ... | Charles | |
| Jack Albert Russell | ... | Papa Jones | |
| Ray Skinner | ... | Mr. Pepper | |
| Davey Jude Moore | ... | Ronika Pepper | |
| Daniel Lebard | ... | Mr. Bulivar | |
| Denise Nicholas | ... | Charlotte Bulivar | |
| Denise Mora | ... | Mrs. Turner | |
| Terry Yorke | ... | Mark Turner | |
| Mike Bell | ... | Auggie Therman |
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The "Fantastic Bar" came out on February 18, 2013, Where one year later the chocolate bar company hired Mark Stuart Lane to direct a film based upon something similar, The film took only 2 months to film, and 1 year to cast, The release date would take place on June 28, 2015.
Filming[edit]
The film mainly took place in Germany, and some in Australia.
- Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
- Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
- ATN-7 Studios - 61 Mobbs Lane, Epping, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Performances[edit]
some of the critics, said the performance was 'Terrible', And denied the idea of a sequel to come out, But directors said they didn't care anyways, And were still going to make a possible sequel.
Release[edit]
Mr. Fantastic & The Wonderful Depot was released by Whoop inc. on June 28, 2015. The film was never a success to a lot of the watchers or critics, It only received $2,000,000 in worldwide budget.
For the promotion before its release, stores in Germany were giving out free "Fantastic Bars"...
Awards[edit]
| Award | Nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Award | Gene Winfield | Won |
In popular culture[edit]
- The film was thought to be a copycat of the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
