In more joyful news, I received this book today, The Art of The Wild Robot, which I warmly recommend, it's beautiful.
Small blurb about Fink and Pedro Pascal below:
"Over time [Fink] lets his guard down, and it opens him up to new ways of thinking. [...] He's funny and sharp and goes through incredible growth as a character as he realizes that he needs connection with other beings, and Pedro Pascal brings so much humor and warmth to the character."
While fleshing out the character for the screenplay, writer-director Chris Sanders wanted the character to come across as self-serving and edgy, but not "evil." It took the production team some time to find the right actor to embody the multidimensional red fox. "When Pedro finally came into the recording studio, he brought this impish, mischievous tone to the character that was completely unexpected," recalls Sanders. "It reminded us of a little kid in the back seat of a car, constantly asking 'Are we there yet? Can we stop and get some ice cream?' [...] Despite his self-serving tendencies, he really is quite charming, and Pedro was just spot-on in finding the character."