Jenna Ortega says she often had to fight to depict Wednesday Addams the way she believed the character should be portrayed.
, which was originally envisioned as a flash mob. “Initially, it was supposed to be a flash mob, and she was supposed to start dancing, and everyone was supposed to pick up on it and start dancing with her. And that I vetoed, because why would she be okay with that?” the actor explained. “Well, I said, ‘Either cut it or have Wednesday knock someone out, and then it’s done.’”.
Over the course of production on the eight-episode series, Ortega “grew very, very protective of” Wednesday Addams, she said. “You can’t lead a story and have no emotional arc, because then it’s boring and nobody likes you,” she continued, explaining that she took issue with some of the character’s more aggressive choices. “When you’re little and you say really morbid, offensive stuff, it’s funny and endearing andoh, well now you’re being nasty and you know it.
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