Jenna Ortega Doesn't Want to Do the Wednesday Dance Anymore

Jonathan Majors’ lawyer is working hard to prove the actor’s innocence.

William Earl Gwyneth Paltrow is in court after being accused of colliding with a skier, but the man suing her was served a blow after one of his own expert witnesses during a wacky morning in court on March 30. On March 27, Terry Sanderson, who is suing Paltrow after a 2016 collision in Park City, Utah, testified that he was sent “absolutely flying” after his claim that Paltrow hit him: “All I saw was a whole lot of snow. And I didn’t see the sky, but I was flying.” Yet Sanderson’s legal team brought Dr. Richard Boehme, a neurologist, to testify as a final witness via Zoom. After the connection was garbled several times, the team brought his testimony to a cell phone, which then promptly dropped. Once the communication issues cleared up, he was asked by Paltrow’s side if he recalls testimony from Sanderson that he went airborne during the accident.

McKinley Franklin author Blumhouse has acquired the screen rights to the viral paranormal story of Deborah and Jessica Moffitt and forthcoming book manuscript, “Mr. Entity: The Moffitt Family Haunting,” Variety can exclusively reveal. The story of the Moffitt family took audiences by storm after Jessica published a 2022 article detailing their hauntings of a supernatural presence know as “Mr. Entity.” The Moffitts were terrorized by the supernatural spirit from the late 1980s to early 1990s, keeping the affairs under wraps to all those except paranormal experts. Blumhouse will develop the unscripted series with ITV America’s Good Caper Content through Blumhouse Television.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Film rights to Rebecca Serle’s novel “One Italian Summer” have sold to Paramount Pictures. The Brian Robbins-led studio won a competitive auction for the bestseller, published by Simon & Schuster’s Atria label. Temple Hill will produce a feature adaptation and Serle is executive producing with David Stone of TFC Productions. “One Italian Summer” follows Katy, a young woman reeling from the recent loss of her mom and best friend Carol. Katy embarks on the trip of a lifetime, meant to be spent as mother and daughter, over two weeks in Positano. Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliff sides, delightful residents and delectable food, Katy feels herself coming back to life. Things take a supernatural turn when suddenly her mother appears in the flesh — healthy, sun-tanned and thirty years old. Over the course of the summer, Katy not only discovers Carol as a young woman, but more about herself than she expected.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor NBCUniversal’s Peacock has announced a hot new reality dating show — but, you know, not really. In an early April Fool’s Day stunt, Peacock announced a new show with language-learning app Duolingo: “Love Language,” purportedly following 10 “confident and flirty singles” from across the globe coming together “to share a house in paradise in hopes of finding true love.” The catch: None of them speaks the same language. But the only thing real about the show is the trailer, which is available on the Peacock and Duolingo apps and on social channels (watch below).

Thania Garcia Nearly two months after a Los Angeles jury found Tory Lanez guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet during an altercation in July 2020, the Canadian rapper has requested a new trial. Lanez’s legal team is now claiming that the judge assigned to the case “erroneously allowed” jurors to assess a September 2020 Instagram post from Lanez’s personal account citing Megan’s now-former best friend Kelsey Harris was not the shooter, according to a report by Rolling Stone. Lanez, who asserted that Harris was responsible for the shooting, also filed a claim that his employee Joshua Farias was behind the social media comment. The new filing, issued on March 29, also sees lawyers Jose Baez and Matthew Barhoma alleging that prosecutors surprised them with the Instagram comment mid-trial leaving them with little time to figure out who actually wrote it.

Mike Tindall has joked about how being a father-of-three helped him prepare for a day of army training. The video sees the former rugby champ turned royal, 44, join army personnel for a day to experience first-hand the challenges they face when training in Ministry Of Defence (MOD) areas that are also open to the public.The video began with Mike taking a stroll in Salisbury Plain, which is used for training by the MOD but it also accessible to the general public. Mike began: "Hi, I'm Mike Tindall, former England rugby captain.

The brother of This Morning host Phillip Schofield wept as he told a court how he phoned his brother and told him he was “on the verge” of taking his own life.Timothy Schofield, 54, is on trial at Exeter Crown Court charged with 11 sexual offences involving a child between October 2016 and October 2019, including two of sexual activity with a child.Timothy Schofield, a civilian police worker from Bath, is said to have told his TV star brother about some of the alleged offending in September 2021. When asked by his barrister Peter Binder whether he had performed sexual acts on the teenager, Timothy replied: “Absolutely not.” Timothy Schofield told the jury he had watched pornography with the boy, who he insisted was aged over 16 at that time, and they had masturbated while sat apart.

Katie Price has defended her fiancé Carl Woods by hitting back at claims that her post about narcissism was referring to him. It began when the 44 year old former glamour model posted a cryptic message on her Instagram stories.The star was re-sharing a video where a man talked about how "narcissists living double lives", but it quickly led to speculation about whether she was making a dig at her on-off flame, 33 year old ex-Love Islander Carl. “Here are 3 ways that narcissists live double lives," the video began.The man then called those with the condition "duplicitous" and claimed that all narcissists "lie".

Gemma Owen has detailed how the last couple of months have been “quite challenging” for her following the death of her competition horse, Sirius Black.The former Love Island contestant, who competed on the show last year against the likes of Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti, was left heartbroken in February when Sirius died suddenly. Sirius, who Gemma nicknamed Siz, was 17 years old at the time of his death and had been a fixture in Gemma’s life since she was 11. She rode the Harry Potter-named horse in several competitions and scored a personal best at Prix St Georges in January 2022.

EastEnders actress Gillian Taylforth has quite the legion of admirers, who have praised her "ageless" beauty. The 67 year old is a TV staple and has starred in shows including Hollyoaks and Footballers' Wives, but is best-known for her decades-spanning star turn as Walford's Kathy Beale. An now, fans have taken a moment to appreciate the star, with one writing on Reddit: "Just here to give a shout out to how fantastic she actually looks! "Was just watching the scene where she says 'I thought the universe had forgiven me' and the camera panned in and I said out loud 'b***dy hell Kathy! Looking great there love." Another fan wrote: "I always think about how amazing Kathy looks, especially after I found out that Gillian Taylforth is in her late 60s.

Anna «Chickadee» Cardwell, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, according to multiple reports.The 28-year-old received her adrenal carcinoma diagnosis in January. Anna underwent a series of tests for stomachaches, and cancer was discovered in her liver, kidney, and lung, according to .Anna has reportedly experienced her first round of chemotherapy, with further treatment decisions to be made depending on her reaction.A source tells that Anna ’s family members are «very hopeful» she will get better.Anna is a mother of two, sharing daughters Kaitlyn, 10, and Kylee, 7, with her ex-husband, Michael Cardwell.Anna is the sister of Jessica «Chubbs» Shannon, 26, Lauryn «Pumpkin» Efird, 23, and Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson, 17.Anna has been outspoken about her mother, June.

Abby Lee Miller is sharing her perspective on Todd and Julie Chrisley's prison sentences, telling ET's Denny Directo that the disgraced reality stars may have trouble adjusting to their life behind bars. «He's very bougie,» Abby Lee says of Todd. «He is not going to be able to handle, like, the soap and the towels.» But Abby Lee, who spent just under one year in prison for her own fraud sentence from 2017 to 2018, says that in her experience, there were ways around the tough adjustment.

Ex Astris, Scientia!”Co-showrunners Kurtzman and Landau are set executive produce alongside Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. Hailing from CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, Violo will write the premiere episode.“We are excited to introduce ‘Star Trek’ fans to a whole new generation of Starfleet officers in training as they navigate the rigors of the Academy and the brink of adulthood in ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,’ Paramount Streaming chief marketing officer and head of data Domenic DiMeglio said.

was anything to go by, a super-talented actor (we're still upset that she was snubbed at the Oscars).Now, the triple threat is back for a new Netflix movie called The Mother, and it looks epic. The 53-year-old Anaconda star returns to her action-packed roots for the flick, in which she stars as a deadly female assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years before against equally dangerous assailants.

Billy Corgan is reflecting on his friendship with the late Lisa Marie Presley, and he admits there's one regret he has over his working relationship with her, or lack thereof.During an appearance with The Smashing Pumpkins on SiriusXM's, the rock band's frontman opened up about the tragic loss of Elvis and Priscilla Presley's only child, after she died in January at the age of 54.Following her death, Corgan was among those who performed at her funeral, held at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, where he performed the band's 1998 single, «To Sheila.»«She was awesome — that was a tough one,» the 56-year-old musician said. «That was really hard for me because she was a one-of-a-kind person and the world really didn't know her because they, of course, always knew her as Elvis' daughter, but she was a really, really cool, unique person.»Corgan and Lisa Marie briefly worked together.

Coronation Street couple Daisy Midgely (played by Charlotte Jordan) and Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) are gearing up for their wedding day, however, it is set to be ruined by stalker Justin Rutherford (Andrew Still). After Daisy had him arrested, things started coming together for the Rover's barmaid, although things are set to take a turn when the duo's big day arrives.

Jenna Ortega is on a winning streak at the moment, starring in Tim Burton’s Wednesday on Netflix and taking a lead role in Scream VI.Prior to that, Ortega starred as Lorraine in 2022 slasher X, Ellie Alves in murder-happy thriller You, and Phoebe in dark comedy The Babysitter: Killer Queen.Ortega also guest hosted the iconic Saturday Night Live recently and during her opening monologue joked that she wasn’t as “dark and twisted” as her recent run of horror roles suggested. To further prove that point, the 20-year-old actor has a host of very different projects currently in the works.Here’s every upcoming Jenna Ortega movie and TV show…Currently in post-production, Winter Spring Summer Or Fall sees Ortega reunite with her Wednesday co-star Percy Hynes White.

Netflix’s “Wednesday” because she didn’t want to star in another TV show.The “Scream” star, 20, told the Times UK that she was unsure about signing on to the Tim Burton-helmed comedy horror series because she wanted to focus more on her film career.“I got the email, passed on it,” she said. “I had done so much TV in my life.

Jenna Ortega is so expertly cast as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s hit series that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else in the role. However, that was almost the case.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega has revealed that she turned down the hit role “a couple” of times before accepting.Ortega plays lead character Wednesday Addams in the hit 2022 Netflix TV show from Tim Burton, but has revealed that it wasn’t an easy decision.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Ortega said she wanted to steer clear of the role initially because she’s “done so much TV in my life” and “all I’ve ever wanted to do is film.”that, when she was initially approached via email about playing Wednesday Addams in the show, she turned it down. “I got the email, passed on it,” she revealed, detailing how even after she met with Burton to discuss the role, she still said no “a couple times” more.

Jenna Ortega says she almost missed out on the role of a lifetime.

Jenny Ortega is living the dream with the title role in Netflix’s smash hit Wednesday, but she has revealed she very nearly turned down the role. 

Jenna Ortega is evidently a fan of the horror movie.

The Hollywood Reporter claims that Jenna Ortega is close to being cast in the sequel.Fans know Ortega as the newest scream queen in Hollywood. She’s starred on shows like You and even stars in the titular role on Netflix’s Wednesday. In addition, she’s also horrified fans in two Scream franchise movies.

Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is reportedly in talks to reunite with Tim Burton for a role in Beetlejuice 2.A sequel to Burton’s 1988 film, starring Michael Keaton, has been in discussion for a decade, with Keaton declaring his interest back in 2014 before the script was rewritten in 2017.As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the film now looks set to shoot in London this May and June, with Burton and Keaton likely to return.Ortega, star of the hit Netflix Addams Family spin-off from Burton, is now reportedly in talks to join the film.Sources say that she would likely play the daughter of Lydia (played by Winona Ryder in the original) in the film.Neither studio Warner Bros. nor representatives for Ortega responded to requests for comment.Elsewhere, Ortega is presenting tomorrow’s (March 11) episode of Saturday Night Live, with musical guests The 1975.Ahead of the show, Ortega said in a video posted to social media that she doesn’t want to do the viral Wednesday dance in an SNL promo.Appearing alongside the Please Don’t Destroy crew, Ortega is seen raising her concerns about her and the crew doing the dance – before some hilarity ensues.The skit (see below) was posted to the SNL YouTube on Wednesday (March 8), and begins with Ortega saying: “Honestly, this is really well-written, I just don’t feel like I want to do the Wednesday dance for promo because we’ve seen so much of that already and I think it’s time to do something new.”Today (March 10) saw the promo arrive, with cast member Bowen Yang says he “feel[s] so old” after Ortega introduces The 1975.“I don’t understand any of your generation’s slang,” Yang adds before asking the band: “Are you guys getting any of this”.

Thanks to “Scream,” “X,” “Wednesday,” and “Scream VI,” Jenna Ortega is now the scream queen of Hollywood’s new generation.

Jenna Ortega may be ready to reunite with Tim Burton on his next project as sources confirm to Deadline that Ortega is in early talks to reunite with the Wednesday creator on Beetlejuice 2 at Warner Bros. Insiders add that Michael Keaton and Wyonna Ryder are expected to reprise their roles with Burton directing.

Rachel Seo Jenna Ortega is eyeing a role in Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2,” Variety has confirmed. Ortega, best known for her role as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s recent series reboot “Wednesday,” is in talks to play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, portrayed by Winona Ryder in the original film. This marks her second time working with Burton, who was an executive producer on “Wednesday” and directed four of its eight episodes. Michael Keaton is also set to reprise his role as the title character. Representatives for Warner Bros. and Ortega did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.

Tim Burton is staying in the Jenna Ortega business, as the ‘Wednesday’ star is currently eyeing a role in “Beetlejuice 2,” TheWrap has confirmed.The film will be the sequel to Burton’s 1988 comedy classic that also marked his first collaboration with Michael Keaton. He’s expected to direct and Keaton is likely to return as the devious poltergeist-for-hire.

Jenna Ortega is “circling” a major role in the upcoming Beetlejuice sequel!

Jenna Ortega doesn't "give a s--t" about a little wardrobe malfunction.  The actress brushed off a recent one she experienced at the "Scream VI" global premiere. Ortega, 20, posed on the red carpet in a tuxedo-style Balmain dress.The white top of the dress was seemingly stained with blue sharpie. The "Wednesday" star shared photos from the event on her Instagram and addressed the malfunction.

Wednesday, has gradually become a horror regular following roles in the Scream franchise, The Babysitter: Killer Queen and X from director Ti West.Ortega previously shared some of her favourite horror films during an interview with Rotten Tomatoes. You can check out the list below.Prom Night (1980)Insidious (2010)Possession (1981) The Witch (2015)Persona (1966)Speaking about The Witch by director Robert Eggers, Ortega said: “I have a lot of admiration for The Witch.

Nicolas Cage doesn’t “need” to be in the Marvel universe.

Wednesday.”Ortega, 20, recently revealed that many of the scripts made no sense for her character and she ended up changing the scripts without consulting the writers.She told “Armchair Expert” podcast host and fellow actor Dax Shepard, 48, that when she first signed onto the show, she didn’t have all of the scripts, so she assumed the series would be “a lot darker” and didn’t know what the tone would be or score would sound like.But once she read the entire series, Ortega realized it was geared toward a younger audience.“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down more on a set in a way that I had to on ‘Wednesday,’” she shared. “Everything that Wednesday does, everything I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all.”She continued to give examples of some out-of-character moments in the show, revealing: “Her being in a love triangle? It made no sense.

“The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon teased former president Donald Trump for making “some pretty intense promises” during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.During his speech, Trump said that he was his supporters “warrior,” “justice” and “retribution” for those who have been “wrong and betrayed.”“He’s either running for president or auditioning to be the next John Wick,” Fallon joked. “He was like, ‘I am your retribution,’ and then he kind of went off the rails after that.