10 KOOKY AND SPOOKY FACTS ABOUT 'WEDNESDAY'

[{"selector":"#anim-2355d451-6229-4863-abe1-a0e4ae05b18e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95e274f0-36c8-4ccc-863c-6b18a14d2d8a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.28203%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Series creator Miles Millar said that as soon as they met with Jenna Ortega over Zoom, they knew no one else could play Wednesday. Millar says Ortega reminds him of a silent movie actress because “she’s able to convey things without words.”

[{"selector":"#anim-b0a430a0-97ce-4053-a79d-c3bb343726cc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c95b4fb-8850-4039-b013-88e51927cbe9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 172.28203%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Tim Burton also sang the praises of Jenna Ortega, calling her one of the most talented actresses he’s ever worked with. In order to prepare for the role, Ortega took cello, archery, and fencing lessons and also studied German.

[{"selector":"#anim-17cb13aa-4bf1-4cfd-83b0-925613488116","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2a37e4e8-10d3-40f6-ac3f-f052b8c8f974","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 134.01709%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gilmore Girls fans might recognize the town of “Jericho” as Stars Hollow. It was filmed on a Warner Brothers backlot that has been used for other shows such as You , Pretty Little Liars , and Vampire Diaries . Cantacuzino Castle in Romania (where most filming took place) was used as Nevermore Academy.

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[{"selector":"#anim-8513a9c5-a561-4651-bec8-cbbde3062c6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c1e687c-0a72-4863-a752-2f166da4ce73","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 159.81081%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gwendoline Christie’s headmistress Weems wore clothing inspired by Tippi Hedren’s look in The Birds (1963).

[{"selector":"#anim-85f05a19-c31a-407d-b34f-6cfb1598c677","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2935b05-0c85-4c30-be47-5f5deb3d2656","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 134.01709%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gilmore Girls fans might recognize the town of “Jericho” as Stars Hollow. It was filmed on a Warner Brothers backlot that has been used for other shows such as You , Pretty Little Liars , and Vampire Diaries . Cantacuzino Castle in Romania (where most filming took place) was used as Nevermore Academy.

[{"selector":"#anim-df71ba60-b6af-4e24-ba9e-6e602e0e8dee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9a03df71-0caa-4ee8-bfad-d40eea6bf93a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 179.79800%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Fans of the Addams Family will have recognized botany teacher Marilyn Thornhill as being played by Christina Ricci, who portrayed Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993). Jenna Ortega said that Ricci was supportive on set and never brought up “her” Wednesday, trusting Ortega to create her own version of the character.

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[{"selector":"#anim-aa2fd404-9345-4504-b267-d6cff74a87a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46557533-c1cf-4bdd-9ea8-9e57cf3e5a1d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 247.75829%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3100,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Jenna Ortega choreographed her own dance to The Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck” for the iconic school dance scene.