Netflix’s new Addams Family sequence, “Wednesday,” starring Jenna Ortega, is nearly right here. On Sept. 23, the streamer lastly introduced that the sequence is coming in November, simply in time for a Thanksgiving marathon watch. On Oct. 8, Netflix unveiled the official trailer for the present at New York Comic Con (NYCC), the place POPSUGAR was readily available, and it featured first glimpses at Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester and a much-anticipated first take a look at former-Wednesday Addams Christina Ricci in her model new hush-hush position.
Back on Aug. 24, Ortega mirrored on taking part in the enduring character in a video shared by Netflix. In it, she shares that whereas she thinks she’s already fairly much like Wednesday, she additionally spent two days per week studying to fence and two days per week taking part in cello to organize for the position. The present’s artistic crew additionally replicate on bringing to life an older Wednesday in a coming-of-age story.
The ’90s Wednesday Addams, Christina Ricci, revealed to Variety earlier this 12 months that it has been a pleasure to look at Ortega step into the position on the set of “Wednesday.” “Jenna is incredible,” Ricci stated. “I saw some of the wardrobe photos before I went [to set] so I knew [what she looked like in character] and I was like, it’s such a great modern take on Wednesday. It’s so true tonally to the heart and soul of [the original], but then it’s incredibly modern and it’s great.”
Although she’s now not taking part in Wednesday, Ricci will seem in Netflix’s upcoming sequence, and the star informed Variety she’s beloved stepping again into the gothic world of the Addams Family. “It’s super fun,” the “Yellowjackets” star informed the publication. “I loved working with Tim [Burton]. I worked with [Gwendoline] Christie, it was amazing.”
Ortega additionally opened up about engaged on the venture and collaborating with director Burton in January. She informed The Hollywood Reporter: “It’s been fairly an insane expertise. I’ve been fortunate sufficient to get the chance to work with an iconic director who simply so occurs to be one of many sweetest administrators I’ve labored with, and in addition essentially the most detail-oriented.
“To step into the shoes of somebody who’s a bit more eccentric and frightening has been really exciting for me, and definitely a challenge — especially with such a beloved character, I really want to take care of her and do her justice.”
Ortega additionally mentioned the stress of taking part in a personality who’s already so beloved. “The thing is, there are several different paths that anyone could have taken for this character,” she defined. “We’ve never seen Wednesday Addams as a teenage girl, so some of her harsh mannerisms may come off as hilarious when she’s younger, but as you get older, how much of that can you get away with? Or how do you keep that at the forefront of her personality without people growing to dislike her or find her annoying? So just trying to balance that . . . I’ve never felt so much pressure on a job, and I’m trying to keep my cool.”
The actor teased how totally different she seems to be as Wednesday in comparison with her common self, saying: “I think it’s probably the most physical transformation I’ve ever done; I cut my hair, and it’s black, and mannerism-wise, speaking cadence-wise, expression-wise, I’m trying to pull from a different toolbox this time around. I think it’s a surprise to the audience, but myself as well.”
Read on for the whole lot we learn about “Wednesday,” together with the solid, trailer, first-look pictures, and launch date.
— Additional reporting by Sabienna Bowman
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