A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ team has discussed the inspiration behind Viola Davis’ “mad scientist”-type look.In an interview with People Magazine, Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence revealed a couple of the sources he drew on for A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ villain. The antagonist, game maker Dr. Volumnia Gaul, will be played by Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis. According to Lawrence, he spoke to Davis about the primary inspirations being Gene Wilder’s 1971 performance as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “There was this wild, kind of quirky creativity and joy in creativity that character had but with this kind of sinister underpinning,” said the director. He was initially nervous about sharing this with Davis, but “she got it immediately, luckily.”In addition to Willy Wonka informing Volumnia’s character, the upcoming prequel’s costume designer Trish Summerville said it also played into her overall character’s appearance. They wanted to give Volumnia a “mad scientist, Dr. Frankenstein kind of vibe,” keeping the character “whimsical,” but with a dark and sinister undertone. On Volumnia, Summerville stated that “She has to have this jovial side where she draws you in, but then she is really terrifying at the same time.”A Complete Guide to The Hunger Games Districts
A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes‘ team has discussed the inspiration behind Viola Davis’ “mad scientist”-type look.
In an interview with People Magazine, Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence revealed a couple of the sources he drew on for A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes‘ villain. The antagonist, game maker Dr. Volumnia Gaul, will be played by Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis. According to Lawrence, he spoke to Davis about the primary inspirations being Gene Wilder’s 1971 performance as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “There was this wild, kind of quirky creativity and joy in creativity that character had but with this kind of sinister underpinning,” said the director. He was initially nervous about sharing this with Davis, but “she got it immediately, luckily.”
In addition to Willy Wonka informing Volumnia’s character, the upcoming prequel’s costume designer Trish Summerville said it also played into her overall character’s appearance. They wanted to give Volumnia a “mad scientist, Dr. Frankenstein kind of vibe,” keeping the character “whimsical,” but with a dark and sinister undertone. On Volumnia, Summerville stated that “She has to have this jovial side where she draws you in, but then she is really terrifying at the same time.”
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