Christina Ricci On Jenna Ortega’s Efficiency As Wednesday (Unique) – Hollywood Life

Christina Ricci will probably be showing within the Wednesday Addams Netflix sequence, merely titled Wednesday, on Netflix, however this time round she gained’t be enjoying Wednesday. Jenna Ortega is taking up the function in a brand new chapter for the long-lasting character. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with Christina about being part of the sequence and witnessing Jenna’s efficiency of the character she as soon as performed.

“It’s actually thrilling, and it’s actually enjoyable. From the second I noticed this type of new interpretation of her look, I used to be like, oh my God, that’s so good and so cool,” Christina mentioned whereas selling her partnership with Stella & Chewy’s. “After which to see her efficiency… it’s actually nice. It’s a extremely nice, trendy tackle it. It feels extra well timed and applicable. She has that type of self-respect and dignity that actually is on the core of Wednesday. All of her decisions are so good. I’ve a lot respect for Jenna, and I feel persons are going to like her as Wednesday.”

Christina lately earned her second Emmy nomination for her efficiency within the Showtime sequence Yellowjackets. The solid is presently filming the highly-anticipated second season.

“I’ve to say, the scripts are wonderful. I feel we’ve now learn 4 episodes, and every script is healthier than the final,” Christina revealed. “The entire solid I feel is simply so excited as a result of, at first, I feel we felt stress and a little bit nervous. However then as soon as we learn the scripts, and the writing is so sturdy, and now I feel everybody simply feels tremendous excited. We are able to’t await the season to be out.”

Among the finest dynamics within the first season was the connection between grownup Misty, performed by Christina, and Nat, performed by Juliette Lewis. “I feel that relationship is de facto fascinating and intriguing and enjoyable to look at,” Christina mentioned. “I feel, particularly for me, when it comes to my character, it’s a extremely nice dynamic as a result of it actually exhibits her simply obsessive-compulsive must attempt to have a good friend, to attempt to join, to attempt to declare Natalie, actually. It’s a enjoyable dynamic to play out.”

The actress hopes to see extra of Misty’s “emotional life” in season 2. “Within the first season, we noticed a whole lot of how she operates, however we didn’t see a lot of her inner life,” Christina admitted. “I feel that for me as an actress, I hope that we discover extra of that as a result of that’s actually fascinating and compelling stuff only for me.”

Christina has already shot some scenes together with her new co-star Elijah Wooden. “I really like working with him. I’ve recognized him for therefore lengthy, and he’s simply such an awesome actor. He’s such a enjoyable particular person, and it was an awesome day on set. I look ahead to the remainder of it,” she mentioned.

The actress and canine mother additionally opened up about her work with Stella & Chewy’s, a partnership that’s close to and expensive to her coronary heart. “I really like that the model actually form of displays the thought we put into caring for our animals and the thought we put into what we feed them,” Christina mentioned. “I liked the thought of this marketing campaign, this Uncooked Love marketing campaign, as a result of it’s all actually about how, as pet house owners, we’d do something to help and profit our pets. Caring for their diet is a very easy manner to try this.”

As her oldest canine acquired older, Christina revealed that she “turned involved with preserving her snug and wholesome and alive so long as potential. I began to perform a little little bit of analysis into ways in which I might help her nutritionally, and I discovered Stella & Chewy’s. I discover that it’s actually nice. Even my youthful canines are benefiting from it, and Karen is doing wonderful.”