You can trust ‘Wednesday’ star Jenna Ortega to say what’s on her mind, whether it’s “politically correct” or not. The actress first came under fire with fans for sharing her thoughts on the first season of Wednesday and openly discussing the changes she’d love to see happen in the second one, which by the way, she’s producing alongside Tim Burton.
At the time, fans did not find her revelation that she requested for certain things to be changed in the Netflix show in good taste. But that’s not stopping her from speaking her mind or discussing what she brings to the table in her work as an actress and producer.
Jenna Ortega Says The Entertainment Industry Is A “Touchy-feely” Business
In her latest interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega opened up about how today’s climate has created an atmosphere where entertainers are so afraid of...
At the time, fans did not find her revelation that she requested for certain things to be changed in the Netflix show in good taste. But that’s not stopping her from speaking her mind or discussing what she brings to the table in her work as an actress and producer.
Jenna Ortega Says The Entertainment Industry Is A “Touchy-feely” Business
In her latest interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega opened up about how today’s climate has created an atmosphere where entertainers are so afraid of...
- 8/11/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Jenna Ortega is revealing the name of the Denzel Washington film that inspired her to start her acting career.
The Emmy-nominated actress, who has gone on to star in hit projects including the Scream franchise, You, Wednesday and the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sequel, recently told Vanity Fair in a wide-ranging interview that it was 2004’s Man on Fire that “changed the entire course of my existence.”
“I’m so appreciative of my six-year-old self who wanted to be a president and an astronaut… ecause I realize now that I was always looking for a way out,” Ortega added.
The Tony Scott-directed thriller, starring Washington and Dakota Fanning, follows former CIA operative John Creasy who sets out on a revenge-fueled rescue mission after 9-year-old Lupita Ramos, a girl he was hired as a bodyguard to protect, gets kidnapped.
Ortega told Vanity Fair that after watching Fanning’s performance as a child,...
The Emmy-nominated actress, who has gone on to star in hit projects including the Scream franchise, You, Wednesday and the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sequel, recently told Vanity Fair in a wide-ranging interview that it was 2004’s Man on Fire that “changed the entire course of my existence.”
“I’m so appreciative of my six-year-old self who wanted to be a president and an astronaut… ecause I realize now that I was always looking for a way out,” Ortega added.
The Tony Scott-directed thriller, starring Washington and Dakota Fanning, follows former CIA operative John Creasy who sets out on a revenge-fueled rescue mission after 9-year-old Lupita Ramos, a girl he was hired as a bodyguard to protect, gets kidnapped.
Ortega told Vanity Fair that after watching Fanning’s performance as a child,...
- 8/8/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Se conocen pocos detalles sobre la trama.
De acuerdo con Deadline, Glen Powell y Jenna Ortega están en conversaciones finales para unirse a la película sin título de J.J. Abrams para Warner Bros.
Se conocen pocos detalles sobre la película, aparte de que no es una película de viajes en el tiempo como apuntaba un rumor hace unos meses. Sin embargo, según un reciente listado publicado en Production Weekly, el filme de Abrams se titularía Acorns, y la trama giraría en torno a “un joven matrimonio que lucha por sobrevivir contra una entidad sobrenatural”.
Abrams ha escrito el guion de la película y también será el encargado de dirigirla. El proyecto sin título supondrá el primer largometraje de Abrams como director desde Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker, de 2019, y su primer largometraje original desde Super 8, de 2011.
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De acuerdo con Deadline, Glen Powell y Jenna Ortega están en conversaciones finales para unirse a la película sin título de J.J. Abrams para Warner Bros.
Se conocen pocos detalles sobre la película, aparte de que no es una película de viajes en el tiempo como apuntaba un rumor hace unos meses. Sin embargo, según un reciente listado publicado en Production Weekly, el filme de Abrams se titularía Acorns, y la trama giraría en torno a “un joven matrimonio que lucha por sobrevivir contra una entidad sobrenatural”.
Abrams ha escrito el guion de la película y también será el encargado de dirigirla. El proyecto sin título supondrá el primer largometraje de Abrams como director desde Star Wars: El ascenso de Skywalker, de 2019, y su primer largometraje original desde Super 8, de 2011.
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- 8/5/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Netflix desvela el reparto completo. © Netflix
La segunda temporada de “Miércoles” ha comenzado su rodaje en Irlanda y Netflix ha revelado el reparto completo de la nueva temporada.
Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen y Jamie McShane en papeles de invitados. Se incorporan al reparto Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Regreso a Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”) y Steve Buscemi (“Fargo”). Netflix también ha desvelado la alineación de estrellas invitadas que incluye a Christopher Lloyd (“La Familia Addams”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutamente Fabulosas”), Frances O’Connor (“Emily”), Haley Joel Osment (“El Sexto Sentido”), Heather Matarazzo (“Scream”) y Joonas Suotamo.
La segunda temporada de “Miércoles” ha comenzado su rodaje en Irlanda y Netflix ha revelado el reparto completo de la nueva temporada.
Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán, al igual que Fred Armisen y Jamie McShane en papeles de invitados. Se incorporan al reparto Billie Piper (“Scoop”), Evie Templeton (“Regreso a Silent Hill”), Owen Painter (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Noah Taylor (“Park Avenue”) y Steve Buscemi (“Fargo”). Netflix también ha desvelado la alineación de estrellas invitadas que incluye a Christopher Lloyd (“La Familia Addams”), Joanna Lumley (“Absolutamente Fabulosas”), Frances O’Connor (“Emily”), Haley Joel Osment (“El Sexto Sentido”), Heather Matarazzo (“Scream”) y Joonas Suotamo.
- 5/10/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Steve Buscemi has joined the cast of “Wednesday” Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but sources say Buscemi will play the new principal of Nevermore Academy.
Reps for Netflix and Buscemi declined to comment.
Few details are available about the new season of “Wednesday,” aside from the fact Jenna Ortega will return as the titular Addams Family daughter going through her teenage years. The first season ended with Wednesday successfully solving a series of grisly murders while also thwarting an attempt to destroy Nevermore and its students.
Buscemi is a highly-celebrated actor, known for his ability to take on drama and comedy roles in equal measure. He has starred in films like “Reservoir Dogs,” “Fargo,” “The Death of Stalin,” and numerous Adam Sandler productions. He has also starred in shows like “Boardwalk Empire,” “Miracle Workers,” Season 5 of “The Sopranos,...
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but sources say Buscemi will play the new principal of Nevermore Academy.
Reps for Netflix and Buscemi declined to comment.
Few details are available about the new season of “Wednesday,” aside from the fact Jenna Ortega will return as the titular Addams Family daughter going through her teenage years. The first season ended with Wednesday successfully solving a series of grisly murders while also thwarting an attempt to destroy Nevermore and its students.
Buscemi is a highly-celebrated actor, known for his ability to take on drama and comedy roles in equal measure. He has starred in films like “Reservoir Dogs,” “Fargo,” “The Death of Stalin,” and numerous Adam Sandler productions. He has also starred in shows like “Boardwalk Empire,” “Miracle Workers,” Season 5 of “The Sopranos,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: The people that put film, TV, and games on the map with their work across marketing and promotion have had their work recognized in the roster of Global Entertainment Awards regional winners.
Now in its third edition, the organizers of the Awards assembled a 450-strong group of judges from around the world to deliberate on the 2024 noms, with the winners announced today and revealed first in Deadline.
The team behind the Global Entertainment Awards said they created them to honor the role marketing and promotion play the entertainment business, and to celebrate the people whose work inspires people to go to movies theaters, watch series and play games.
Categories include best trailer, key art, sizzle and sales reels, teasers, PR activation and social media spot, among others.
Projects from streamers – notably Netflix – are front and center. Work on Lupin, Wednesday, The Crown, Bodies...
Now in its third edition, the organizers of the Awards assembled a 450-strong group of judges from around the world to deliberate on the 2024 noms, with the winners announced today and revealed first in Deadline.
The team behind the Global Entertainment Awards said they created them to honor the role marketing and promotion play the entertainment business, and to celebrate the people whose work inspires people to go to movies theaters, watch series and play games.
Categories include best trailer, key art, sizzle and sales reels, teasers, PR activation and social media spot, among others.
Projects from streamers – notably Netflix – are front and center. Work on Lupin, Wednesday, The Crown, Bodies...
- 2/22/2024
- by Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Yesterday, news hit that Netflix is developing a spin-off of "Wednesday," the streamer's mega-successful series starring Jenna Ortega. Makes sense, right? "Wednesday" is an undeniable hit -- one of the few original shows where Netflix doesn't need to obfuscate its data because it became a genuine cultural phenomenon. According to Bloomberg, Netflix is "eager to establish a pipeline of 'Addams Family' programs to build off the success of 'Wednesday.'" The spin-off is going to center on the Uncle Fester character, as played by Fred Armisen.
To be clear, Armisen is hilarious. For my money, he's one of the funniest actors working today. He's a master of making weird little faces (see: his memorable appearance in HBO's "Barry"), and there's an inherent goofiness to him that makes him lovable and easy to watch. But is Netflix sure the reason a vast amount of audiences tuned into "Wednesday...
To be clear, Armisen is hilarious. For my money, he's one of the funniest actors working today. He's a master of making weird little faces (see: his memorable appearance in HBO's "Barry"), and there's an inherent goofiness to him that makes him lovable and easy to watch. But is Netflix sure the reason a vast amount of audiences tuned into "Wednesday...
- 12/19/2023
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Raúl Castillo (Cassandro), Jamie McShane (Wednesday) and Sam Keeley (Burnt) have joined the cast of HBO‘s Mark Ruffalo-led series, the Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (w/t), currently in pre-production.
Castillo plays Cliff, Robbie’s lifelong best friend and devout cynic; McShane plays Perry, a feared and respected man who’s made a career out of mayhem; Keeley plays Jayson, the leader of a local crime organization.
The series is set in the working-class suburbs outside of Philadelphia and follows an FBI agent who heads a Task Force. His goal is to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. The Untitled Task Force project is based on an original idea by the creator of Mare of Easttown, Brad Ingelsby.
The trio joins the previously announced cast including Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones and Thuso Mbedu.
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Castillo plays Cliff, Robbie’s lifelong best friend and devout cynic; McShane plays Perry, a feared and respected man who’s made a career out of mayhem; Keeley plays Jayson, the leader of a local crime organization.
The series is set in the working-class suburbs outside of Philadelphia and follows an FBI agent who heads a Task Force. His goal is to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. The Untitled Task Force project is based on an original idea by the creator of Mare of Easttown, Brad Ingelsby.
The trio joins the previously announced cast including Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones and Thuso Mbedu.
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- 12/18/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix seems to be making the same mistake every big studio does — jumping the gun to launching big franchises and cinematic universes out of untested hits.
According to Bloomberg, the streamer is already developing a spin-off of "Wednesday," this time focused on Fred Armisen's Uncle Fester. This news comes before production even begins on "Wednesday" season 2. Granted, as Guillermo del Toro has sadly taught us all, just because something is said to be in development doesn't mean it will get to see the light of day. Still, the Bloomberg report says Netflix is "eager to establish a pipeline of 'Addams Family' programs to build off the success of 'Wednesday.'" This means that if this one doesn't work, they still have other ones to try out, as the streamer apparently wants to Dark Universe "The Addams Family."
That's not all. Netflix is reportedly also looking at...
According to Bloomberg, the streamer is already developing a spin-off of "Wednesday," this time focused on Fred Armisen's Uncle Fester. This news comes before production even begins on "Wednesday" season 2. Granted, as Guillermo del Toro has sadly taught us all, just because something is said to be in development doesn't mean it will get to see the light of day. Still, the Bloomberg report says Netflix is "eager to establish a pipeline of 'Addams Family' programs to build off the success of 'Wednesday.'" This means that if this one doesn't work, they still have other ones to try out, as the streamer apparently wants to Dark Universe "The Addams Family."
That's not all. Netflix is reportedly also looking at...
- 12/18/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Jenna Ortega has dropped out of “Scream 7” due to her “Wednesday” Season 2 shooting schedule, Variety has confirmed. The news of her exit comes after her co-star Melissa Barrera was fired from the horror movie due to Barrera’s social media posts about Israel and Palestine. Ortega’s departure was not caused by Barrera’s firing and was in the works months ago before the SAG-AFTRA strike began.
Ortega and Barrera co-starred in the 2022 revival of “Scream” and this year’s sequel “Scream 6.” They brought life back to the dormant horror franchise along with new and returning stars, and “Scream 7” was announced with director Christopher Landon.
Deadline Hollywood broke the news.
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Ortega and Barrera co-starred in the 2022 revival of “Scream” and this year’s sequel “Scream 6.” They brought life back to the dormant horror franchise along with new and returning stars, and “Scream 7” was announced with director Christopher Landon.
Deadline Hollywood broke the news.
More to come…...
- 11/22/2023
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has made some big changes to the way it reports streaming viewership.
The streamer will now report in average viewership for its programming as “views,” which is hours viewed divided by total runtime. While hours viewed will still be available, Netflix will now use this new metric for its Top 10 rankings, including the all-time Most Popular lists.
Additionally, Netflix has expanded the measurement window from 28 days to 91 days, in an effort to give films and shows time to grow.
This means some major shakeups, including Wednesday overtaking Stranger Things 4 as the most popular English-language series of all time. This is quite significant, considering that Stranger Things 4 benefitted from its whopping 13-hour runtime. It would have been difficult for any series to beat that, let alone one that was half that length like Wednesday (which speaks even more to the impressive viewership for the Addams Family series).
Squid Game still...
The streamer will now report in average viewership for its programming as “views,” which is hours viewed divided by total runtime. While hours viewed will still be available, Netflix will now use this new metric for its Top 10 rankings, including the all-time Most Popular lists.
Additionally, Netflix has expanded the measurement window from 28 days to 91 days, in an effort to give films and shows time to grow.
This means some major shakeups, including Wednesday overtaking Stranger Things 4 as the most popular English-language series of all time. This is quite significant, considering that Stranger Things 4 benefitted from its whopping 13-hour runtime. It would have been difficult for any series to beat that, let alone one that was half that length like Wednesday (which speaks even more to the impressive viewership for the Addams Family series).
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- 6/20/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Steven DeKnight is walking back his critique from last week of “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega in which he called her “toxic” and “unprofessional.”
On Wednesday, he tweeted, “She’s an amazing talent. It was just an unfortunate situation to expose creative differences publicly, and also I’ll admit that writers are on edge because of the impending strike, myself included. A perfect storm.”
The brouhaha began with her appearance on the Armchair Expert podcast, in which she told host Dax Shepard of the steps she took on behalf of her character on the Netflix series: “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.'”
Absolutely! Again, I can't stress this enough: She's an amazing talent. It was just an unfortunate situation to expose creative differences publicly, and also I'll admit that...
On Wednesday, he tweeted, “She’s an amazing talent. It was just an unfortunate situation to expose creative differences publicly, and also I’ll admit that writers are on edge because of the impending strike, myself included. A perfect storm.”
The brouhaha began with her appearance on the Armchair Expert podcast, in which she told host Dax Shepard of the steps she took on behalf of her character on the Netflix series: “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.'”
Absolutely! Again, I can't stress this enough: She's an amazing talent. It was just an unfortunate situation to expose creative differences publicly, and also I'll admit that...
- 3/16/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The results are in, and Netflix undoubtedly dominated the Nielsen U.S. streaming charts for 2022, led by originals including Stranger Things, Wednesday and Ozark — as well as acquisitions like Cocomelon and NCIS.
The streamer took home 11 of the top 15 spots on the overall streaming program list, and 13 spots among the streaming originals. Stranger Things came in at No. 1 on both lists with 52B minutes viewed across all 34 episodes of the series.
Ozark came in at No. 2 on the streaming originals chart and No. 4 overall with 31.3B viewing minutes. Wednesday‘s 18.6B minutes viewed put the series in third place among the streaming originals and 12th place overall — an impressive feat considering the new series only has eight episodes. Many of the series on the list have dozens or even hundreds of episodes.
Cobra Kai, Bridgerton, Virgin River, Dahmer, Love Is Blind, Inventing Anna, and The Crown rounded out the Top 10 for the streaming originals.
The streamer took home 11 of the top 15 spots on the overall streaming program list, and 13 spots among the streaming originals. Stranger Things came in at No. 1 on both lists with 52B minutes viewed across all 34 episodes of the series.
Ozark came in at No. 2 on the streaming originals chart and No. 4 overall with 31.3B viewing minutes. Wednesday‘s 18.6B minutes viewed put the series in third place among the streaming originals and 12th place overall — an impressive feat considering the new series only has eight episodes. Many of the series on the list have dozens or even hundreds of episodes.
Cobra Kai, Bridgerton, Virgin River, Dahmer, Love Is Blind, Inventing Anna, and The Crown rounded out the Top 10 for the streaming originals.
- 1/26/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s Harry & Meghan had a strong second week on the streaming TV charts, and Wednesday held onto its top overall ranking. Kindred, meanwhile, cracked the top 10 original series for the week of its premiere on Hulu.
Harry & Meghan amassed 1.69 billion minutes of viewing time in the United States for the week of Dec. 12-18, according to Nielsen. That’s up from 1.27 billion minutes, a gain of 34 percent, from its premiere week (Netflix released three episodes each week).
Wednesday ranked No. 1 overall for the fourth straight week, grabbing 2.16 billion minutes of viewing. That was down 35 percent week to week, but the series has racked up 16.81 billion minutes over its first four weeks, the second highest total of any streaming series since Nielsen began tracking them (behind the 19.5 billion for Stranger Things 4 in May and June).
Netflix’s spy thriller The Recruit finished third among original series, debuting with 925 million minutes of viewing time.
Harry & Meghan amassed 1.69 billion minutes of viewing time in the United States for the week of Dec. 12-18, according to Nielsen. That’s up from 1.27 billion minutes, a gain of 34 percent, from its premiere week (Netflix released three episodes each week).
Wednesday ranked No. 1 overall for the fourth straight week, grabbing 2.16 billion minutes of viewing. That was down 35 percent week to week, but the series has racked up 16.81 billion minutes over its first four weeks, the second highest total of any streaming series since Nielsen began tracking them (behind the 19.5 billion for Stranger Things 4 in May and June).
Netflix’s spy thriller The Recruit finished third among original series, debuting with 925 million minutes of viewing time.
- 1/12/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well it’s about time: Wednesday has been renewed for season 2 by Netflix.
After speculation about the hit show’s fate, the streamer has confirmed the goth mystery series will return for another round.
“It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world,” said showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in a statement. “Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first.”
Since its release Nov. 23, the debut season starring Jenna Ortega has become Netflix’s third most-popular series of all time, behind only Stranger Things season 4 and Squid Game. The show also twice broke the record for most hours viewed in a single week by an English-language TV series.
Yet...
After speculation about the hit show’s fate, the streamer has confirmed the goth mystery series will return for another round.
“It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world,” said showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar in a statement. “Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into season two. We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of Nevermore. Just need to make sure Wednesday hasn’t emptied the pool first.”
Since its release Nov. 23, the debut season starring Jenna Ortega has become Netflix’s third most-popular series of all time, behind only Stranger Things season 4 and Squid Game. The show also twice broke the record for most hours viewed in a single week by an English-language TV series.
Yet...
- 1/6/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Jenna Ortega is teaming with her Wednesday co-star, Percy Hynes White in Winter Spring Summer Or Fall for Mpca. Ortega is also serving as an executive producer.
The romantic drama is being helmed by Tiffany Paulsen, marking her feature debut. The script was written by Dan Schoffer with revisions by Paulsen. The pic is being described as Before Sunrise meets The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, the story follows two teens on the cusp of adulthood who meet and fall in love over four significant days of the year.
Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, along with Josh Shader of Wall Fly, and David Wulf.
In addition to Tim Burton’s Wednesday, Ortega most recently starred in the A24 Ti West horror X, Paramount’s Scream 5 and HBO’s The Fallout. Next up for her is Scream 6 out in March as well as Paramount’s Finest Kind...
The romantic drama is being helmed by Tiffany Paulsen, marking her feature debut. The script was written by Dan Schoffer with revisions by Paulsen. The pic is being described as Before Sunrise meets The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, the story follows two teens on the cusp of adulthood who meet and fall in love over four significant days of the year.
Mpca’s Brad Krevoy is producing, along with Josh Shader of Wall Fly, and David Wulf.
In addition to Tim Burton’s Wednesday, Ortega most recently starred in the A24 Ti West horror X, Paramount’s Scream 5 and HBO’s The Fallout. Next up for her is Scream 6 out in March as well as Paramount’s Finest Kind...
- 12/15/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
When Netflix renewed Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” last month, the streamer was careful not to call the next chapter of the comic book adaptation a second season — but did not explain why. The reason: Netflix is considering releasing the next installment in batches a la “Stranger Things” Season 4, rather than its traditional binge model.
“Everything is on the table when it comes to ‘Sandman,’” Netflix’s head of U.S. and Canada scripted series Peter Friedlander tells Variety. “It’s an innovative show.”
That “everything is on the table” approach seems to be one Netflix, which launched its ad-supported tier last month, is embracing with open arms across the board in 2023.
Of all the “how it started, how it’s going” stories coming out as the year ends, Netflix might have one of the best ones, boasting a steady stream of mega hits including Tim Burton’s “Wednesday” (which...
“Everything is on the table when it comes to ‘Sandman,’” Netflix’s head of U.S. and Canada scripted series Peter Friedlander tells Variety. “It’s an innovative show.”
That “everything is on the table” approach seems to be one Netflix, which launched its ad-supported tier last month, is embracing with open arms across the board in 2023.
Of all the “how it started, how it’s going” stories coming out as the year ends, Netflix might have one of the best ones, boasting a steady stream of mega hits including Tim Burton’s “Wednesday” (which...
- 12/14/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s “Wednesday” arrived with a bang. The fantasy series starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams tops the Netflix Top 10 chart for the week of Nov. 21-27 with 341.2 million hours viewed following its Nov. 23 premiere.
According to Netflix’s data, figures show over 50 million households have seen the series since its premiere, making it the record holder for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on Netflix. “Stranger Things” Season 4 previously held the record with 335.01 million hours viewed, which was counted during the week of May 30 – June 5. Notably, Ryan Murphy’s “Monster” brought in 299.840 million for week of Sep 26 – Oct 2, but didn’t topple “Stranger Things” for No. 1.
More to come…...
According to Netflix’s data, figures show over 50 million households have seen the series since its premiere, making it the record holder for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on Netflix. “Stranger Things” Season 4 previously held the record with 335.01 million hours viewed, which was counted during the week of May 30 – June 5. Notably, Ryan Murphy’s “Monster” brought in 299.840 million for week of Sep 26 – Oct 2, but didn’t topple “Stranger Things” for No. 1.
More to come…...
- 11/29/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
It’s no surprise that Wednesday Addams is a popular Halloween costume each year. The elements are simple: a black dress, a white collar, and two braided pigtails.
If anyone’s up to the daunting task of updating such an iconic character’s fashion, it’s Colleen Atwood. The Oscar-winning costume designer, whose credits include “Chicago,” “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” pulled together a medley of creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and all-together ooky ensembles for Netflix’s “Wednesday.”
“With Wednesday, we can nail the iconic look right away with a nod to the original pointed collar, little print dress and modernized platform shoes, and then put her in an environment that she totally contrasts with: an American happy-time public school,” Atwood tells Variety of her reverence for the macabre teen’s original outfit. “Then you’ve given the nod to all that’s come before.
If anyone’s up to the daunting task of updating such an iconic character’s fashion, it’s Colleen Atwood. The Oscar-winning costume designer, whose credits include “Chicago,” “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” pulled together a medley of creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and all-together ooky ensembles for Netflix’s “Wednesday.”
“With Wednesday, we can nail the iconic look right away with a nod to the original pointed collar, little print dress and modernized platform shoes, and then put her in an environment that she totally contrasts with: an American happy-time public school,” Atwood tells Variety of her reverence for the macabre teen’s original outfit. “Then you’ve given the nod to all that’s come before.
- 11/25/2022
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Following Christina Ricci’s Wednesday Addams is no easy feat. So when Jenna Ortega had to embody the iconic role in front of Ricci herself, it was daunting to say the least.
“I’ve never been so awkward. I felt like I didn’t know what to say to her,” Ortega told Variety at the red carpet premiere of the Netflix series “Wednesday” at the Hollywood Legion Theater. “I think she’s a fantastic character actress. I know her as Wednesday in my head, so it was intimidating. But she’s so wonderful and talented — she made it really easy.”
Asked how she felt wearing the Wednesday ensemble while filming scenes with Ricci, Ortega said, “It felt wrong. I wanted to give it to her.”
The dark comedy series revolves around Wednesday Addams, the sadistic teenage daughter of the beloved ghoulish family. In Netflix’s spinoff, Wednesday attends Nevermore Academy,...
“I’ve never been so awkward. I felt like I didn’t know what to say to her,” Ortega told Variety at the red carpet premiere of the Netflix series “Wednesday” at the Hollywood Legion Theater. “I think she’s a fantastic character actress. I know her as Wednesday in my head, so it was intimidating. But she’s so wonderful and talented — she made it really easy.”
Asked how she felt wearing the Wednesday ensemble while filming scenes with Ricci, Ortega said, “It felt wrong. I wanted to give it to her.”
The dark comedy series revolves around Wednesday Addams, the sadistic teenage daughter of the beloved ghoulish family. In Netflix’s spinoff, Wednesday attends Nevermore Academy,...
- 11/18/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
The team behind Netflix’s upcoming Addams Family spinoff series “Wednesday” has touted it as “not a TV series” but “an extended Tim Burton movie,” however Burton only directed four of the eight episodes. Other episodes were directed by the likes of Gandja Monteiro and James Marshall. It turns out having multiple directors made things somewhat tough for Jenna Ortega, who is starring in the lead role of Wednesday Addams. The actor told former Wednesday actor Christina Ricci during a discussion for Interview Magazine that she had to fight battles on set to protect her character arc from the various directors wanting different things out of her.
“I’m so glad you mentioned the multiple directors thing because Tim didn’t shoot all of the episodes,” Ortega said. “We were going from Tim to another director, back to Tim, to another director. I felt like everybody wanted different things from her.
“I’m so glad you mentioned the multiple directors thing because Tim didn’t shoot all of the episodes,” Ortega said. “We were going from Tim to another director, back to Tim, to another director. I felt like everybody wanted different things from her.
- 10/20/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has debuted the full trailer for the upcoming series from Tim Burton, ‘Wednesday.’
The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), with Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill) star in the series.
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The series hits the streaming service on November 23rd.
The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), with Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill) star in the series.
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The series hits the streaming service on November 23rd.
- 10/10/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix’s official trailer for upcoming comedy horror series “Wednesday” has been unveiled at New York Comic Con, with comedian Fred Armisen revealed as the bald and extremely pale Uncle Fester. On top of that, the trailer unveiled Christina Ricci’s role in the series, which has been shrouded in secrecy since it was announced in March. Ricci played Wednesday Addams in Barry Sonnenfeld’s two Addams family films, 1991’s “The Addams Family” and 1993’s “Addams Family Values.” In “Wednesday,” Ricci plays a teacher at Nevermore Academy, where Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) has started as a student, and where she will hone her psychic abilities.
As for Armisen’s surprise casting, in the new trailer, Wednesday is pleasantly surprised when a supposed threat reveals himself to be her Uncle Fester, and the two ride off in a Dalmatian-patterned motorcycle with a sidecar. (Christopher Lloyd famously played the role of Uncle Fester the ’90s movies.
As for Armisen’s surprise casting, in the new trailer, Wednesday is pleasantly surprised when a supposed threat reveals himself to be her Uncle Fester, and the two ride off in a Dalmatian-patterned motorcycle with a sidecar. (Christopher Lloyd famously played the role of Uncle Fester the ’90s movies.
- 10/9/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has slotted a Thanksgiving week premiere for Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series. The series, starring Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, debuts Wednesday, November 23 on the streaming network. Netflix also dropped the key art below.
The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and directed by Burton, stars Ortega as Wednesday Addams during her years at Nevermore Academy. It’s described as a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery. In the series, Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Ortega gives her version of Wednesday Addams: “Wednesday is currently a teenager, and we’ve never seen her as a teenager before. Her snarky, snide remarks might not necessarily sound as charming...
The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and directed by Burton, stars Ortega as Wednesday Addams during her years at Nevermore Academy. It’s described as a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery. In the series, Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Ortega gives her version of Wednesday Addams: “Wednesday is currently a teenager, and we’ve never seen her as a teenager before. Her snarky, snide remarks might not necessarily sound as charming...
- 9/23/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ever dreamed of being part of the Addams Family? Well, thanks to the ultimate back-to-school campaign, Netflix fans can join Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) at supernatural school Nevermore Academy.
“Have you ever been told you’re different? Odd? Or simply don’t belong?” the official website for the fictional elite prep school pledged. “In a world full of Normies, do you feel like an Outcast? If yes, there’s a very special place for people just like you…Nevermore Academy. Apply for admittance to Nevermore Academy where Outcasts of all kinds are welcome. Learn about the school’s notable alumni including Edgar Allan Poe and Morticia Addams, meet students currently enrolled at Nevermore and find out more about the school’s unique activities and events.”
Principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie) also narrates a short video for potential applicants, and students share what it’s like to be taught by the...
“Have you ever been told you’re different? Odd? Or simply don’t belong?” the official website for the fictional elite prep school pledged. “In a world full of Normies, do you feel like an Outcast? If yes, there’s a very special place for people just like you…Nevermore Academy. Apply for admittance to Nevermore Academy where Outcasts of all kinds are welcome. Learn about the school’s notable alumni including Edgar Allan Poe and Morticia Addams, meet students currently enrolled at Nevermore and find out more about the school’s unique activities and events.”
Principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie) also narrates a short video for potential applicants, and students share what it’s like to be taught by the...
- 9/22/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Christina Ricci may be revisiting her role in “The Addams Family” for Netflix’s “Wednesday” series, but that’s the only kooky character from the 1990s she’s willing to look back on.
The “Yellowjackets” star revealed during the “Wtf with Marc Maron” podcast that she can’t rewatch the 1995 ghost movie “Casper” because of how embarrassing she feels her performance is.
“If you actually watch ‘Casper,’ I’m terrible in it,” Ricci dished. “People get so upset when I say that. Because I’m like, ‘No, it’s a wonderful movie.’ Because it’s a childhood treasure to people. But I am terrible in it.”
Ricci was 13 years old when she played Kat in the film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. Ricci showed “Casper” to her eight-year-old son Freddie Heerdegen and was reminded of how cringe-inducing the role was for her at the time.
The “Yellowjackets” star revealed during the “Wtf with Marc Maron” podcast that she can’t rewatch the 1995 ghost movie “Casper” because of how embarrassing she feels her performance is.
“If you actually watch ‘Casper,’ I’m terrible in it,” Ricci dished. “People get so upset when I say that. Because I’m like, ‘No, it’s a wonderful movie.’ Because it’s a childhood treasure to people. But I am terrible in it.”
Ricci was 13 years old when she played Kat in the film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. Ricci showed “Casper” to her eight-year-old son Freddie Heerdegen and was reminded of how cringe-inducing the role was for her at the time.
- 8/19/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Netflix has debuted the teaser trailer for the upcoming series from Tim Burton, ‘Wednesday.’
The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), with Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill) star in the series.
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The twisted new series...
The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday Addams), Gwendoline Christie (Principal Larissa Weems), Jamie McShane (Sheriff Galpin), Percy Hynes White (Xavier Thorpe), Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay), Naomi J Ogawa (Yoko Tanaka), Moosa Mostafa (Eugene Ottinger), Georgie Farmer (Ajax Petropolus), Riki Lindhome (Dr. Valerie Kinbott), with Christina Ricci (Marilyn Thornhill) star in the series.
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The twisted new series...
- 8/17/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Netflix has revealed a first look at the Addams Family members that will be featured in the series Wednesday. The streaming service shared a black and white photo on social media that features the main characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams.
Jenna Ortega plays the titular character and is front and center of the family with a stern face and characteristic braids. She was joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, who play Morticia and Gomez, and Isaac Ordonez who plays her brother Pugsley.
Say hello to Netflix's Addams Family
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzmán, and Isaac Ordonez star in Wednesday, the new series from Tim Burton. pic.twitter.com/OJIKVxJlbg
— Netflix (@netflix) August 16, 2022
‘Wednesday’ Teaser: First Look At Jenna Ortega As Wednesday Addams In Tim Burton’s Netflix Series
Guzmán’s character got a closer look with a tweet from the Con Todo Netflix account where they called...
Jenna Ortega plays the titular character and is front and center of the family with a stern face and characteristic braids. She was joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzmán, who play Morticia and Gomez, and Isaac Ordonez who plays her brother Pugsley.
Say hello to Netflix's Addams Family
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jenna Ortega, Luis Guzmán, and Isaac Ordonez star in Wednesday, the new series from Tim Burton. pic.twitter.com/OJIKVxJlbg
— Netflix (@netflix) August 16, 2022
‘Wednesday’ Teaser: First Look At Jenna Ortega As Wednesday Addams In Tim Burton’s Netflix Series
Guzmán’s character got a closer look with a tweet from the Con Todo Netflix account where they called...
- 8/16/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Danny Elfman, the man behind the scores for “Batman” and “Edward Scissorhands,” is reteaming with director Tim Burton to compose the theme for Netflix’s “Wednesday.”
Directed by Burton, the live-action, comedic coming-of-age tale focuses on Wednesday Addams’ teenage years. In addition to composing the theme, Elfman will work on the score for the entire season of “Wednesday” alongside fellow composer Chris Bacon, who has collaborated with Elfman on past projects.
“Wednesday” will star Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Gwendoline Christie, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Joy Sunday, Emma Myers, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Georgie Farmer, Naomi Ogawa and Moosa Mostafa.
The series’ logline reads: “The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled...
Directed by Burton, the live-action, comedic coming-of-age tale focuses on Wednesday Addams’ teenage years. In addition to composing the theme, Elfman will work on the score for the entire season of “Wednesday” alongside fellow composer Chris Bacon, who has collaborated with Elfman on past projects.
“Wednesday” will star Jenna Ortega, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Gwendoline Christie, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Joy Sunday, Emma Myers, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Georgie Farmer, Naomi Ogawa and Moosa Mostafa.
The series’ logline reads: “The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled...
- 12/16/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Gwendoline Christie is going from portraying the stalwart knight Brienne of Tarth on “Game of Thrones” to playing Larissa Weems, a longtime rival of Morticia Addams in Netflix’s “Wednesday.” Christie is a series regular.
The eight-episode series — a live-action, comedic, supernatural mystery that Netflix ordered in February — revolves around Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) going to the Nevermore Academy. Larissa (Christie) is the principal there, and according to Netflix, she “still has an axe to grind with her former classmate Morticia Addams” (guest star Catherine Zeta-Jones). Netflix previously announced that Luis Guzmán will guest star on “Wednesday” as Gomez Addams.
The streamer also announced the full cast of “Wednesday” on, uh, Wednesday, filling in several canonical “Addams Family” characters: Issac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams), Victor Dorobantu (Thing) and George Burcea (Lurch), with Tommie Earl Jenkins (Mayor Walker), Iman Marson (Lucas Walker), William Houston (Joseph Crackstone), Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Deputy Santiago), Oliver Watson...
The eight-episode series — a live-action, comedic, supernatural mystery that Netflix ordered in February — revolves around Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) going to the Nevermore Academy. Larissa (Christie) is the principal there, and according to Netflix, she “still has an axe to grind with her former classmate Morticia Addams” (guest star Catherine Zeta-Jones). Netflix previously announced that Luis Guzmán will guest star on “Wednesday” as Gomez Addams.
The streamer also announced the full cast of “Wednesday” on, uh, Wednesday, filling in several canonical “Addams Family” characters: Issac Ordonez (Pugsley Addams), Victor Dorobantu (Thing) and George Burcea (Lurch), with Tommie Earl Jenkins (Mayor Walker), Iman Marson (Lucas Walker), William Houston (Joseph Crackstone), Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Deputy Santiago), Oliver Watson...
- 9/15/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Jenna Ortega has been tapped for the title role in Wednesday, Tim Burton’s live-action Addams Family series for Netflix focused on the iconic character of Wednesday Addams.
The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) years as a student at Nevermore Academy. That’s where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.
The YA series, Wednesday Addams’ first solo vehicle, marks Burton’s first live-action show and his TV directing debut.
Ortega is taking over the role from Christina Ricci, the actress most closely associated the character, who played Wednesday in both feature films,...
The coming-of-age comedy, written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar and to be directed by Burton, is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ (Ortega) years as a student at Nevermore Academy. That’s where she attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships.
The YA series, Wednesday Addams’ first solo vehicle, marks Burton’s first live-action show and his TV directing debut.
Ortega is taking over the role from Christina Ricci, the actress most closely associated the character, who played Wednesday in both feature films,...
- 5/19/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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