Jenna Ortega's 'Wednesday' Remarks Are Popping Up In Writers Strike
During the WGA strike, writers were seen mocking Wednesday star Jenna Ortega’s controversial comments about the writing on the Netflix hit pic.twitter.com/pzOEUMgsEb
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 4, 2023
Some Hollywood writers on strike are mentioning Wednesday star Jenna Ortega, this after her comments about the writing on her Netflix show.
“Jenna Ortega better be back from NY for her afternoon shift on the picket line,” BoJack Horseman writer Nick Adams tweeted. The Bear writer Karen Joseph Adcock retweeted it and added, “Rewriting is writing! See you at the line, Jenna.” A third mention appeared on a sign, which read: "Without writers, Jenna Ortega will have nothing to punch up!"
Ortega previously made headlines for saying she helped improve the writing on her show. From a March episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, she was quoted as saying: “There were times on that set where I almost became unprofessional in a sense, where I just started changing lines. The script supervisor thought that I was like, going with something, and then I would have to sit down with the writers and they would be like, ‘Wait, what happened to this scene?’ And I would have to go through and explain why I couldn’t do certain things.”
She added: “I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday. Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense. There was a line about a dress that she has to wear for a school dance and she said, ‘Oh my God, I love it. Ugh, I can’t believe I said that, I literally hate myself.’ And I had to go, ‘No.'”
Some fans on social media have defended the actress, saying she’s been made a scapegoat for union issues that have nothing to do with her. Others defended the writers, saying they are not serious and that they are merely joking.
"Just Roll With It" and "House Party" writer Brandon Cohen's writersstrike sign:
"Without writers, Jenna Ortega will have nothing to punch up!"
https://t.co/dZAklOuSmR pic.twitter.com/yxHdyJ1OVR
- Variety (@Variety) May 3, 2023
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