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Beetlejuice 2 in the Works with Original Cast and Jenna Ortega [Updated]

The long-in-the-works sequel opens in theaters on September 6th, 2024. Beetlejuice 2 in the Works with Original Cast and Jenna Ortega [Updated] Alex Young

Jenna Ortega Initially Passed on Playing Wednesday Addams

The scream queen admits she worried Netflix's Addams family spinoff would have prevented her from booking film roles. Jenna Ortega Initially Passed on Playing Wednesday Addams Abby Jones

The 1975 Perform Two Songs on SNL Episode Hosted by Jenna Ortega

Matty Healy and Co. performed "I'm in Love With You" and "Oh Caroline," and host Jenna Ortega spoofed The Parent Trap and Ridiculousness. The 1975 Perform Two Songs on SNL Episode Hosted by Jenna Ortega Alex Young

Beetlejuice 2 in the Works with Original Cast and Jenna Ortega: Report

The long-in-the-works sequel may finally on the way. Beetlejuice 2 in the Works with Original Cast and Jenna Ortega: Report Alex Young

Scream VI Is the Fun, Thrilling Slash in the Arm the Franchise Needed: Review

In this much-improved installment, the filmmakers have a lock on the amped-up Scooby-Doo mystery tone of Wes Craven's era. Scream VI Is the Fun, Thrilling Slash in the Arm the Franchise Needed: Review Clint Worthington

The Weeknd to Star in New Movie Alongside Jenna Ortega

The currently untitled project will mark The Weeknd's first starring role in a feature film. The Weeknd to Star in New Movie Alongside Jenna Ortega Eddie Fu

Jack White, The 1975 to Perform on Saturday Night Live

Woody Harrelson, Jenna Ortega, and Travis Kelce will each take a turn hosting SNL's next three episodes. Jack White, The 1975 to Perform on Saturday Night Live Alex Young

Netflix Renews Wednesday for Season 2

Wednesday Addams doesn’t bury hatchets, she sharpens them, and she’ll be back sharper than ever now that Netflix has officially renewed Wednesday for Season 2. The news is hardly a surprise; Wednesday is one of Netflix’s biggest hits ever, even breaking some viewership records set by Stranger Things. Season 1 of the Tim Burton-produced, Jenna Ortega-starring series inspired viral dances and unblinking stares, and according to co-showrunners Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, they’re just getting started. “It’s been incredible to create a show that has connected with people across the world,” they told Tudum. “Thrilled to continue Wednesday’s tortuous journey into Season 2. We can’t wait to dive head first into another season and explore the kooky spooky world of N...

Ghostface Stalks Jenna Ortega in Scream 6 Trailer: Watch

Before Jenna Ortega starred as the unflappable Wednesday Addams, she survived Ghostface in the Scream “requel.” She’s set to reprise her role as Tara Carpenter in Scream 6, and judging by the teaser trailer, moving to New York City wasn’t enough to start a fresh chapter. The slasher flick naturally takes place on Halloween, when Tara is on the subway with her friends and half-sister Sara (Melissa Barrera). As a Ghostface mask-wearing figure approaches, the lights go out, and so the action begins. Watch the full Scream 6 teaser trailer and see the movie poster below. Though Scream veteran Courteney Cox is returning as Gale Weathers for the latest installment, Neve Campbell won’t be appearing in Scream 6. Back in June, Campbell revealed that she received and turned d...

Who Is the Monster on Netflix’s Wednesday?

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Wednesday.] Like many coming-of-age TV shows, Netflix’s latest hit series Wednesday uses a murder mystery as a central thread for its plot. Shortly after Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) is expelled from her high school and transferred to Nevermore Academy in the backwoods of Vermont, the aloof teenager discovers there has been a monster picking off her fellow outcasts one by one. Once she learns of a premonition in which she appears to destroy the school, Wednesday resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery by using her psychic abilities passed down through generations. While still learning to interpret her own visions, the eldest Addams Family sibling manages to alienate almost everyone around her while also putti...

Wednesday Breaks Netflix Viewership Record Set by Stranger Things

Pigtail braids might become the season’s hottest hairstyle, because Wednesday just broke a Netflix viewership record set by Stranger Things Season 4. Per TV Line, the Tim Burton-helmed series — which stars a brilliantly-cast Jenna Ortega as the titular Addams daughter — racked up 341.23 million hours viewed since its November 23rd debut, besting the previous record for the most hours viewed in a week for an English-language TV series on Netflix. Stranger Things 4 amassed 335.01 million hours viewed for the week of May 30th to June 5th earlier this year. Coming in second place for most hours viewed on Netflix last week was 1899 (with nearly 88 million hours viewed), followed by The Crown Season 5 (42.4 million hours viewed), Dead to Me Season 5 (33.3 million hours viewed) and Mani...

How Siouxsie and the Banshees Inspired Jenna Ortega’s Goth Dance in Wednesday

Thanks to a delightfully aloof performance from Jenna Ortega, Netflix’s updated Addams Family adaptation Wednesday has been a runaway hit. In one unforgettable scene, Ortega’s Wednesday Addams lets her guard down for a bit and breaks out a series of impressive moves at the Nevermore Academy’s Rave’N dance. On Twitter, Ortega revealed the inspirations for her dance moves, citing “Siouxsie Sioux, Bob Fosse’s Rich Man’s Frug, Lisa Loring, Lene Lovich, Denis Lavant, and archival footage of goths dancing in clubs in the ’80s.” Sioux was the lead singer for Siouxsie and the Banshees, a British rock band that was a pivotal part of the goth-rock scene alongside groups such as The Cure, Joy Division, and Bauhaus. Meanwhile, Fosse choreographed a dance craze called The Rich Man’s Frug in the mu...

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