The Netflix series Wednesday has quickly become a hit with both fans of the character and streaming viewers. As such, star Jenna Ortega quickly became a viral sensation – especially with her iconic dance number. Now Jenna Ortega reveals that she actually cried during the filming of one particular scene from the show.
This is quite interesting given that Jenna Ortega’s character usually shows as little emotion as possible. It’s an iconic trait given to Wednesday Addams following Christina Ricci’s portrayal of the character in the 1990’s Addams Family films. So what moment could have brought her to tears? As shared by Ortega while appearing on Hot Ones, it was a scene featuring her and her friend Thing.
At first she was asked about magician Victor Dorobantu, who played the role of her friend Thing, the lovable disembodied hand. This led to the following response where Jenna Ortega revealed the moment she cried for real:
“Oh, it actually was that Thing operating room scene where they weren’t on him, but they were shooting my coverage and it’s the first and only time Wednesday cries,” Ortega shared. “And I went to reach my hand out to him and he pet my hand, he was like comforting me and I actually started crying … I restarted the line because it actually made me sad, and we just laughed and that was like a real bonding moment for Victor and I.”
She continued:
“But kudos to him because they had him in all kinds of crazy positions, because like in a whole chroma key suit that they edit out later … The hands were there, but he’s physically there acting with you… there’s a blue man in the entire show and he’s just, they took him out, but I remember they would build all these set pieces for him so they did like a wild desk so he was sitting crunched in a desk or they built holes in the floor, but that was a real task. I would say and he killed it.”
It’s certainly sweet to know that Ortega was this close with her co-star. It really shows in the chemistry that they have as friends in the show – even if Dorobantu is just playing a disembodied hand without the ability to express much emotion.
In addition to Jenna Ortega as the titular character, the cast of Wednesday includes Gwendoline Christie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane, Fred Armisen, and Christina Ricci.
Fans can currently view the entire first season of Wednesday on Netflix. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for additional updates on the series and its upcoming second season as we have them.