Jenna Ortega definitely resonates with Wednesday Addams.
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.Jenna Ortega definitely resonates with Wednesday Addams.
Wednesday actor Jenna Ortega has recalled the “terrifying” time she had to act as if she was taking the drug ecstasy.Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Ortega recalled the months of preparation she did for a scene in The Fallout where her character has to take the drug.“Before the project started, I remember thinking, How do you be high on ecstasy?” she said, explaining that her preparation for roles before that was less intense. In real life, “you never know what you’re going to say next or what your next facial expression is going to be, so I try not to do that for characters,” she told the publication.Going back to her role in The Fallout, she continued: “I’d film myself doing crazy things in my room.”On the day of shooting her scene, director Megan Park asked Ortega to do walk down a staircase, something she hadn’t rehearsed at home.
Jenna Ortega revealed that her personal style isn’t far off from what her Netflix character, Wednesday Addams , wears onscreen .
Jenna Ortega is opening up about her interests and her routines.
Penn Badgley is returning to play infamous serial killer Joe Goldberg, and with many other characters and storylines surrounding the popular character, fans are eagerly waiting for the return of Ellie Alves, played by Jenna Ortega.The creators of the show previously revealed that the 20-year-old actress was set to make an appearance in season 4, however, scheduling conflicts made them change their plans. “We wanted to bring Ellie back [in season 4], and we heard, ‘Oh, Jenna is doing some show,’” Sera Gamble told IndieWire back in February, talking about her involvement in ‘Wednesday.’“It’s been just such a pleasure to see Jenna this year.
When the news broke back in January that Netflix had given the greenlight for a second series of the smash hit Wednesday, we could not contain our excitement. The show first dropped back in November last year, and starred Jenna Ortega as the iconic Wednesday Addams, who was sent to the classic Nevermore Academy by her parents after being expelled from her previous school.
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The cast of Wednesday made a video appearance at Netflix’s Tudum global fan event in São Paulo, Brazil, and teased that a new Addams family member was joining in Season 2.
will be ready to be devoured by fans.
Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has opened up about toxic trolls on “manipulative” social media in a new interview.As part of Variety’s Actors-on-Actors series, Ortega also became emotional when discussing the impact some of the social media trolls have on her.“Social media, what it does to anyone our age, it’s such a comparing game,” Ortega began. “It influences bandwagon mentality. It’s very manipulative.”Ortega went on to explain while she wants to channel her humour on social media, she’s careful with posts as she doesn’t want people to misinterpret them.
Wednesday actor Jenna Ortega has confirmed that her character won’t have a love interest in season two.In an interview with Elle Fanning for Variety, Ortega confirmed that the next season will focus more prominently on the horror aspect – moving away from her character having a love interest. Ortega also confirmed that she will be undertaking a producing role in the new season too.
resolve its love triangle in season 2? Um. It might just not. Jenna Ortega, star of the massively successful Netflix hit, just revealed that the show is leaning away from romance and toward horror when it returns.
Jenna Ortega is offering an early glimpse into season 2.The 20-year-old star shared during 's latest «Actors on Actors» conversation with 's Elle Fanning that the upcoming season of the hit Netflix series would move away from romance and prioritize horror.«It’s still coming together, but we’ve decided we want to lean into the horror more. Because it is so lighthearted, and a show like this with vampires and werewolves and superpowers, you don't want to take yourself too seriously,» Ortega said.
Jenna Ortega met one of her childhood idols. The ‘Wednesday’ star had an insightful conversation with Elle Fanning during Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors,’ and revealed that she grew up idolizing her and Dakota Fanning’s career in the film industry.The actress explained that when she was younger she told her mom that she wanted to have a successful career, just like Dakota’s, who at that point had starred in multiple blockbuster films.
Growing up in the spotlight with social media isn’t easy.
Jenna Ortega joined some of this year’s most influential comedic actresses. Alongside Elle Fanning, Natasha Lyonne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ayo Edebiri and Devery Jacobs, Ortega sat at The Hollywood Reporter’s annual Comedy Actress Emmy Roundtable.
Jenna Ortega and Elle Fanning are opening up about their careers.
the Hollywood Reporter. “…I know what it’s like to be a people-pleaser in this industry, and I know how unhappy or how frustrating it’s been in the past. When I went into ‘Wednesday,’ I really put my foot down and made it clear that everything that I had to say mattered and was heard.”Ortega, who starred as a version of Wednesday Addams in the Netflix hit “Wednesday,” (executive produced by Tim Burton) made waves in March for her controversial comments about her behavior on set. While appearing on the “Armchair Expert” podcast with Dax Shepard, 48, Ortega revealed that when she first signed onto the Golden Globe nominated show, which follows the gloomy Wednesday as she solves a mystery at her high school, she thought the tone would be darker. Once she realized it was more of a whimsical tone geared towards a teen audience, “I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down more on a set in a way that I had to on ‘Wednesday,’” she shared on the podcast.
“Wednesday” broke streaming records around the world when it was released at the end of last year, so it’s no surprise Jenna Ortega has a fair few strange fan stories to tell.
Elle Fanning, 25, and Jenna Ortega, 20, have learned a lot from their roles as Catherine the Great and Wednesday Addams (respectively). Hulu’s “The Great” and Netflix’s “Wednesday” have educated them about their craft as actors, but also about how producing can liberate them from toxic workplace dynamics. These former child stars let each other in on how they’re navigating adulthood and the pressures of social media, a topic that makes Ortega teary. ELLE FANNING: Are you a good auditioner? I’m terrible. I fainted once. I think I was 12. But I got Pinkberry and Burger King afterwards, so I was like, “This is great!” They make me so nervous.