Jenna Ortega Shares Who Convinced Reconsider After She Turned Down Wednesday Role
in late 2022, but the series nearly had a completely different lead. Jenna Ortega, who stars as the show's titular character, revealed to"I got the email and passed on it," Jenna said. The 20-year-old actor had grown tired of working on television series, and she wanted to switch gears. "I have done so much TV in my life," she told the. "When I first started acting, I don't want to say nobody believed in me, but at the same time, nobody believed in me.
Despite initially rejecting the series, the show's executive producer and director, Tim Burton, ultimately convinced Jenna to say yes to the series. "The only reason I went back is because Tim is such a legend, and we just happened to get along very well," she said. "But even then I said, ‘Ah, no — I think I’m OK,’ a couple [more] times."
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