AMC Theaters to honor Gene Wilder with $5 'Willy Wonka,' 'Blazing Saddles' showings
Published: Sept. 3, 2016 at 10:32 a.m. ET
Trey Williams
Famed comedic actor died Aug. 29 at the age of 83
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Willy Wonka is headed back to the silver screen this weekend, and not as a Johnny Depp attempt at a remake.
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. AMC, +4.36%, in honor of the life and career of Gene Wilder, joined with the distribution team at Time Warner Inc.-owned US:TWX Warner Bros. to bring "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and "Blazing Saddles" to 55 AMC theaters across the U.S. this weekend.
"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" will show at 5 p.m.on Saturday and Sunday, and "Blazing Saddles" will play at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for each showing are $5 --- golden tickets are not required.
Also see:Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' dies at age 83
The famed comedic actor starred in a range of Mel Brooks films, inlcuding "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers." The latter film garnered Wilder an Oscar nomination. He died Aug. 29.
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Trey Williams reports for MarketWatch from New York. You can follow him on Twitter @Trey3Williams.