Olivia Colman confirmed as one of the villains of Wonka

has an all-star cast that, among other names, features British acting royalty such as Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins and Hugh Grant., but we also now know that Colman will be playing against type too as one of the villains of theDigital Spy

attended, writer/director Paul King confirmed Colman's role as part of a villainous duo with Tom Davis called Scrubit and Bleacher who run "an evil washer house empire". "I think you can tell from the trailer she's not the romantic lead, she's one of the villains. She's a great villain, she's terrific," King praised.They're far from the only villains that Timothée Chalamet's Willy Wonka will have to contend with as he attempts to realise his chocolate dreams.

Paterson Joseph, Mathew Baynton and Matt Lucas are playing "rival chocolatiers" Arthur Slugworth, Mr Fickelgruber and Mr Prodnose. Those names will be familiar to fans ofKing didn't confirm the character that Sally Hawkins would be playing in the movie, but the trailer appears to reveal that she's Wonka's mother. And of course she has an inspirational speech to give him.

"Every good thing in this world started with a dream, so you hold on to yours," we hear her say in the trailer, pretty much guaranteeing that we will cry.At the same event, King also explained why he cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa, joking that it was because

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