It’s no secret that Jenna Ortega’s expertise and ambition will carry her far. Already she’s accrued fairly an appearing resume, together with the long-lasting Wednesday Addams (which she voiced inventive issues over), so it’s not stunning she’s excited about extra. In fact, Ortega’s already made it recognized she needs to direct films, however now has revealed genres that she’d prefer to pursue. And I’m sat and ready within the wings for her future aspirations.
Throughout a press occasion for Wednesday Season 2, which not too long ago wrapped its two-part drop on the 2025 Netflix launch schedule, Ortega shared with Individuals another tasks she’d prefer to put her inventive stamp on. Surprisingly, maybe, her reply match the vibes of the macabre streaming present and collaboration with director Ti West, because the 22-year-old’s response was particular and detailed concerning the sort of film she needs to make, stating:
It’d both be, like, actually graphic and German, or actually grounded and nasty.
I’m frankly very into that for the younger star! In any case, she’s constantly booked among the greatest self-aware horror staples in Hollywood historical past (Scream, Wednesday and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), and her work in different offbeat style fare like X and Loss of life of a Unicorn are additionally proof of idea. I can solely think about her interpretation and portrayal of both of them in entrance of or behind the digicam can be accomplished with such love and element. Now, I’m simply questioning when this assertion will come to fruition as a result of I am glued to the thought.
Ortega was fast to make clear my aforementioned curiosity, and shared a tough timeline of when she could placed on that new hat. And sadly, it doesn’t appear to be it’s even coming down the pipe at this level. For now, she’s blissful the place she is and mentioned it’s a task she will be able to nonetheless dream about, as she mentioned:
I haven’t gotten to that time in my life but and whereas that’s one thing that I can dream — to do it — I feel it’s very totally different when you begin to expertise it.
The response is totally comprehensible with how a lot she has happening. Other than Wednesday and the brand new season, she was in two 2025 film information titles, Loss of life of a Unicorn and Hurry Up Tomorrow. I can solely imagine her directing desires are a pleasant reprieve between all of the totally different units for these tasks.
Along with her skilled picks and projected timeline, Ortega weighed in on why she gravitates towards the spooky aspect of Hollywood on the whole. Particularly, she revealed that a few of her private favourite large display screen watches are “‘grounded’ with a ‘trace of surrealism.’” From there, she went on to motive it is most likely why she enjoys scary films as a result of it usually bends expectations, by saying:
Perhaps that’s a part of the explanation why I like horror a lot, as a result of oftentimes it goes to this sort of unbelievable state.
She’s not fallacious in that practice of thought, followers like me, are on that very same web page. There’s actually more room for creativeness and subverting regular story buildings. And, within the age of systematic streaming content material, it’s probably the most dependable methods to maintain a title contemporary and attention-grabbing. Together with it, I wouldn’t be shocked if it’s one of many the reason why Ortega craved ‘extra horror’ for Wednesday Season 2.
Although we nonetheless have to attend for the day a Jenna Ortega directed venture is introduced, it’s actually thrilling to know she’s musing about it.