The MGM production of the Tim Burton’s series, Wednesday, has been a huge success for Netflix ever since its debut on November 23rd. Audiences all over are captivated by the Addams Family spinoff and especially its “deadly charismatic” main star.
The titular character, Wednesday, played by 20 year old Jenna Ortega, does her best to navigate through Nevermore Academy and solves various mysteries. One scene in particular has become infamously famous by social media and its latest trends.
Wednesday shows off her moves at a school dance to “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps. Fans all over have become obsessed over Wednesday groovy moves while keeping a completely deadpan face. Many have adapted the choreography to Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary”.
“I actually felt really insecure about this,” she said in a behind-the-scenes video. “I choreographed that myself and I think it’s very obvious that I’m not a dancer or a choreographer.”
Recently the hit series has received backlash as Jenna Ortega also revealed in a recent interview with NME, she had COVID while filming the dance scene of Episode 4.
“It’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so it was awful to film,”said Ortega. She continued, “I woke up and — it’s weird, I never get sick and when I do it’s not very bad — I had the body aches. I felt like I’d been hit by a car and that a little goblin had been let loose in my throat and was scratching the walls of my esophagus.”
Many fans quickly went to social media to share their disappointment in the disregard for safety and health. The decision to allow Jenna to film the scene while awaiting a positive result is seen as a danger and completely irresponsible.
The production team has been chastised for not sending the young actress home upon learning about her sickness and displaying symptoms. In defense of the production, Jenna reveals that this is just how the “grind culture” is and there was not enough time to reshoot the scene. This was clearly not enough for fans all over as many continue to share thoughts about COVID protocols being ignored to finish production.
