The cast of ‘Wednesday’ had to follow strict rules while filming the Netflix series. One of them followed intense programs.
Jenna Ortega recently spoke out about how difficult this situation has become.
Jenna Ortega cried about her schedules on the set of Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’
It must be remembered that in order to bring Merlina Addams to life, Jenna Ortega had to learn to play the cello, archery, fencing and even acrobatics.
Although his efforts paid off, as the Netflix series became an audience favorite, preparing for each of these activities resulted in a demanding schedule. This was revealed by the young actress on February 9 in a question and answer panel organized by Netflix, in statements collected by “Variety”.
Initially, the recordings of “Wednesday” lasted between “12 and 14 hours a day”, although “it had to be two hours before on set”.
Once her day on set was over, Jenna Ortega had to attend one of her many classes to prepare for her role:
The demand was such that even on his free weekends he was preparing for the lead role in “Wednesday”, a Netflix series:
That beat ended up taking its toll on the 20-year-old actress:
Of course, a lot of that pressure was self-imposed, because Jenna Ortega thought the series would be better if she did these parts, instead of having a double:
However, towards the end of the recordings of “Wednesday”, the production had to resort to other professionals to do some of its scenes:
The truth is that it’s not the first time that Jenna Ortega talks about the complications she had when recording ‘Wednesday’.
In December 2022, for example, he revealed that he had COVID-19 (not yet detected) when he did his iconic dance in front of the cameras:
That same month, he admitted he didn’t sleep “for two days” in preparation for that very scene.
Tell us, did you ever imagine everything Jenna Ortega had to do to prepare for “Wednesday”?
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