Jenna Ortega has revealed that she had to learn “the confidence of the average white man” to pull off several aspects of her role as Wednesday Addams – see what the actor had to say below.
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In a new video interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega opened up about a piece of advice her cello teacher shared with her on the set of Wednesday. When asked about a piece of good advice she’s received in her career, Ortega said: “The show that I do right now I have to play the cello, and I don’t play the cello. I want it to look real so that cellists don’t look at it and call me mean names.”
She continued: “My teacher told me that as long as I looked confident in my movements and I was strong and stoic and, you know, fully embodied the character that it would be fine. She told me that I just needed to approach everything I do in life with the confidence of the average white man and that changed my life. I feel better.”
“I was nervous even to do this [interview] because I ramble like crazy,” she went on to explain. “Like what am I going to talk about this whole time? Then I just remembered: ‘How would an average white man do this?’ And he probably would’ve shown up with mismatched socks.”
Watch the clip below.
In other Ortega news, she recently opened up about the Denzel Washington film that “changed the entire course of my existence”.
Back in May, Netflix released a teaser trailer for Wednesday season two, confirming the addition of new cast members Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Joanna Lumley and Thandie Newton.
The second season is currently in production and, at the time of writing, is expected to be released on the streaming platform by late 2024 or early 2025. Filming of the show moved to County Wicklow and became the largest production ever shot in Ireland according to its local industry body.
For Screen Ireland – which has welcomed numerous films and TV shows over the years, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Wednesday will mark the “largest production to ever film in Ireland” in terms of production spend.