{"id":22920,"date":"2022-11-24T02:18:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T02:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/jenna-ortega-talks-taking-wednesday-torch-from-christina-ricci\/"},"modified":"2022-11-24T02:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T02:18:15","slug":"jenna-ortega-talks-taking-wednesday-torch-from-christina-ricci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/24\/jenna-ortega-talks-taking-wednesday-torch-from-christina-ricci\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenna Ortega Talks Taking Wednesday Torch From Christina Ricci"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jenna Ortega<\/a><\/strong> had huge patent leather-based footwear to fill when she stepped into the titular position<\/a> for Netflix’s Addams Family<\/em> spin-off, Wednesday<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n


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Not solely was the actress taking up an iconic character\u2014most famously portrayed by Christina Ricci in 1991’s The Addams Family\u2014<\/em>however her predecessor was on set for all eight episodes of the black comedy (albeit in a unique, “normie” position).<\/p>\n

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Although Ricci’s presence on set made Ortega a bit nervous at first, the rising star advised Screen Rant that she finally discovered a method to pay respects to Ricci’s beloved Wednesday<\/a> whereas additionally placing her personal private touches to the character.<\/p>\n

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“I felt the script was written very paying homage to her Wednesday, and audiences already know and love Wednesday, [so] I do not assume I may have strayed too far with the character. Otherwise, it might have been a shame or offensive or one thing like that.” Ortega, 20, shared in an interview forward of the collection’ November 23 launch.<\/p>\n

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The younger actress, who beforehand expressed fears about “doing [Wednesday] justice,” mentioned that whereas Ricci’s adaptation was nice, she hopes the refined modifications she made for her socially awkward, murder-solving Wednesday will resonate with audiences.<\/p>\n

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“I actually love [Ricci’s] iteration and that concept for Wednesday, however then [I was] including a little bit of different qualities and mannerisms or reactions that push the character arc all through the season.”<\/p>\n

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Related: Jenna Ortega Wants to Address Wednesday’s Never Before Represented Latin Heritage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n


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Ortega on Sharing a Set with ‘Iconic’ Wednesday Ricci: ‘We Never Talked About the Character’<\/h2>\n
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Ortega, who not too long ago discovered fame as a scream queen<\/a> in slashers similar to X <\/em>and Scream<\/em>, additionally shared that regardless of getting alongside “rather well” with Ricci, the 2 Wednesdays by no means really spoke concerning the character\u2014serving to Ortega preserve her iteration of the teenager terror distinctive.<\/p>\n

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“It was bizarre, for certain. I bear in mind after they advised me [Christina would be on set], I believe my coronary heart fell simply out of pure panic. But happily, she’s a very cool girl, and we received alongside rather well,” the actress recalled, sharing that after the panic subsided, the 2 talked about every thing however <\/em>their shared character.<\/p>\n

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“We by no means talked concerning the character. I simply received to know her, and it was very nice and actually great. But it’s a bit bizarre.”<\/p>\n

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From director Tim Burton and likewise starring Gwendoline Christie, Riki Lindhome, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzm\u00e1n, Wednesday <\/em>is now obtainable to stream on Netflix.<\/p>\n

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