Meanwhile, Olivia Colman and Tom Davis play the villainous Scrubbit and Bleacher, two characters who offer Wonka a room at their hotel at the start of the film, before trapping him with a corrupt yet binding contract, forcing him to work for them.<\/p>\n
Colman and Davis spoke exclusively with RadioTimes.com<\/a> about their characters, and explained that one of the major draws for both of them to appear in the film was to work with Paddington director Paul King.<\/p>\n Davis said: \u201cFor me, working with Paul King again, having done Paddington [2] with him. And the journey of Paddington, going from what was I think one line to having this character arc, that was amazing to be a part of. So to get a call and say, \u2018This is his next project\u2019 and him and Simon [Farnaby] had written a part for me\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cAnd honestly, I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, if it\u2019s a line I\u2019ll do it, whatever you want Paul\u2019, because I think Paul is just a generational talent. And he\u2019s like, \u2018It\u2019s Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet and all your stuff will be with Olivia\u2019. I was like, \u2018Wow!\u2019 It\u2019s an amazing thing. Just a real pinch me moment, very humbling and an incredible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Colman said: \u201cI wanted to work with Paul. I loved what he\u2019d done with both Paddingtons, and I just think he\u2019s a lovely person.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s so nice when you get on set and go, \u2018Hooray! He genuinely is as lovely as I\u2019d hoped.\u2019 And very collaborative and kind and funny, and the first one to laugh at anything you do on set, which is a lovely feeling. And Wonka, I grew up with it. So I was really excited. And to pay a [Roald] Dahl baddie!\u201d<\/p>\n Davis agreed, and added: \u201cWhen I read the script, they\u2019re obviously horrible characters, but there\u2019s a kind of vulnerable sweetness to them. They\u2019re both looking for love and they\u2019re right in front of each other!\u201d<\/p> Colman said: \u201cI think with a bit of therapy, they could be lovely. There\u2019s a spin-off, where they have an orphanage and they\u2019re really kind to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n David added: \u201cThey\u2019re really decent, but every now and again they slip back\u201d.<\/p>\n Wonka is showing in cinemas in the UK now. In the meantime, if you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Film<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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