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Jenna Ortega Admits She Was On The verge of leaving the iconic ‘WEDNESDAY’ role.

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Jenna Ortega has confessed that she initially refused to play Wednesday Addams for a very crucial reason, but meeting Tim Burton changed her mind.

Jenna Ortega’s current blockbuster series, “Wednesday,” has been a tremendous hit on Netflix, fast becoming the platform’s second most-watched English-language show.

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Jenna Ortega’s current blockbuster series, “Wednesday,” has been a tremendous hit on Netflix, fast becoming the platform’s second most-watched English-language show.

Ortega claimed in an interview with The Times UK that she had turned down many offers to play Wednesday Addams because she was afraid about being typecast as a TV actress and being unable to pursue other acting chances in film.

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She was finally persuaded to take the part after meeting with filmmaker and executive producer Tim Burton.

Jenna Ortega’s current blockbuster series, “Wednesday,” has been a tremendous hit on Netflix, fast becoming the platform’s second most-watched English-language show.

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Ortega claimed in an interview with The Times UK that she had turned down many offers to play Wednesday Addams because she was afraid about being typecast as a TV actress and being unable to pursue other acting chances in film.

She was finally persuaded to take the part after meeting with filmmaker and executive producer Tim Burton.

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Ortega, who began her career as a Disney Channel child star, has been acting professionally since the age of nine. She has appeared in a number of horror films, including “Insidious: Chapter 2,” “The Babysitter: Killer Queen,” “American Carnage,” and season two of Netflix’s “You.”

Her recent performance in “Scream VI” has also led to various representations of her as the current “scream queen” on the big screen.

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Ortega was only persuaded to take the part after meeting with Tim Burton. “Tim is a legend, and we just happened to get along really well,” she explained. “But even then, I said a few [more] times, ‘Oh, no – I think I’m Alright.'”

Jenna Ortega’s current blockbuster series, “Wednesday,” has been a tremendous hit on Netflix, fast becoming the platform’s second most-watched English-language show.

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Ortega claimed in an interview with The Times UK that she had turned down many offers to play Wednesday Addams because she was afraid about being typecast as a TV actress and being unable to pursue other acting chances in film.

She was finally persuaded to take the part after meeting with filmmaker and executive producer Tim Burton.

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Ortega, who began her career as a Disney Channel child star, has been acting professionally since the age of nine. She has appeared in a number of horror films, including “Insidious: Chapter 2,” “The Babysitter: Killer Queen,” “American Carnage,” and season two of Netflix’s “You.”

Her recent performance in “Scream VI” has also led to various representations of her as the current “scream queen” on the big screen.

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Despite her success in horror, Ortega admitted that she was initially apprehensive to play Wednesday Addams because she was afraid of being typecast.

“All I’ve ever wanted to do is make a movie,” Ortega explained. “I was afraid that going on to another television show would preclude me from pursuing other tasks that I was passionate about.”

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Ortega was only persuaded to take the part after meeting with Tim Burton. “Tim is a legend, and we just happened to get along really well,” she explained. “But even then, I said a few [more] times, ‘Oh, no – I think I’m Alright.'”

JENNA ORTEGA MADE A CHANGE TO THE WEDNESDAY SCRIPT.

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Ortega discovered that she had to battle to stay loyal to the persona of Wednesday Addams once she had taken on the job.

During an appearance on the “Armchair Expert” podcast, she confessed that she was unhappy to much of Wednesday’s dialogue and had modified her lines on set without informing the show’s writers.

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“Everything Wednesday does, everything I had to perform, made no sense for her character,” Ortega explained.

“She being involved in a love triangle? It didn’t make any sense. ‘Oh my god, I love it,’ she says about a dress she has to wear to a school dance. I can’t believe I just said that. ‘I literally despise myself.’ ‘No,’ I had to say.”

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Ortega admitted that at times she had gotten “nearly unprofessional,” rewriting lines without consulting the writers. Yet, she was adamant about staying faithful to the character of Wednesday.

“I had to meet with the authors, who would ask, ‘Wait, what happened to the scene?’ And then I’d have to explain why I couldn’t do certain things “Ortega stated.

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Written by Sarah Joseph

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