A Hershey’s Chocolate Film Is In The Works

Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario have been set to star in “Hershey,” a live-action film about the story behind one of the world’s most famous chocolate companies.Wittrock will play Milton Hershey, who, alongside his wife Kitty (Daddario), built a candy empire which powered a philanthropic legacy – the pair founding the Hershey Industrial School that provided free education and housing to orphans and underprivileged children.Decades before his death, Milton would transfer the majority of his fortune into the Milton Hershey School Trust which became one of the wealthiest educational endowments in the country.

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tech/live/liveView.php?s=113101', 'widgetLoaded');Mark Waters (“Mean Girls,” “Freaky Friday”) will direct the project, which will shoot in Pennsylvania starting in May and be released in 2026. In a statement, Waters says:“Against all odds, Milton achieved great success, but unlike a lot of other wealthy men of his time, he shared his success with the working people and community around him.

”Sharon Paul, Mark Tilghman, Mary Aloe, Joshua Harris and Will Hardy will produce.The Hershey Company, which also owns brands like KitKat and Twizzlers, is the fifth largest chocolate company in the world by revenue, behind Mars Wrigley (M&Ms, Mars, Maltesers, Snickers), Ferrero Group (Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Thorntons), Mondelez International (Cadbury, Oreo, Toblerone, Milka) and Meiji Co Ltd. (Meji, Hello Panda, Chocorooms).

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