Jenna Ortega Auditioned for Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’ in Her 'X' Death Scene Makeup

With the premiere of Wednesday closer than ever, Jenna Ortega opened up about how her strange choice in makeup broke the ice during her audition with Tim Burton for the upcoming Netflix series. A rising star even before she was cast in the iconic role, Ortega began her career as a child actress in shows like Disney Channel's Stuck In The Middle and The CW's Jane the Virgin.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Ortega recently gave fans insight into her Zoom meeting with Wednesday’s director in an interview with Wired. When answering one of the “Web’s Most Searched Questions” about her character Lorraine’s fate in X, she revealed that she was still sporting the makeup and prosthetics from the scene where her character was shot in the head when she first auditioned for Burton.

"It was funny because when I met Tim Burton for my Wednesday audition, I had just done [my death scene in X] so I had stage blood and glycerin sweat in my hair, and a massive cut on my face, and had been up for over 24 hours. I got on the Zoom and he actually laughed. It made me laugh. I thought it was endearing.

Alongside Ortega, Wednesday guest stars Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones as her parents, Gomez and Morticia Addams, respectively. Also joining the cast of the highly-anticipated Netflix show are Riki Lindhome and Jamie McShane as well as Isaac Ordonez who is playing Wednesday’s younger brother, Pugsley, with Fred Armisen playing Uncle Fester.

Wednesday is set to premiere on Netflix on November 23. Check out Jenna Ortega's interview with Wired below.

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