“ | You vile little girl! | „ |
~ Sir Edgar cursing Ella. |
Sir Edgar is the main antagonist of the 2004 film Ella Enchanted.
He was portrayed by Cary Elwes, who also played Donald Curtis in the English dub of Porco Rosso, William Boone in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Dr. Jonas Miller in Twister, Casanova in Kiss the Girls, Paxton Powers in Batman Beyond, Ted Bundy in The Riverman, Lawrence Gordon in the Saw franchise, Aquaman in Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, Larry Kline in Stranger Things, Denlinger in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning and Pistol Pete Whipple in Knuckles.
Biography[]
Edgar is Prince Char's evil uncle. He enslaves his kingdom, forcing giants to work for him, forcing elves to be nothing but entertainers and he kills Char's father to seize power. Aided by a menacing snake, Heston, Edgar plots to seize power from Char.
When he discovers Ella's gift of obedience during his meeting with Hattie and Olive, he decides to use her to get rid of Char. Edgar orders her to plunge a dagger into the prince's heart. Ella succeeds in breaking the curse, but Edgar, furious, orders his guards to capture Ella and lock her up.
Fortunately, Ella's friends arrive and set her free. Ella realizes that Edgar is about to kill Prince Char with a poisoned crown.
Just as he is about to place it on the prince's head, Ella stops the coronation. After a fierce battle, Edgar tries to stay in power but makes the mistake of putting the crown on his head, killing him.
Trivia[]
- Edgar's character isn't shown in the book.