Jenna Ortega Archives

We don't know about you, but we left Netflix's Geeked Week 2024 feeling good about the second season of Showrunners/EPs Al Gough and Miles Millar and series star/EP Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Not that we had any concerns, but it was nice being able to check out how things were going with the cast as filming rolled on (make sure to[...]

(L-R) JENNA ORTEGA as Astrid and WINONA RYDER as Lydia in Warner Bros Pictures' comedy, "BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE," a Warner Bros Pictures release. Beetlejuice In Hawaii Might Have Been Better It's been a long time since Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) terrorized Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) and her family, so long that they have spread out all over the country[...]

After becoming one of the most-watched Netflix series to date, we can all recognize how successful Tim Burton's series Wednesday has been for its star, Jenna Ortega — catapulting the classic character and next-gen actor into mainstream popularity Now, on the heels of her popular roles in Wednesday and the Scream franchise, Ortega is also set to[...]

Earlier this week, series star and EP Jenna Ortega checked in with Jimmy Fallon on NBC's The Tonight Show to share how things have been going with production on the second season of Al Gough and Miles Millar's Wednesday now that she's an executive producer But for this go-around, Ortega offered an update on filming while[...]

When it was announced that Jenna Ortega was joining the cast of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it was about the most unsurprising news anyone had heard in a very long time She had worked with director Tim Burton before, and considering the roles she was taking on, it seemed like she would fit right into this universe[...]

With series star and executive producer Jenna Ortega doing the press rounds in support of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, we had a feeling that we would get a chance to learn how things were going with the second season of Netflix and Al Gough and Miles Millar's Wednesday For this go-around, Ortega checked in with[...]

When we last checked in to see how things were going with Netflix and Al Gough and Miles Millar's Wednesday, we were taking a look at some of the insights that series star and executive producer Jenna Ortega shared with Vanity Fair – including sharing inspiration for the horror-themed season, what it was like working with[...]

It was back in May when the news first hit that production on the second season of Netflix's Jenna Ortega-starring and executive-producing Wednesday was underway – with the opening episode title revealed, "Here We Woe Again" (written by Al Gough and Miles Millar, and directed by Tim Burton), and a huge casting update (more on[...]

JENNA ORTEGA as Astrid in Warner Bros Pictures' comedy, "BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE," a Warner Bros Pictures release. © 2024 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc All Rights Reserved Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures WILLEM DAFOE as Jackson in Warner Bros Pictures' comedy, "BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE," a Warner Bros Pictures release. © 2024 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc All Rights Reserved[...]

There is a built-in audience here; is it big enough to justify the costs of the film? And how hard will they have to work to bring in new fans? Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,[...]

Thanks to Celtic Casting – an online resource for folks in Ireland looking to be cast as extras in films & series – we were able to pass along some insights into filming of the second season of Al Gough & Miles Millar's Jenna Ortega-starring & executive-producing Wednesday Listed under the name "Nero" (the name of Wednesday Addams'[...]

It was back in February when we last checked in on how things were going with the second season of Al Gough & Miles Millar's Jenna Ortega-starring & executive-producing Wednesday, with the series star/executive producer offering some early insights into the scripts and the tone/direction of the series moving forward Now, we have some intel to pass[...]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star Jenna Ortega is adding huge star power to the anticipated sequel, and thanks to a new interview with Vanity Fair for their Hollywood issue, we now have confirmation of just who her character is She will be playing the daughter of Lydia Deetz, played by a returning Winona Ryder Joining them in[...]

  When we last checked in on how things were looking with the second season of Al Gough & Miles Millar's Jenna Ortega-starring & executive-producing Wednesday, Ortega was offering some insight into how Season 2 will be leaning harder on its horror elements A little more than a month later, Ortega is opening up about the scripts[...]

The film follows a talented young writer (Jenna Ortega) who embarks on a creative journey when her teacher (Martin Freeman) assigns a project that entangles them both in an increasingly complex web As lines blur and their lives intertwine, professor and protégé must confront their darkest selves while striving to preserve their sense of purpose[...]

It stars Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O'Hara, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, and, of course, Michael Keaton, back in the pinstripe suit Burton is back in the directing chair Other than that, we know absolutely nothing about this film other than people wanting to see it and that Ortega is playing Ryder's daughter,[...]

One of the new faces we are getting is one of everyone's favorite girls in horror right now, Jenna Ortega Ortega exploded onto the mainstream following her roles in Scream, X, and Wednesday, all in 2022, and returning for Scream VI in 2023. She's busy right now with a bunch of stuff, but bringing her onto Beetlejuice 2 seemed like[...]

Of course, we're talking about Al Gough & Miles Millar's Tim Burton-directed, Jenna Ortega-starring Wednesday And thanks to tonight's Emmy Awards red carpet, we're getting a little more insight into what viewers can expect when the series returns to their screens "We're definitely leaning into a little bit more horror, but it's really, really exciting because all[...]

A day later, we learned that Jenna Ortega, the other new star of the franchise and one of the biggest young names in Hollywood, also would not be returning due to scheduling conflicts Many still think it was in solidarity with Barrera, though the studios say that her exit was known for a while behind[...]

Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman are starring in a new drama, Miller's Girl and the film's trailer dropped this evening Also starring Dagmara Domińczyk, Bashir Salahuddin, and Gideon Adlon, it is written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett This thriller looks like it goes in about one hundred different directions, but the trailer does a good job[...]

Jenna Ortega is now out of Scream 7 A day after co-star Melissa Barrera was removed from the film for controversial posts relating to the Israel-Hamas War, Deadline reports that Ortega will also not appear in the latest sequel in the slasher franchise While rumors on social media point to her leaving the production in[...]

Earlier this week, the news hit that the second season of Al Gough & Miles Millar's Tim Burton-directed, Jenna Ortega-starring Wednesday was eyeing April 2024 for a filming start But perhaps the bigger news was that the global phenomenon would be moving production from Romania to Ireland for Season 2 Executive producer Steve Stark is offered[...]

The last time we checked in on how things were looking with the second season of Netflix & Tim Burton's Jenna Ortega-starring Wednesday, Ortega, Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), and Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay) were fielding fan theories & offering their thoughts during the streamer's TUDUM global fan event But they weren't just[...]

Joining stars Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega will be Richard E Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Téa Leoni (Flirting with Disaster, Spanglish), Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3), Anthony Carrigan (Barry), Sunita Mani (Glow), Jessica Hynes (Shaun of the Dead, Paddington 2), and Stephen Park (Asteroid City) Also onboard to score the film[...]

With fans clamoring for as much intel as they can get on the second season of Netflix & Tim Burton's Jenna Ortega-starring Wednesday, we were curious to see what Hunter Doohan (Tyler Galpin), Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair), and Joy Sunday (Bianca Barclay) might have to offer during Netflix's global fan event TUDUM? Could it be[...]

Yesterday, we had a chance to check out what Jenna Ortega had to share about the upcoming second season of Netflix's hit series Wednesday – specifically, how she's going to have a much more active creative role this season and what she learned from the first season that makes having that say so important Now,[...]

While it's still tough to say when production can get underway, considering the current WGA/AMPTP writers' strike doesn't look to be ending anytime soon, we know at some point the strike will end & Jenna Ortega will be back in front of the cameras for the second season of Wednesday Except, this time around? Ortega[...]

He previously worked with Elfman on WHEN WE RISE, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, and DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Credit Mondo Starring Jenna Ortega (THE FALLOUT, YES DAY, STUCK IN THE MIDDLE, SCREAM, X), Gwendoline Christie (GAME OF THRONES, STAR WARS: EPISODE VII – THE FORCE AWAKENS, STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII – THE LAST JEDI), and[...]

Michael Keaton is set to return to the title role, new goth queen Jenna Ortega has been cast as the daughter of Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder in the 1988 original, and Justin Theroux had also joined the cast in an unknown role. Monica Bellucci attends the photo-call of the movie "Irreversible" during the 76th Venice Film[...]

Michael Keaton is set to return to the title role, and new goth queen Jenna Ortega has been cast as the daughter of Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder in the 1988 original. Credit Warner Bros/ Discovery We don't have any other details at the moment, but this isn't that surprising on all fronts Warner Bros[...]