In Netflix’s “Wednesday,” it appears that Merlina (Jenna Ortega) is allergic to colors, has gloomy and morbid tastes, prefers to be alone, and always has a serious expression on her face.
Jenna Ortega was even told not to blink, as one of the rules the ‘Wednesday’ cast had to follow was to make Merlina seem cold and distant.
All this makes her stand out in the school of the excluded. So much so that one of the students comments that his black and white clothes make him look like a walking Instagram filter.
In this way, Jenna Ortega, without asking the advice of Christina Ricci, manages to give her Merlina a recognizable personality of the character, but also her own stamp that differentiates her from the previous versions.
Although this was complicated for the Latina actress, since some scenes were not included because she seems to be smiling too much.
- Christina Ricci plays in movie “10 Things To Do Before We Break Up”, which you can watch for free on ViX.
Deleted scenes from “Wednesday” with Jenna Ortega very happy
With a few weeks already available on the streaming platform, Netflix shared some of the scenes that were deleted due to mistakes, funny moments or unexpected things in the production.
These bloopers range from several planes flying overhead while the actors are filming a scene, to dialogue mistakes, but the ones that have gotten the most attention are Jenna Ortega’s.
In the deleted scenes where the “Wednesday” star appears, there are mistakes when she seriously says a sentence, tries to shoot an arrow and even accidentally hits Emma Myers (Enid Sinclair) in the face with a flashlight.
Having gotten used to seeing Merlina with her serious look and expressionless face, when the 20-year-old actress makes a mistake in one of her lines, she relaxes her face and looks very happy, it is very noticeable and even strange to see her as This.
This isn’t the only behind-the-scenes content that Netflix has shared from the series, but it was also revealed how Dedos’ (Thing) character scenes were recorded without the use of CGI.
Seeing Ortega pictured as Merlina cracking jokes, having fun on set as they prepare to shoot, and smiling from ear to ear draws attention to how different she is.
However, maybe we’ll get a second season and we’ll be able to see her be more social and smile a little more with her peers and family.
Source: univision
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