Jenna Ortega is pretty sure she auditioned for the role of Zendaya. dune. this Beetlejuice Beetlejuice The actress said she was 15 when she participated in the interview.
“I thought it was Chani’s, I thought it was Zendaya’s,” Ortega recalled in an interview. BuzzFeed interview. “But they didn’t say that, it was all very secretive.”
Ortega added that she remembers being “so excited” because Denis Villeneuve “is one of my favorite filmmakers.”
Ortega is 21, which matches her potential dune Auditioned at age six. In addition to Zendaya, the first installment in the critically acclaimed sci-fi series also stars Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stella Starring Len Skarsgård and Dave Bautista. Dune: Part 2 Released earlier this year.
Elsewhere in the interview, Ortega discussed her experience filming Netflix Wednesday Working with legendary director Tim Burton. Burton also directed the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — the sequel to his 1988 film Beetlejuice — Ortega plays Astrid Deetz, the daughter of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.
“exist Wednesday We just wanted to get to know each other a little bit,” Ortega said of her relationship with Burton. “exist Beetlejuice … He seemed more interesting, and I think that actually helped our relationship a lot… It was just a very happy, happy shoot.
Ryder reprized her role in the film alongside Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara. “Winona is very passionate,” Ortega said. “I was really, really lucky to have such a connection with her on set.”
As for Keaton and O’Hara, Ortega also had praise.
“I’ve been a fan of Michael Keaton for a long time, and I think when I met him in person, it just came inside me because I’m weirdly shy,” she said, adding that seeing him Keaton playing the role of Beetlejuice “was the first time” I think I saw someone completely disappear without any involvement of their own, so that was pretty special.
Ortega added: “Catherine O’Hara is one of, if not the, funniest people I have ever met in my life.”
Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix series Wednesdaythe show released its first season in 2022.
“We’re filming episodes 201 and 204 right now, and there’s a lot going on in those episodes that feels really outstanding,” Ortega said. “It feels like we’re dealing with a big scene every day.”
Ortega also revealed some personal details during the interview, including revealing that her first celebrity crush “was Barack Obama” and her (completely fabricated) rumors about dating Johnny Depp Feel confused and excited.
“This is crazy to me, I’ve never said anything like this,” Ortega said. “I thought it was hilarious.”
