The writers of Wednesday’s hit calmed a controversy over Jenna Ortega’s claims that they changed her lines without permission and praised her contribution.
waiting for the second season of WednesdayThe co-creators of the hit Netflix series, Miles Millar and Al Gough, have revealed some of the background on the character-centered show “Which Teen Tim Burton Had a Crush On”, Among the topics touched upon is one of the protagonist’s declarations delicate Jenna Ortegawho revealed that he has randomly changed your lines To protect his character.
Millar and Gough revealed that Jenna Ortega was chosen after a very long casting process. “Netflix gave us a list of actresses they liked, and Jenna was on that list. But we wanted to see as many people as possible, just to make sure we got the right Wednesday. If we had She didn’t get it, so it was a bust.” the writers explained to IndieWire.
Wednesday 2: Everything we know about the Netflix series’ second season
Everyone Loves Jenna Ortega (Except the Screenwriters on Strike)
Finally Wednesday’s writers bet on the winning horse and Jenna Ortega proved perfect to show the record. But recently the actress came under fire for her statements: Ortega revealed that she made changes to her lines on set without the consent of the writers. Words that have drawn criticism from some writers and which have turned them into the target of teasing from the WGA screenwriters on strike.
author of Wednesday mitigated the controversy by explaining: “The protagonist of any series becomes your ally, it just happens. It’s just inevitable. And this character … there’s a precision to it. There’s a precision to Jenna’s performance, the way the character is written, There’s a precision to that, a precision to what Tim does, we all talked about it together a lot because we were trying to land a plane on a small aircraft carrier in a very large ocean.”,
“‘What will Wednesday do?’ He was asking us all the time. So that research is something we really enjoyed about season one. And then also the actors finding their voices within the characters that were written.They add up. “We welcome collaborations. We are not jealous about it, but there is a precision to the lines and dialogues and comedy that are all scripted. So it is about clarity in communication and making everyone feel comfortable. “,