How Hamsters and Squids Inspired ‘Spellbound’s’ Adorably Mischievous Sidekick Flink

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What’s in a name? For “Spellbound” director Vicky Jenson, it’s a simple portmanteau. In an early sketch of Flink, Princess Ellian’s adorably mischievous animal sidekick, Jenson wanted him to flash and blink as he energetically flitted about. “I have a tendency to squish words together,” she tells Variety. “So I was like, ‘He just has […]