This is the main event that crystallizes Hollywood at the moment: the writers’ strike started by the Writers Guild of America. The failure of a new agreement with the AMPTP (Alliance of Film and Television Producers) prompted the union to launch a lengthy strike.
Screenwriters are fighting to re-evaluate their rights and working conditions, but also to increase their wages in a context where streaming platforms have taken a prominent place.
Jenna Ortega was mocked by the amazing screenwriters
And while the strike was in full swing – shutting down many factories – the demonstrators did not lack the imagination to find strong and shrill slogans to express their anger. If only we could get hints of Inheritance, Top Gun, or Severance These photos were published by VarietySome screenwriters mocked Jenna Ortega, a rising star of horror and genre cinema.
So, in the early days of the strike, Nick Adams, the screenwriter of BoJack Horseman, tweeted: “Jenna Ortega better get back from New York this afternoon to be on the picket line”. As Karen Joseph Adcock, screenwriter of The Bear, added: “Rewriting is writing! See you on the picket line, Jenna.”
And Brandon Cohen, the Disney Channel screenwriter and star of The Escort, caused a stir with a sign that read: “Without screenwriters, Jenna Ortega would have nothing to improve!”. But then why is Jenna Ortega the scapegoat for the screenwriters on strike?
Because the Wednesday series star sparked controversy in March last year The Dax Shepard Podcast revealed that he changed the scripts of the Netflix series without telling the writers. If the actor himself admitted that he had a “lack of professionalism”, he explained why he changed passages that did not make sense, according to him:
“Everything he does, everything I had to play, didn’t fit the character at all”he explained. “If she was involved in a love triangle, it didn’t make sense. There was also a line on the dress she had to wear to the prom that said, ‘Oh my God, I love this!’ I can’t believe I said that. , I hate myself,’ and I was like, ‘No, he can’t do that.'”
Therefore, the actor had to explain his changes to the screenwriters, who later discovered that the script had been rewritten, because he found the script too light and naive. The act of the star, who will soon be seen in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2 alongside Ryder, was heavily criticized by some screenwriters who added fuel to the fire during the strike movement.
If the strike goes ahead – but will it last as long as the 2007 strike? – It must be said that Jenna Ortega was friends not only with screenwriters. It remains to be seen how the cast’s reunion with the writers of Wednesday , ordered by Netflix, will play out for a second season.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
