Jenna Ortega has turned Wednesday Addams into a viral prom queen.
Chances are, if you’re a fan of the new Netflix spin-off “The Addams Family” series “Wednesday,” your social media algorithm has showered you with TikTok videos of kids and adults performing an intense dance that featured Addams’ character. Actress, Wednesday Addams. at the show. On the December 16 episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Ortega opened up about how her now-viral dance came to be.
“Initially, they wanted a flash mob, but I thought, no, there’s no way Wednesday is going to be great with dancing and cheering for a bunch of people,” the actress said. “The director, Tim Burton, and I talked about it a little bit, and he said, ‘Yeah, let’s not make a circle. Let’s make it his thing.'”
The 20-year-old continued: “A week before filming the dance, he chose the [1981] song ‘Goo Goo Muck’ by The Cramps. And The Cramps are one of my favorite bands, so I was super excited, super excited.”
Ortega told Jimmy Fallon that she wanted to choreograph the dance herself. “[Burton] it was like, ‘I know you’ve got it. You’ve been working on it. I’m not even worried about it. I trust you.’ And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, you know, it’s all so good.
There was only one small problem. “I wasn’t over it at all,” the actress said, adding: “Oh my gosh. I was kicking myself. I felt like a fool. I’m not a dancer. I don’t do any of that.” I have no experience in that field. I didn’t sleep for two days.”
Ortega said that to prepare for the dance, he watched videos of the 1970s rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and rock singers Lene Lovich and Nina Hagen, “archival footage of goth kids dancing in clubs in the 1980s.” and French actor Denis Lavant in the 1999 film “Beau Travail.”
With her dance, the actress also paid tribute to Lisa Loring, who, at age 6, originated the on-screen role of Wednesday Addams on the 1960s comedy series “The Addams Family.” “I did a little bit of her mix that she does,” Ortega said. “And of course they cut off from the camera when she did it, but she’s there, I know.”
Ortega said Netflix officials told her that her dance “will be a thing on TikTok.” She added: “And then they were right.”
Jenna Ortega is making Wednesday Addams her own. “This is a different Wednesday. She’s a different person than previous iterations,” she told Access Hollywood at the series premiere. The 20-year-old wowed on the event’s red carpet in a black Versace dress with a matching veil. She also shared the story behind one of her first red carpet looks.
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