Content warning: Jenna Ortega and Elle Fanning are opening up about their careers. The Wednesday star and the The Great star are among the stars in the Actors on Actors issue of Variety, out now. In their conversation, the two discussed their hit TV shows, social media, a Reveal/hide

Elle Fanning, 25, and Jenna Ortega, 20, have learned a lot from their roles as Catherine the Great and Wednesday Addams (respectively). Hulu’s “The Great” and Netflix’s “Wednesday” have educated them about their craft as actors, but also about how producing can liberate them from toxic workplace dynamics. These former child stars let each other […]

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Jenna Ortega may already play the title role in “Wednesday,” but in Season 2, she’ll be taking even more ownership of the project. The 20-year-old star has been elevated to a producing role on the smash hit Netflix series, and during a conversation with Elle Fanning for Variety‘s Actors on Actors, she revealed some of […]

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Elle Fanning, 25, and Jenna Ortega, 20, have learned a lot from their roles as Catherine the Great and Wednesday Addams (respectively). Hulu’s “The Great” and Netflix’s “Wednesday” have educated them about their craft as actors, but also about how producing can liberate them from toxic workplace dynamics. These former child stars let each other […]

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“My God, we are a breath of fresh, fabulous air,” declared Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph as she looked around the table at Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Elle Fanning (The Great), Ayo Edebiri (The Bear), Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face) and Devery Jacobs (Reservation Dogs) — all gathered on a late April morning for THR’s annual Comedy […]

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega is being called out by her own mother. After the Wednesday star was caught smoking while out with a friend recently, her mom, Natalie Ortega, responded in a subtle, yet pointed way – with memes. Keep reading to find out more… If you missed it Reveal/hide

Variety’s Actors on Actors series returns featuring the biggest stars in this year’s TV Emmys race for Season 18. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Thursday, June 15th starting at 8 p.m., followed by encores on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings). All […]

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EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Holland has been among the UK’s busier casting directors in recent years. The London-based professional has worked on shows including The Witcher, Wednesday, You and The Continental, as well as upcoming movies such as Heads Of State with Priyanka Chopra and Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel. Set up seven years ago, her company Sophie […]

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Willem Dafoe is the latest bold-faced name to join the cast of Beetlejuice 2. The Warner Bros. feature began production this week with Tim Burton, who directed the original movie that was released in 1988, back in the director’s chair. Jenna Ortega is leading the cast with Michael Keaton reprising his role as the obnoxious ghost, […]

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Monica Bellucci, currently on screens in the comedy Mafia Mamma, is in negotiations to join the cast of bold-faced names in Beetlejuice 2. Warner Bros. is in full-on casting mode as the feature goes before cameras this month, with Tim Burton, who directed the original movie that was released in 1988, back in the director’s […]

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Content warning: Beetlejuice 2 finally has a release date! Not much is known about the film, so we’re glad to finally be getting a little information! Keep reading to find out more… The sequel to Tim Burton‘s hit 1988 film will be hitting theaters next year, specifically, Reveal/hide

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Whether or not you say his name three times, Beetlejuice is returning to movie theaters next year. Warner Bros. has announced that “Beetlejuice 2” will be released on the big screen on Sept. 6, 2024. It opens on the same day as Marvel’s “Blade,” a comic book adventure starring Mahershala Ali. Otherwise, there’s not much currently set […]

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega has found herself dragged into the writers strike in Hollywood. If you missed it, last year the 20-year-old Wednesday actress revealed that she “just started changing lines” in the popular Netflix show’s script. “The script supervisor thought Reveal/hide

Content warning: Janelle Monae kept the party going after the 2023 Met Gala by hosting the after party at the iconic Boom at The Standard, High Line. The 39-year-old entertainer stripped down to lingerie for her appearance at the after party on late Monday night (May 1) i Reveal/hide

Content warning: Jenna Ortega wears an outfit that would make Wednesday Addams proud at the 2023 Met Gala on Monday (May 1) in New York City. The 20-year-old Wednesday actress wore a short black dress with pearl detailing, a long train and corset. She paired it with match Reveal/hide

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Snap-snap: Striking Hollywood writers are playfully mocking Wednesday star Jenna Ortega following her controversial comments about the writing on her Netflix hit. Ortega, who has earned plenty of critical and fandom praise for her deadpan portrayal of O.G. goth girl Wednesday Addams, previously made headlines for saying she helped improve the writing on her show. […]

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Ahead of the Met Gala on Monday night, May 1, nine of designer Thom Browne’s A-list table guests gathered at the Pierre Hotel for a class photo, shared exclusively with The Hollywood Reporter. The starry group — looking bold and elegant in high-contrast, black-and-white looks designed by Browne and inspired by the Met Gala’s 2023 dress […]

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega reunited with her Wednesday co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Gwendoline Christie at the ATAS Official Event Photo Call at Hollywood Forever on Saturday (April 29) in Hollywood, Calif. The trio was joined by fellow co-star Luis Guzman at the Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega reunited with her Wednesday co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Gwendoline Christie at the ATAS Official Event Photo Call at Hollywood Forever on Saturday (April 29) in Hollywood, Calif.

The trio was joined by fellow co-star Luis Guzman at the event, and they all seemed very happy to have the band back together.

Their reunion comes just a few months after it was revealed that Wednesday was renewed at Netflix for a second season. It was the most-viewed show on the streaming platform for weeks after it premiered in late 2022.

In the weeks since the renewal news, Jenna has opened up about her role in the show.

She explained that she initially passed on the chance to play Wednesday Addams and revealed what convinced her to change her mind. The actress also revealed how she made the role her own while they were filming the first season.

Scroll through all of the photos from the Wednesday cast’s reunion in the gallery…

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Content warning: The cast of Wednesday is getting back together again! Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman attended the ATAS Official Event Photo Call at Hollywood Forever on Saturday (April 29) in Hollywood, Calif. The castmates – who Reveal/hide

The cast of Wednesday is getting back together again!

Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman attended the ATAS Official Event Photo Call at Hollywood Forever on Saturday (April 29) in Hollywood, Calif.

The castmates – who played Wednesday, Larissa Weems, and Morticia and Gomez Addams, respectively – posed together for photos at the event and appeared very happy about reuniting.

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Jenna put a fun spin on a traditional suit, pairing her blazer with a short skirt and orange turtleneck. Both Gwendoline and Catherine wore dresses, with the latter opting for one with a sheer lace top and off-the-shoulder sleeves.

If you missed it, Wednesday was renewed for a second season earlier this year after the first season was met with an incredibly warm reception in late 2022.

After the news broke, Jenna revealed that she almost wasn’t in the series because she initially passed on the offer.

Scroll through all the new photos of Wednesday stars Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Luis Guzman at the event in the gallery…

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega, Lexi Underwood and Lucy Hale joined several other celebs while stepping out at The Grey Zone Opening Party on Tuesday (April 11) in Los Angeles. The actresses were in attendance to celebrate the Gris Dior fragrance, for which the Wednesday s Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega, Lexi Underwood and Lucy Hale joined several other celebs while stepping out at The Grey Zone Opening Party on Tuesday (April 11) in Los Angeles.

The actresses were in attendance to celebrate the Gris Dior fragrance, for which the Wednesday star is an ambassador for the eau de parfurm.

The Grey Zone is a “pop-up discovery boutique and immersive art exhibition,” according to THR.

“The House of Dior is a beautiful representation of elegance and empowering women,” Jenna told THR before the event. “The scent of Gris Dior makes me feel confident. It’s one of my favorite steps while getting ready. As soon as I put it on, I feel the urge to go participate in life and hug people.”

Find out which other young stars were in attendance…

For those that would like to visit the boutique and exhibition, it will be open to the public from April 13-16, 11am to 6pm.

Keep scrolling to see all of the young stars in attendance at the event…



Bel-Air’s Akira Akbar



Mayfair Witches’ Alexandra Daddario



Do Revenge’s Alisha Boe



Shortcomings’ Ally Maki



Boo, B-tch’s Alyssa Jirrels



grown-ish’s Amelie Zilber



65′s Ariana Greenblatt



Wolf Pack’s Armani Jackson



Elite’s Aron Piper



Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin



Outer Banks’ Carlacia Grant



Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Cheyenne Isabel Wells



Swarm’s Dominique Fishback



Riverdale’s Erinn Westbrook



Fai Khadra



Ginny & Georgia’s Felix Mallard



Scream VI’s Jenna Ortega



Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s Kathryn Newton



Elvis’ Kelvin Harrison Jr



White House Plumbers’ Kiernan Shipka



The Flash’s Kiersey Clemons



Cruel Summer’s Lexi Underwood



Scream VI’s Liana Liberato



Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Liza Koshy



Ragdoll’s Lucy Hale



Dynasty’s Maddison Brown



Blockbuster’s Madeleine Arthur



From Scratch’s Marta Pozzan



Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules’ Myles O’Neal



Gotham Knights’ Navia Robinson



West Side Story’s Paloma Garcia-Lee



Outer Banks’ Rudy Pankow



Yellowjackets’ Samantha Hanratty



Gossip Girl’s Thomas Doherty

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega and Thuso Mbedu hit the red carpet for the Dare In Gris Dior The Grey Zone Opening event on Tuesday night (April 11) in Los Angeles. The two actresses are faces for the Dare In Gris Dior campaign alongside Fai Khadra and Orelsan. Hannah Einbi Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega and Thuso Mbedu hit the red carpet for the Dare In Gris Dior The Grey Zone Opening event on Tuesday night (April 11) in Los Angeles.

The two actresses are faces for the Dare In Gris Dior campaign alongside Fai Khadra and Orelsan.

Hannah Einbinder, Jamie Chung, Alexandra Daddario were also spotted inside with Yellowjackets stars Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, and Courtney Eaton.

Fatal Attraction‘s Alyssa Jirrels, Ariana Greenblatt, Stranger Things‘ Caleb McLaughlin, Rise of the Pink Ladies‘ Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Swarm‘s Dominique Fishback, Ant-Man‘s Kathryn Newton, Outer Banks‘ Rudy Pankow, Thomas Doherty, and more also attended the event.

The pop-up boutique, situated at 8175 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, will showcase exclusive artwork commissioned by the renowned fashion house Dior.

Created by five talented multidisciplinary artists from different parts of the world, each piece will offer a distinct and personal interpretation of the iconic Gris Dior color palette.

Head inside to see all of the stars, in Dior, at the party!

Keep scrolling to see each and every star at the party…



Akira Akbar



Alexandra Daddario



Alisha Boe



Ally Maki



Alyssa Jirrels



Amelie Zilber



Ariana Greenblatt



Armani Jackson



Aron Piper



Caleb McLaughlin



Carlacia Grant



Cheyenne Isabel Wells



Courtney Eaton



Dominique Fishback



Erinn Westbrook



Fai Khadra



Felix Mallard



Hannah Einbinder



Isis Valverde



Jamie Chung



Jenna Ortega



Jesse James Keitel



Johnny Sequoyah



Jurnee Smollett



Karla Souza



Kathryn Newton



Kelvin Harrison Jr



Kiernan Shipka



Kiersey Clemons



Lexi Underwood



Liana Liberato



Lily Sullivan



Liza Koshy



Lucy Hale



Maddison Brown



Madeleine Arthur



Margo Hayes



Marta Pozza



Mia Moretti



Monica Barbaro



Myles O’Neal



Navia Robinson



Orelsan



Paloma Garcia Lee



Ramla Ali



Rudy Pankow



Saint Levant



Samantha Hanratty



Sophie Thatcher



Tanzyn Crawford



Teresa Palmer



Navia Robinson



Thuso Mbedu



Will Peltz

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Content warning: The more time goes by, the more we learn about the what went into making Wednesday! In a new interview, star Jenna Ortega shared that she actually turned down the project multiple times. What made her finally say yes? Tim Burton, of course. Learn more ins Reveal/hide

The more time goes by, the more we learn about the what went into making Wednesday!

In a new interview, star Jenna Ortega shared that she actually turned down the project multiple times.

What made her finally say yes? Tim Burton, of course.

Learn more inside…

“I got the email, passed on it,” Jenna toldThe Times, noting that she just wanted to focus more on film.

“I had done so much TV in my life,” she explained. “When I first started acting, I don’t want to say nobody believed in me, but at the same time, nobody believed in me. You have to prove yourself. It’s only in the last three or four years that I’ve been able to start going up for film. I was scared that by signing on to another television show it could prevent me from doing other jobs I really wanted and cared about.”

Jenna then admitted that it was executive producer and director Tim Burton who made actually made her consider the project.

“The only reason I went back is because Tim is such a legend, and we just happened to get along very well,” she said. “But even then I said, ‘Ah, no — I think I’m OK,’ a couple [more] times.”

If you missed it, earlier this year another actress revealed she also turned down an upcoming project at first.

Recently, Jenna has revealed she changed up lines on the set of Wednesday, and she cried hysterically often throughout filming.

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega made her Saturday Night Live over the weekend! The 20-year-old Scream VI star served as host on this past Saturday’s (March 11) episode, with The 1975 as the musical guest. During the episode, Jenna took part in a sketch with Fred Armisen, re Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega made her Saturday Night Live over the weekend!

The 20-year-old Scream VI star served as host on this past Saturday’s (March 11) episode, with The 1975 as the musical guest.

During the episode, Jenna took part in a sketch with Fred Armisen, reuniting the two after working together on the hit Netflix series Wednesday. If you forgot, Fred played Uncle Fester in one episode.

On SNL, Jenna and Fred did a sketch where they played actors doing a remake of The Parent Trap.

Keep reading inside to find out more and watch all of Jenna’s SNL sketches…

Other sketches Jenna was in were “Waffle House,” “Jingle Pitch,” “Road Trip” with Please Don’t Destroy, “Exorcism,” “Ridiculousness” and “School vs. School.”

You can check them all out, including her opening monologue right here!

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega is so expertly cast as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s hit series that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. However, that was almost the case. The 20-year-old actress revealed in a recent interview that she initially passed on th Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega is so expertly cast as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s hit series that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. However, that was almost the case.

The 20-year-old actress revealed in a recent interview that she initially passed on the role. Not once, either.

She explained why she had hesitations to sign on for Wednesday. She also broke down what ultimately convinced her to join the project.

Keep reading to find out more…

“I got the email, passed on it,” Jenna told The Times.

She noted it was about her desire to do more film work instead.

“I had done so much TV in my life,” she explained. “When I first started acting, I don’t want to say nobody believed in me, but at the same time, nobody believed in me. You have to prove yourself. It’s only in the last three or four years that I’ve been able to start going up for film. I was scared that by signing on to another television show it could prevent me from doing other jobs I really wanted and cared about.”

Ultimately, it was director Tim Burton‘s involvement that made her rethink her decision.

“The only reason I went back is because Tim is such a legend, and we just happened to get along very well,” she admitted. “But even then I said, ‘Ah, no — I think I’m OK,’ a couple [more] times.”

Even after accepting the role, Jenna admitted that she was nervous about how it would be received.

“The cast and I, I remember, we used to talk about it in Romania, we were like, ‘Hey, what do you think will happen with the show?’” she recalled. “That was it, that was the most we ever really got into it. So I thought it wasn’t going to be watched. That it will be a nice little gem that someone finds.”

Of course, Wednesday was a smash hit that emerged as one of the biggest shows in the history of Netflix. It was renewed for a second season shortly after premiering to rave reviews.

After accepting the role, Jenna did take some creative risks to make sure that the iconic character was portrayed correctly.

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Content warning: "I was scared that by signing on to another television show it could prevent me from doing other jobs I really wanted and cared about," the "Scream VI" star said. Reveal/hide

Content warning: Jenna Ortega kicked off Saturday Night Live by revealing why she took on the hosting gig. The 20-year-old Wednesday actress is the youngest host of the season, and she kicked off the March 11 episode with a couple of jokes about her string of horror roles Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega kicked off Saturday Night Live by revealing why she took on the hosting gig.

The 20-year-old Wednesday actress is the youngest host of the season, and she kicked off the March 11 episode with a couple of jokes about her string of horror roles and her first ever acting job.

She also welcomed a special guest onstage!

Read more about Jenna Ortega’s opening monologue for Saturday Night Live…

“A lot of people assume that I’m dark and twisted in real life because of these roles that I play. But I am not like that at all,” Jenna said about being typecast for her roles in the likes of Wednesday and Scream 6. “I think there is just something about my face where people see it and they’re like ‘Hey, let’s throw blood on that.’”

She also claimed that she isn’t what makes her so scary.

“Scary music and editing can make anything seem like a horror film,” she explained before transforming a clip from her first acting gig – an adorable Colgate commercial – into the stuff of nightmares.

Why did Jenna decide to host SNL? “I wanted to face my biggest fear – happy, extroverted people who are always trying to perform,” she shared.

Her Wednesday co-star Fred Armisen – a SNL alum – showed up to support Jenna from the audience and joined her onstage for a quick exchange.

Check out the latest very exciting casting news for Jenna. The actress also made a surprising revelation about her part in Wednesday.

Watch Jenna Ortega’s Saturday Night Live opening monologue below…

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Content warning: Jenna Ortega might be continuing her professional relationship with Tim Burton as she’s in talks to star in the sequel to his classic movie Beetlejuice. The movie is in the works right now with a potential shoot happening this summer. Original star Michae Reveal/hide

Jenna Ortega might be continuing her professional relationship with Tim Burton as she’s in talks to star in the sequel to his classic movie Beetlejuice.

The movie is in the works right now with a potential shoot happening this summer. Original star Michael Keaton is attached to return.

Jenna recently worked with Burton on the smash hit Netflix series Wednesday and a second season of the show has already been ordered.

“It’s been quite an insane experience,” Jenna told THR about working with Burton. “I’ve been lucky enough to get the opportunity to work with an iconic director who just so happens to be one of the sweetest directors I’ve worked with, and also the most detail-oriented.”

So, who will Jenna play if she signs on?

Keep reading to find out more…

The Hollywood Reporter says that Jenna is in talks to play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, who was played by Winona Ryder in the first movie.

Beetlejuice will be celebrating its 35th anniversary in a few weeks!

A comment that Jenna made in a recent interview has been getting some backlash.

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