Jenna Ortega & 'Wednesday' Cast Praise "Collaborative" Director Tim Burton | THR Interview - video Dailymotion

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The cast of 'Wednesday,' including Jenna Ortega, Gwendoline Christie, Hunter Doohan, Percy Hynes White, Emma Myers and Joy Sunday, spoke to THR's Tiffany Taylor all about their new Netflix series. 'Wednesday' hits Netflix on Nov. 23.

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00:00I think for me it was a bit more personal just because I relate to Wednesday so much

00:04and I see a lot of myself in her.

00:06Jenna Ortega stars as the smart and sarcastic Wednesday Addams in the new Netflix series

00:11Wednesday.

00:12Ortega and the cast spoke to The Hollywood Reporter all about creating the highly anticipated

00:16mystery series, including what it was like working with co-creator and director Tim Burton,

00:21the show's enigmatic monster, and more.

00:23A mysterious monster lurks at the center of the new take on the beloved member of the

00:39Addams family.

00:40When you saw the final version of the monster in the series, were you surprised with how

00:45it looked?

00:46Was that what you were imagining or was it different?

00:48Definitely not what I was imagining, but in a good way.

00:52It is something that Tim actually drew himself.

00:54I like it because it's just weird.

00:58He's kind of like a weird little guy.

01:00It's not even scary.

01:01He's almost cute at times.

01:02But I think it's an interesting design and it's weird enough and kind of campy enough that

01:07it goes with the general mood of the show.

01:11Complete surprise.

01:11I was terrified.

01:13I was surprised.

01:14I was so happy because when I was reading the script, I was picturing one of those like

01:19all the movies nowadays, like whenever there's a monster, it's just this like faceless thing

01:25with like a million teeth.

01:26You know what I mean?

01:27Yeah.

01:28And this was like, it's like, feels like a Tim Burton drawing coming to life.

01:32Like this really creepy, like huge eye bulging like creature, you know?

01:37Nevermore continues to be a place where the questions far outweigh the answers.

01:40The series comes from the imagination of Burton, who the actors described as a collaborative

01:48director.

01:49You know, he would call me into his trailer in the mornings and we would go through the

01:53sides and he would say, what are you uncomfortable saying?

01:55What do you think is inaccurate or, you know, whatever?

01:58And what would you rather say?

02:00So we would do our own little mind tweaks in the morning or, you know, we would go and

02:03enter a room to block a scene and, oh, Jenna, what do you want to do?

02:07So I walk around and do the movements I want to do and then he looks to the crew and tells

02:10them, okay, you got that?

02:11Because that's what we're doing.

02:12You know, it was like, there was a lot of trust that he put in me.

02:15You know, you never know with someone like him who has such a background.

02:17So I have a lot of respect.

02:19It was really wonderful.

02:20Tim is one of my favorite directors I've ever worked with.

02:23He is so respectful.

02:25He is so considerate and kind and hilarious.

02:30He made everybody up their game.

02:32He made everybody concentrate more, push that bit further, look for something.

02:37And with Tim, there is always the other.

02:41And that's where the fascination lies, in the otherness.

02:45He's able to bring that to life and give it magic like nobody else.

02:50He's so collaborative.

02:51It was kind of shocking.

02:53I was nervous to work with him.

02:55Like, so much pressure when you're about to walk on set for the first time.

02:58But then he's the nicest guy in the world.

03:01It's kind of amazing to know that it's going to look and feel, like, astonishing.

03:05But he's just so easygoing with the whole process.

03:08So really a blessing.

03:09Yeah, if you had, like, an idea or anything, you could just go up and say,

03:13Hey, Tim, how about this?

03:14And you'd be like, yeah, that's good.

03:14That's good.

03:15I'd like that.

03:16Maybe I'll miss the time for a laugh, too.

03:17So would the cast say the series is creepy, kooky, mysterious, or spooky?

03:24Maybe mysterious, I would say, actually.

03:27Yeah.

03:27Probably spooky.

03:29Spooky.

03:31Because I know that's what Wednesday prefers.

03:34Wednesday hits Netflix on November 23rd.

03:36For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

Jenna Ortega & 'Wednesday' Cast Praise "Collaborative" Director Tim Burton | THR Interview

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