Jenna Ortega was asked what she would say if Tim Burton, the director of Wednesday and Beetlejuice, offered her the role of ‘Edith Scissorhands’ in a sequel to his 1990 film Edward Scissorhands.
“No,” said the Emmy-nominated actress, who turns 22 on Sept. 27. MTV on Tuesday.
“You know what I would say about that in particular too? I love that there are so many more female leads nowadays. I think that’s very special, but we should have our own.”
Jenna continued: “I don’t like when it’s like a spin-off, I don’t want to see something like ‘Jamie Bond’. You know? I want to see another badass.”
Ortega was clearly referring to Lashana Lynch, whose MI6 agent character Nomi took over the role of 007 in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s 2021 film No Time to Die from Daniel Craig’s retired James Bond.
The 36-year-old Briton was quickly inundated with racist and misogynistic reactions when he told him that… Los Angeles Times in 2021: ‘I have nothing to say to trolls other than it’s none of my business what you think, you have the freedom to live in your truth just like I have the freedom to live in mine.’
Jenna Ortega (right, pictured last Thursday) was asked what she would say if Tim Burton (left), the director of Wednesday and Beetlejuice, offered her the role of ‘Edith Scissorhands’ in a sequel to his 1990 film Edward Scissorhands.
The Emmy-nominated actress, who turns 22 on Sept. 27, told MTV on Tuesday: “No. You know what I would say about that specifically as well? I love that there are so many more female leads nowadays. I think that’s so special, but we should have our own.”
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli said: The thr That same year, the next person chosen to play the iconic spy “will be a man because I don’t think a woman should play James Bond.”
“I believe in creating characters for women and not just allowing women to play men’s roles,” explained Albert R. Broccoli’s 64-year-old baby nephew.
“I don’t think there are enough important roles for women, and it’s very important to me that we make films for women about women. He should be British, so British people can be of any ethnicity or race.”
The former Disney Channel star technically taped her MTV interview with Vivienne Westwood dressed in a skirt suit while out in Midtown Manhattan on August 18.
Jenna has been hard at work promoting her role as Astrid Deetz, the skeptical daughter of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated spooky comedy sequel, which hits US and UK theaters this Friday.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice already has an impressive 81% critical approval rating (from 59 reviews) on Rotten tomatoes.
Original stars Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara also reprise their roles from the 1988 blockbuster alongside newcomers Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe and Danny DeVito.
Ortega has so far wrapped four episodes of the second season of her hit Netflix series Wednesday, and has been promoted to executive producer in addition to reprising her deadpan, emotionless role as Nevermore Academy student Wednesday Addams.
Jenna continued: “I don’t like when it’s like a spin-off, I don’t want to see something like ‘Jamie Bond’. You know? I want to see another badass.”
Ortega was clearly referring to Lashana Lynch (left), whose MI6 agent character Nomi took over the role of 007 in Cary Joji Fukunaga’s 2021 film No Time to Die from Daniel Craig’s (right) retired James Bond.
The 36-year-old Briton (R) was quickly inundated with racist and misogynistic backlash, telling the LA Times in 2021: ‘I have nothing to say to trolls other than it’s none of my business what they think, they have the freedom to live in their truth just like I have the freedom to live in mine.’
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli told THR that same year that the next person cast to play the iconic spy “will be a man because I don’t think a woman should play James Bond” (photo dated Feb. 13).
The former Disney Channel star technically taped her interview with Vivienne Westwood on MTV dressed in a skirt suit while out in Midtown Manhattan on August 18.
Jenna has been hard at work promoting her role as Astrid Deetz, the skeptical daughter of Lydia Deetz (R, Winona Ryder), in Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly-anticipated spooky comedy sequel, which hits US and UK theaters this Friday.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice already has an impressive 81% critical approval rating (from 59 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes
Original stars Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara (l.) also reprise their roles from the 1988 blockbuster alongside newcomers Justin Theroux (r.), Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe and Danny DeVito.
“So far, everything is going well. We are staying true to our roots and the project has become much bigger, much more developed,” announced the Taste video presenter. AND on August 20th.
“The characters have really amazing arcs and we have amazing set pieces and storylines. It all feels so much more exciting from the start, and the audience will have a lot to look forward to. The first time around, the pressure of working with Tim for the first time was enormous. Everyone loves this character. No one is ever happy with that kind of stuff. You have to prove yourself a bit.”
Jenna continued: “It’s a weird feeling, but the second time around, seeing how it was received, there’s obviously that pressure to keep pushing it further and doing better. In the first season of a show you’re discovering things, by the second season you’ve already found your groove.”
The second season of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s The Addams Family spin-off will also star Heather Matarazzo, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Lumley, Thandiwe Newton, Frances O’Connor and Haley Joel Osment.
Ortega’s other upcoming projects include Paramount+’s romantic drama Winter Spring Summer or Fall, A24’s dark comedy Death of a Unicorn and Sony Pictures’ sci-fi film Klara and the Sun, directed by Taika Waititi.
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