Jenna Ortega is the latest in a proud lineage of goth girl icons, following in the footsteps of other greats such as Christina Ricci (who portrayed Wednesday Addams in the ’90s theatrical “Addams Family” films). Ricci actually appears alongside Ortega in “Wednesday” season 1, playing the role of a teacher, Ms. Thornhill, and symbolically passing the goth girl baton in the process. Now, Ortega will complete her ascendancy by starring alongside yet another alt-girl legend in the form of Winona Ryder in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
We’ve known since 2023 that Ortega will be playing Lydia Deetz’s daughter, Astrid. But now the “Wednesday” star has revealed further details about the role. She explained to Vanity Fair:
“I don’t know how much I’m allowed to say, but I am Lydia Deetz’s daughter, so I’ll give that away. She’s weird, but in a different way and not in the way you’d assume, I would say. The relationship between Lydia and Astrid, my character, is very important. And it’s also really strange because it’s a lot of catching up and putting the pieces together of what’s gone on in Lydia’s life since, which is nice, I think, for anybody who loves the character and is excited to see her again.”
What’s interesting here is Ortega’s comment about Astrid being “weird, but in a different way.” We’re all expecting the actor to basically portray a new incarnation of the raven-haired Lydia, but perhaps we’re missing something…
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