Best Female Supervillains of Television and Film

Veruca Salt- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is a child's dream come true, but there are some nightmares along the way. Among these is Veruca Salt, the bratty little girl who wants it all, and will make her dad pay just about anything for it. Her greed takes hold in the end, and she becomes one of the many children brutally maimed in the factory. 

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • For 'Fight Club' (1999), Brad Pitt had pieces of his front teeth chipped off to play Tyler Durden. He also took soap-making classes, boxing, taekwondo, and grappling lessons with Edward Norton to prepare for the role.
  • The filming of 'The Godfather' was disrupted by an actual Mafia member, Joe Colombo. Producer Al Ruddy met with him and reviewed the script, striking the word "Mafia" completely from the movie. Colombo and his pals also managed to elbow their way into casting and ended up as extras in the film.
  • Keanu Reeves used his profit from The Matrix to buy a motorcycle for all of the movie's stuntmen.
  • Toto was paid more than some of the humans in 'The Wizard of Oz'
Next Page →