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dropped on Netflix, the series rocketed its way to the top, becoming the No. 1 show in 83 countries and the second most-watched English-language show in Netflix history. But as far as Jenna Ortega is concerned, she never envisioned that kind of success, let alone being a part of it.The 20-year-old actress tells  that when the opportunity first came up to star in the series, she wasn't too excited about the role.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Republic Pictures, an historic movie label founded in 1935 and shuttered in 1967, has been revived by parent company Paramount Global. The banner will function as an acquisitions play, releasing titles acquired by Paramount Global Content Distribution. “We’ve chosen to revitalize the Republic banner given its storied history of delivering popular movies to a global audience, ” said Dan Cohen, Paramount chief content licensing officer and newly-named president of Republic Pictures. “With our best-in-class global distribution teams working to identify the best homes around the world, we aim to continue that legacy by offering audiences great entertainment across all genres.”

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Christina Ricci is always down to play around in the weird and macabre world of Netflix's She just can't say whether or not that's actually in the cards just yet.The celebrated actress walked the carpet at the season 2 premiere of, held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood on Wednesday, and she spoke with ET's Deidre Behar about both of the highly rated TV shows she's been a part of just in the past year.In, Ricci stars as the seemingly sweet and supportive teacher Marilyn Thornhill, who is ultimately revealed to be secretly evil. She's ultimately defeated by some angry bees and a swift kick in the face, but her actual fate is left somewhat ambiguous.However, Ricci understandably played coy when asked if she might be a part of the hotly anticipated second season, telling ET, «I don't think I'm allowed to say.»However, Ricci happily added, «On my end, the door is open» for a return, if the show wants to bring her back.«She was so fun to play!» Ricci marveled.

labelled Jenna Ortega “entitled” and “toxic” for “publicly shitting” on the writers of Wednesday has clarified his comments.Ortega previously said that she became “almost unprofessional” at times by “changing lines” on the set of the Netflix hit show because she felt “very, very protective” of her character.“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday because it’s so easy to fall into that category, especially with this type of show,” Ortega said of her initial pushback on the script.“Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense.

Last month, director Trey Shults confirmed that he and Abel Tesfaye (aka music superstar The Weeknd) would co-write a new film featuring Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan. An intriguing list of artists there, to be sure.

“Armchair Expert” podcast that her behavior at work was “unprofessional.” But Ortega wasn’t on a teary-eyed apology tour atoning for her sins. No, she was extolling her rotten behavior as a virtue.

Barry Keoghan is in negotiations to join the cast of Paramount’s sequel to Gladiator that has Ridley Scott returning to direct and Paul Mescal set to star.

Lele Pons was featured in “The Masked Singer,” tricking two of the judges. Pons wore the mask of Jackalope, and performed an accurate rendition of Shakira’s “Whenever, Wherever,” leaving audience members wondering the identity of the performer under the mask. Lele Pons’ bridesmaids had a twinning moment in Paris Hilton’s tracksuitsLele Pons and Guaynaa’s romantic honeymoon in Dubai: photosA post shared by The Masked Singer (@maskedsingerfox)Prior to the judges submitting the names of who was the performer underneath Jackalope’s mask, the show provided some clues to Pons real identity.

“Scream VI” is currently in theaters, after opening to the biggest first weekend in the franchise’s history.Set in New York City and following the survivors of 2022’s “Scream” (including Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega) as they encounter yet another crazed madman (or madmen) in a Ghostface mask. But what is this killer’s connection to earlier murders and what do previous survivors Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) and Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) have to do with this mystery?TheWrap talked with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett about your burning questions, including going in depth on the opening sequence, the absence of Neve Campbell (over a salary dispute) and how heavily “Scream 2” loomed over this movie.Major spoilers for “Scream 6” follow; if you haven’t watched the movie yet, turn back now.Let’s start at the beginning with the cold open. Can you take me through the process of developing that sequence?Tyler Gillett: What is surprising and entertaining in the viewing of it, that was the experience we had reading it.

tweeted a semi-apology to Ortega for his prior statements — on Wednesday, suitably enough — about Netflix’s 20-year-old breakout star.“I can’t stress this enough: She’s an amazing talent,” said DeKnight, 58, who’s produced and scripted shows such as “Daredevil” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” over his multi-decade career.“It was just an unfortunate situation to expose creative differences publicly,” he added, “and also I’ll admit that writers are on edge because of the impending strike, myself included. A perfect storm.”The comments come after “Scream VI” star Ortega revealed on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast that she changed lines in blockbuster hit Netflix series and behaved “unprofessionally” at times.“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,'” Ortega declared earlier this week, the latest in a string of recent jabs at her own show.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 9, episode 5 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired March 15 on Fox. Two more celebrities were unmasked on Wednesday’s edition of “The Masked Singer”: Actor/comedian Malin Akerman and social media star Lele Pons were revealed to be Squirrel and Jackalope, respectively. For Squirrel, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg got it right, naming Malin Akerman. Robin Thicke guessed Heather Graham. Ken Jeong thought it was Katherine Heigl. Nicole Scherzinger picked Kate Hudson. Guest panelist Jennifer Nettles said Anne Hathaway.

The Masked Singer is back for season nine!

Wednesday actress Jenna Ortega as “entitled” and “beyond toxic”.DeKnight wrote that Ortega “publicly s***” on the producers and writers of the hit Netflix spinoff of The Addams Family.DeKnight made the sensational claims on Twitter, adding he loved Ortega’s work but that “life’s too short to deal with people like this in the business”.His outburst was sparked after Ortega spoke on the podcast Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard where she admitted she became “almost unprofessional” as she struggled with material from the show.DeKnight wrote in another widely shared tweet that Ortega should have approached her concerns in a much more professional manner. This kind of statement is beyond entitled and toxic. I love her work, but life’s too short to deal with people like this in the business.“She’s young, so maybe she doesn’t know any better (but she should),” he wrote. “She should also ask herself how she would feel if the showrunners gave an interview and talked about how difficult she was and refused to perform the material.”In the podcast, Ortega said that nothing about the character Wednesday “made sense to her”.“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.She continued to give examples of some out-of-character moments in the show: “Her being in a love triangle? It made no sense.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jenna Ortega keeps it brutally honest when it comes to discussing “Wednesday,” her smash hit Netflix series that ranks behind only “Stranger Things 4” as Netflix’s most-watched English-language series of all time. In a recent interview with The Times U.K., Ortega revealed she did not desperately want the role of Wednesday Addams. She even turned down multiple offers to star in what would become a breakthrough role. “I got the email, passed on it,” Ortega said. “I had done so much TV in my life. All I’ve ever wanted to do is film…You have to prove yourself. It’s only in the last three or four years that I’ve been able to start going up for film. I was scared that by signing on to another television show it could prevent me from doing other jobs I really wanted and cared about.”

Jenna Ortega is on a winning streak at the moment, starring in Tim Burton’s Wednesday on Netflix and taking a lead role in Scream VI.Prior to that, Ortega starred as Lorraine in 2022 slasher X, Ellie Alves in murder-happy thriller You, and Phoebe in dark comedy The Babysitter: Killer Queen.Ortega also guest hosted the iconic Saturday Night Live recently and during her opening monologue joked that she wasn’t as “dark and twisted” as her recent run of horror roles suggested. To further prove that point, the 20-year-old actor has a host of very different projects currently in the works.Here’s every upcoming Jenna Ortega movie and TV show…Currently in post-production, Winter Spring Summer Or Fall sees Ortega reunite with her Wednesday co-star Percy Hynes White.

Scream VI has been released – check it out below.Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the slasher sequel takes place one year after the events of previous instalment Scream (2022) and transports masked villain Ghostface from Woodsboro to New York.Melissa Barrera, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Hayden Panettiere and Courteney Cox all reprise their roles, who join newcomers Jack Champion, Henry Czemy, Liana Liberato, Josh Segarra and Samara Weaving.It marks the first Scream movie not to feature Neve Campbell aka Sidney Prescott, who turned down a role in the sequel over a pay dispute.The Scream VI score is composed by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3) and Sven Faulconer. You can stream the entire 38-song album below.The film’s soundtrack features songs by other artists – which includes a new track by Demi Lovato titled ‘Still Alive’, co-written and produced by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda.You can check out the full list of songs featured in Scream VI below.In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Scream VI isn’t perfect: the constant meta references felt inventive in last year’s reboot, but here grow tiresome….

Netflix‘s Wednesday.On the March 6 episode of the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, Ortega shared that she had gotten involved with the script’s writing while on set for the show, at times even butting heads with the script supervisor because she felt “very, very protective” of her character.“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday because it’s so easy to fall into that category, especially with this type of show,” Ortega said of her initial pushback on the script.“Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense.

Jenna Ortega is so expertly cast as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s hit series that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. However, that was almost the case.

Jenna Ortega was the most recent guest on Saturday Night Live. The actress used her time on the show to flex her comedic skills, playing a variety of roles that showed off a side she doesn’t get to use on the types of shows and films she normally stars in. Scroll down to have a look at some of her best sketches: Where are the original ‘Scream’ cast members now?Jenna Ortega hilariously reacts to bizarre ‘Wednesday’ tattooOne of the best moments from her time on SNL came before the episode aired.

Scream VI and Wednesday, has revealed the music she’s had on repeat during her meteoric rise to fame.“I listen to a lot of ‘Discovery’ by Daft Punk or ‘Homework’ by Daft Punk. [Those two albums] have been heavy on my playlist recently,” Ortega told NME.  “I don’t know why. I think I’m re-going through my Daft Punk phase.”Released in 1997, ‘Homework’ was the French electronic duo’s debut album, while ‘Discovery’ hit the charts in 2001.

Jenna Ortega proved she's more than the stone-faced Wednesday Addams while hosting this weekend's .During one hilarious sketch with her co-star and former cast member,Fred Armisen, Ortega gave her best Lindsay Lohan impression, pretending to be one of the twins in the 1998 film In the sketch, she attempts to recreate the cabin scene where the girls find out that they're actually sisters, but is forced to act opposite Armisen, who doesn't exactly follow the script.Ortega does an impressive impression of the part as she attempts to film the recreation in the sketch, and even managed to catch the attention of the film's original star, Lohan.Lohan reposted the video tagging director Nancy Meyers,, Ortega, and Armisen.

Oscar weekend belonged to “Scream VI” in theaters, as the horror sequel notched a franchise-best $44.5 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has revealed that she turned down the hit role “a couple” of times before accepting.Ortega plays lead character Wednesday Addams in the hit 2022 Netflix TV show from Tim Burton, but has revealed that it wasn’t an easy decision.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Ortega said she wanted to steer clear of the role initially because she’s “done so much TV in my life” and “all I’ve ever wanted to do is film.”that, when she was initially approached via email about playing Wednesday Addams in the show, she turned it down. “I got the email, passed on it,” she revealed, detailing how even after she met with Burton to discuss the role, she still said no “a couple times” more.

Jenna Ortega says she almost missed out on the role of a lifetime.

Lil Yachty is set to perform as the musical guest on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live next month.The long-running show is currently airing its 48th season, and last night (March 11) welcomed The 1975 as musical guests, performing two tracks from ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ as introduced by guest host, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega.On April 1, Yachty will bring his new psych rock album ‘Let’s Start Here’ to the show, for an episode hosted by Abbott Elementary star Quinta Brunson.Released in January, the new album – Yachty’s eighth – sees the musician stray away from his usual trap and rap stylings in favour of rock elements – a move that he says proves “I can do anything”.‘Let’s Start Here’ features production by Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberly, Unknown Mortal Orchestra bassist Jacob Portrait and synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay. Guest performers include Daniel Caesar, Fousheé, Teezo Touchdown, Justine Skye and Diana Gordon while Mac DeMarco is credited as a writer on two tracks – ‘Drive Me Crazy!’ and ‘Failure’.Quinta and Lil Yachty! pic.twitter.com/QYLO0UqYzG— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) March 12, 2023Taking to the show last night, The 1975 performed ‘About You’ and ‘Oh Caroline’ from a set designed to look like a living room.

Jenna Ortega gave it her all on this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live.

Refresh for latest…: Paramount/Spyglass Media’s Scream VI has slashed its way to a franchise-record opening at the global box office with $67.1M, topping Scream 3 for the best in the bunch of this long-running Kevin Williamson-created series. At the international box office, it also set a franchise-best start with $22.6M from 53 markets, a whopping 60% above the 2022 Scream. Domestic, too, was a record launch.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Scream VI” is slaying at the international box office, generating $22.6 million from 53 markets. According to Paramount, those ticket sales mark the biggest overseas opening weekend of the “Scream” franchise, ahead of prior installments by 60% for comparable markets. The latest “Scream” also set a new record in North America with its $44.5 million debut, bringing its global tally to $67 million. “Scream VI” established new high-watermarks for the long-running series in 29 international territories, including the United Kingdom ($3.6 million), France ($2.5 million), Australia ($2 million), Mexico ($2 million) and Brazil ($1.8 million).

They’re more than sisters, they’re like twins! During her Saturday Night Live hosting debut, Jenna Ortega mounted a reboot of The Parent Trap — with her Wednesday costar Fred Armisen.

Scream VI is officially a hit!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Scream VI” collected $44.5 million in its opening weekend, a scary-good start for Paramount and Spyglass Media’s long-running slasher series. Those ticket sales were enough to top domestic box office charts over two newcomers, Sony’s prehistoric sci-fi thriller “65” and the Focus Features heartwarming comedy “Champions,” as well as last weekend’s victor “Creed III.” The initial haul for “Scream VI” is frighteningly strong for the sixth installment in a franchise. Not only did it greatly improve upon the start of last year’s hit reboot “Scream,” which scored with $30 million, but it crushed the all-time opening weekend record previously set by 2000’s “Scream 3” with $34 million. And, “Scream VI” cost $35 million so it’ll easily turn a profit in its theatrical run.

Saturday Night Live debut last night (March 11) and denied being “dark and twisted” despite being cast in several horrors.During her opening monologue Ortega spoke about her “crazy” couple of years starring in Wednesday, X, and most recently Scream 6.“A lot of people assume I’m dark and twisted in real life because of those roles that I play but I’m not like that at all,” said Ortega. “I think there’s just something about my face where people see it and say ‘Hey, let’s throw blood on that’.”“I wasn’t always in horror films.

The 1975 were the musical guests on last night’s (March 11) Saturday Night Live – watch the band perform two ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ tracks below.Earlier this week The 1975 were involved in a handful of promos for the late night comedy sketch show alongside guest host, Wednesday star Jenna Ortega.Taking to the show last night, the band performed ‘About You’ and ‘Oh Caroline’ from a set designed to look like a living room. The band used a similar setup during their recent At Their Very Best world tour.Check out the performances below:The 1975 previously appeared on Saturday Night Live in 2016 where they performed ‘Love Me’ and ‘The Sound’ from second album ‘I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It’.Prior to the performance, The 1975 released a short film.

Jenna Ortega is evidently a fan of the horror movie.

Quinta Brunson is headed to Saturday Night Live to host the April 1 episode of the popular late night show.