Jenna Ortega didnt just play Wednesday Addams; shebecameher.
The 20-year-old opened up toDax Shepardon hisArmchair Expertpodcast about her experience embodying the spooky teen.
From the beginning Ortega had questions about the script.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
When I first signed onto the show, I didnt have all the scripts.
I thought it was going to be a lot darker.
It wasnt, she said.
COURTESY OF NETFLIX
The original conception ofWednesdaywas geared toward a younger audience, she explained.
Ugh, I cant believe I said that.
I literally hate myself.
I had to go, No.
You cant lead a story and have no emotional arc because then its boring and nobody likes you.
When you are little and say very morbid, offensive stuff, its funny and endearing.
But then you become a teenager and its nasty and you know it.
Theres less of an excuse.
