Former Addams Family star Christina Ricci said it’s great to witness Jenna Ortega’s success as the lead character in Netflix’s Wednesday.
Of course, Ricci appeared Wednesday in the 1991 film version of The Addams Family and returned to the part in the 1993 sequel Addams Family Values. The talented performer is acting in the smash series Yellowjackets these days and recently unveiled her personal passion project, Christina Ricci’s Cat Full of Spiders Tarot Deck and Guidebook.
Though she never thought the role was hers to start with, Ricci also starred as the dorm mother of Ortega’s Wednesday in Season 1 of the popular Netflix series, so formally passing the torch of the character
“I’ve never seen Wednesday as my character or she was a part,” Ricci told me on a recent phone call regarding her tarot deck and guidebook. “I enjoyed playing and that character was great. Yes, I do discuss that character most likely once a week since people are so fixated on the character itself; yet, I have never seen it as something that belongs to me.”
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Ricci said, “It’s fun to see another Wednesday.”
The Tee & Charles Addams Foundation notes that the Addams Family is based on the work of cartoonist Charles Addams, which initially surfaced in The New Yorker magazine in 1938.
Lisa Loring made the live-action version of the character well-known when she starred in the The Addams Family series ABC-TV from 1964-1966 before Christina Ricci and Jenna Ortega’s turns as Wednesday.
Ricci said she was delighted to watch Ortega give her own interpretation of Marilyn Thornhill and felt flattered to be asked to play her on Wednesday. Wednesday also brought Ricci back with director Tim Burton, with whom she had collaborated in the 1999 horror blockbuster Sleepy Hollow alongside Johnny Depp.
“I love seeing Jenna do it as a fan and as someone who loves the Wednesday character it’s fun to see another Wednesday—but I never felt any personal ownership over that character,” Ricci added. “There have been other actresses who have performed that character in the past; I just feel it’s really fun to be associated with all of this and to be in that world—and it was such a joy to work with Tim again.”
Released Tuesday, Ricci’s Cat Full of Spiders Tarot Deck and Guidebook is sold online and in bookshops.
Conclusion:
Ultimately, Christina Ricci’s endorsement of Jenna Ortega’s performance on Wednesday captures the friendship among actors who have brought the venerable character to life. Ricci values Ortega’s fresh performance as a former Wednesday Addams herself, therefore passing the batons within the Addams Family legacy. As Ricci openly supports Ortega, fans of both actors are eager to watch how she continues to mold the part.
FAQs:
1. Why is Christina Ricci happy for Jenna Ortega’s success on Wednesday?
A. Christina Ricci admires Jenna Ortega’s fresh take on Wednesday Addams and celebrates her success in the Netflix series.
2. Q: What role did Christina Ricci play in the original Wednesday?
A. Christina Ricci famously portrayed Wednesday Addams in the 1990s The Addams Family films, making her an iconic part of the character’s history.