Jenna Ortega isn’t trying to be a part of the MCU any time quickly — particularly after an uncredited position in “Iron Man 3.”
The “Wednesday” actress advised ET in the video right here that she has been there, achieved that on the subject of the MCU, even when her position within the 2013 franchise installment was uncredited.
“I did it as soon as,” Ortega stated when requested if she would wish to be in a Marvel movie. “It was one among my first jobs I ever did. They took all my traces out. I’m in ‘Iron Man 3.’ I take up the body. I’ve one leg. And I’m the vp’s daughter.”
She added of the expertise, “They even took my title away. I rely that, after which I transfer on.”
Ortega’s “Dying of a Unicorn” co-star and MCU “Ant-Man” actor Paul Rudd appeared flummoxed at how Ortega was uncredited in her bit half. Rudd, who was interviewed alongside Ortega, cited how “fortunate” Marvel can be if Ortega led one among their movies.
“Marvel is superb at laying these bread crumbs and so it’d very effectively be that you just come again,” Rudd stated to Ortega. “They’ll create one thing for you as a result of they need to be so fortunate to have Jenna Ortega of their franchise.”
Within the meantime, Ortega is focusing extra on her scream queen standing than any attainable superhero roles. Ortega advised Collider that “Wednesday” Season 2 is like Tim Burton’s model of “Full Metallic Jacket,” with different references together with “Carrie,” “Promenade Night time,” and Burton’s personal “Beetlejuice.” (Ortega additionally starred in its 2024 sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”)
“Visually, I can say we have now a number of the most enjoyable we’ve ever had,” Ortega stated of collaborating with director Burton once more for “Wednesday” Season 2. “I really feel like we type of had a bit of bit extra belief, and subsequently, we felt like we may do larger, extra elaborate sequences, which is sweet.”
She teased a complete episode “primarily based off of slashers” and one sequence particularly.
“It’s loopy to speak about one body like this, however there’s a body of Pugsley rolling his eyes again with this contraption round his head — that’s all I can say — and it jogs my memory a lot of ‘Full Metallic Jacket,’” Ortega stated. “It’s insane. So weird.”