{"id":22855,"title":"Netflix series Wednesday Addams","description":"Wednesday star Jenna Ortega admits she snubbed Christina Ricci's advice | TV &amp; Radio | Showbiz &amp; TV | Express.co.uk: Christina Ricci brought the character of Wednesday Addams to life way back in the early \u201890s as part of the original Addams Family cast","content":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/qwntqoas6yztoekqzvwr2qc6x203pwivvvbxh1ppvhv7tanf.png\" alt=\"qwntqoas6yztoekqzvwr2qc6x203pwivvvbxh1ppvhv7tanf.png\" \/><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family:Montserrat, sans-serif;\">Wednesday star Jenna Ortega admits she snubbed Christina Ricci's advice | TV &amp; Radio | Showbiz &amp; TV | <\/span><\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/Express.co.uk\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:Montserrat, sans-serif;\">Express.co.uk<\/span><\/strong><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-family:Montserrat, sans-serif;\">: Christina Ricci brought the character of Wednesday Addams to life way back in the early \u201890s as part of the original Addams Family cast. Now, it\u2019s Jenna Ortega who\u2019s giving the character a new lease of life in Netflix\u2019s Wednesday, although Ricci\u2019s connection to the famous family still lives on as she took on the part of Marilyn Thornhill in the new drama. Therefore, fans would be forgiven for thinking Ortega had the perfect person working alongside her for advice on bringing Wednesday to the screen. However, this proved not to be the case as Ortega had admitted that despite working closely with Ricci on Wednesday, she avoided any comparisons or advice from her co-star about the role.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/k8vteamxvnknq6aujknkwguh80zbml44fmjcb8gj3bvrgklt.jpg\" alt=\"k8vteamxvnknq6aujknkwguh80zbml44fmjcb8gj3bvrgklt.jpg\" \/><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family:Montserrat, sans-serif;\">Ortega made the revelation as she sat down with another of her colleagues, Emma Myers, for a discussion about the series for MTV News.\u201cI think when she was on set, neither one of us said Wednesday once to each other,\u201d Ortega said of Ricci. She explained why: \u201cI don\u2019t think she wanted to get in the way of my performance and feel like she was overbearing.\u00a0Wednesday boss teases more Addams Family in season 2\u201cAnd then I felt like I didn\u2019t want to pull up something that she did 30 years ago, for one, the sake of my own benefit, but two, I didn\u2019t want to rip her off.\u00a0\u201cAnd I didn\u2019t want to be too much like her,\u201d Ortega added. However, it wasn\u2019t just for the fear of \u201cripping\u201d Ricci off that Ortega cited as a reason for avoiding the subject with her co-star.\u201cOur show has superpowers and outcasts and evil ghost pilgrims,\u201d she continued. \u201cSo they\u2019re two very different people our Wednesdays, I think.\u201dOrtega also mentioned to Myers: \u201cI\u2019ve never played someone who\u2019s been done before.\u00a0\u201cSo I think that was a really interesting thing for me. I have a lot of respect for the character, we\u2019ve never spent as much time with Wednesday on camera before.\u201cI think there\u2019s gonna be some more depth or some more emotional range that we haven\u2019t really seen from her before.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/uvngwypd4hnqu8ozd6t4peclwpcm440xw8ssd2i0jol44iug.jpg\" alt=\"uvngwypd4hnqu8ozd6t4peclwpcm440xw8ssd2i0jol44iug.jpg\" \/><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-family:Montserrat, sans-serif;\">Ricci first took on the role of Wednesday back in 1991 when she was just 10 years old. Jenna Ortega speaks out on the \u2018stress\u2019 of Wednesday filming Meet the star-studded cast of the Wednesday Addams series on Netflix. Ortega, on the other hand, is currently 20 years of age, so from the off the differences between the two portrayals were clear. Ricci has gone on to have a long and successful career in Hollywood, starring in big-screen blockbusters Casper, Buffalo 66, and Speed Racer among others. Wednesday isn\u2019t Ricci\u2019s only big-name small-screen credit either, having enjoyed roles in Yellowjackets, Pan Am, Grey\u2019s Anatomy, and Ally McBeal as well. Her return to the Addams Family universe has been widely applauded by fans but it was a decision the show\u2019s bosses feared wouldn\u2019t happen. Showrunner Al Gough told TV Line he feared that Ricci\u2019s commitment to Yellowjackets combined with the fact she was pregnant at the time of filming would make it impossible. However, he revealed the crew \u201crejigged\u201d the show\u2019s filming schedule because Ricci \u201creally wanted to do it\u201d. He added: \u201cShe worked with Tim [Burton] on\u00a0Sleepy Hollow, and she loves Wednesday and really loved the idea of the project. It was really important to us that we honor the legacy of what\u2019s happened before.\u201d Wednesday is available to stream on Netflix now.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>","urlTitle":"wednesday-addams","url":"\/blog\/wednesday-addams\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/wednesday-addams\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/crazy-teezeandjojosstores.com\/blog\/wednesday-addams\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1669800797,"updatedAt":1669802195,"publishedAt":1669802195,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":103577,"name":"Crazy-Teeze and JOJOS Stores"},"tags":[{"id":933,"code":"blog","name":"Blog","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/blog\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/k3bwszbllpcy2uc7dtm9urta4f4flgxrgbqmnuqmwr4mci6b.png","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/k3bwszbllpcy2uc7dtm9urta4f4flgxrgbqmnuqmwr4mci6b.png.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/k3bwszbllpcy2uc7dtm9urta4f4flgxrgbqmnuqmwr4mci6b.png.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"Netflix series Wednesday Addams","metaDescription":"Wednesday star Jenna Ortega admits she snubbed Christina Ricci's advice | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk: Christina Ricci brought the...","series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":7836,"title":"JOJO'S LEGENDS","url":"\/blog\/jojos-legends\/","urlTitle":"jojos-legends","division":103577,"description":"A","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sgtrsamhjjby5ncnc6neywgblw9xh908fxqt7gym1n4qkwcy.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/sgtrsamhjjby5ncnc6neywgblw9xh908fxqt7gym1n4qkwcy.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":7837,"title":"JOJO'S T-shirts","url":"\/blog\/jojos-t-shirts\/","urlTitle":"jojos-t-shirts","division":103577,"description":"SAMPLED T-SHIRT DESIGNS","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ht3vqezg5pxgn8ozl2ap7nn6d8nd19zhhj8wgukh4nkmlh7g.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ht3vqezg5pxgn8ozl2ap7nn6d8nd19zhhj8wgukh4nkmlh7g.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":7976,"title":"CAUTION Be Wild Organic Streetwear Material","url":"\/blog\/caution-be-wild-organic-streetwear-material\/","urlTitle":"caution-be-wild-organic-streetwear-material","division":103577,"description":"Streetwear designs.\n\nProducts designed to be remade again.\nNo plastic, just organic cotton.\nWe remake new products from the material.\nOur products and packaging are made from natural materials, not plastics.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ue6plathvmw3of37qf0pmqfhkwclupodjygtwumiv8ztlcpf.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ue6plathvmw3of37qf0pmqfhkwclupodjygtwumiv8ztlcpf.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}