Jenna Ortega Faces Backlash For Changing 'Wednesday' Scripts
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- Опубліковано 7 бер 2023
- Jenna Ortega is facing some backlash. During an appearance on Dax Shepard's hit podcast "Armchair Expert," the "Wednesday" star admitted that she would change scripts of the Netflix series without telling writers. "There were times on that set where I even became almost unprofessional in a sense where I just started changing lines," she shared, which resulted in some social media backlash.
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Jenna Ortega Faces Backlash For Changing 'Wednesday' Scripts
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To me, it seems less like a dig at the writers and more like an artist protecting the character that the director cast her to play. There has to be some level of trust in the person portraying that character, especially with someone like Wednesday Addams. You know damn well the show would have fallen in line with every other teen drama if she didn’t speak up.
Honestly good for her. Can’t wait to see what she does as a executive producer next Season!
She actually ends up being a co-producer for the second season. That's really something. Her input must be good to impress the writers and the directors
I'm honestly glad she changed the scrip. I don't think she meant anything towards the writers, I think she's just a perfectionist wanting to help. People will take anything and turn it against someone in an instant. Jenna is so honest and humble; she doesn't deserve any of that nonsense.
Yes, but you have to agree not running any ideas by writers, producers, or directors is not the best way to behave when you already have a great opportunity.
It’s a good thing the set was actor friendly and open to riffing.
The only people having an issue is a community of actors in Hollywood that thinks everyone should be consummate professionals.
@@Filminformer1984 i definitely think she needed to, at least someone had to. I cringed during the podcast when they said that the original line was Wednesday loving the dress?? Just no. + The romance was soooo unnecessary. I am SO glad she's gonna be a producer in s2 I definitely think she's saving Wednesdays character.. so many shows/movies/characters have been ruined because the producers change stuff around to try and be mainstream it's stupid.
@@risiathelemon in this case it was warranted.
But it’s best to open a line of communication with production. And a reminder: the most talented people out there don’t always stick to the script.
She is altering the work of others. Writers and directors coming together blacklist her in the future. They don't want to work with this narcissism.
@@johnnylawrence9099 well it obviously worked, because I don't think the show would be that popular if they wrote her character as liking dressing and romanticizing about boys.
She has artistic intelligence at such a young age. I'm glad she was able to do these changes
Her parents must've raised her *right.*
It's still bazaar though. I mean she is portraying Wednesday at the age of 16/17, so it wouldn't be hard to picture Wednesday having feelings for 2 guys or liking a dress. Wednesday at 16/17 is not the same as the original Wednesday or the Christina Ricci one
I'm so happy she did that
If they like the show they should appreciate that she stuck to the character as much as possible while also trying to show how she evolves over time
I still watch it
I see Scream 5 it was amazing
I what to her collab with gaten matarazzo it will never happened that be cool to see
She saved the character so much criticism last season with all the cringe "pick me" "I'm not like other girls" dialogue she had cut bc she wanted Wednesday to be authentically unique. Not just hating anything feminine. There's still some in there but I'll forgive it for her performance. But I hope to God she does have a say in script changes. 🙏
Exactly. Jenna's insight in character writings are just unique. That's what made her a good actress too. She always understands her characters to their depth. I have only respect for Jenna
Jenna wasn't wrong.
What backlash? The majority of what has been said has been supportive of what Jenna Ortega had said. She quite literally saved that show with not only her great performance but with having the guts to fight for what was right for the character. Backlash from whom? Michael Sheridan, who did not even hear the podcast yet runs online to play professional victim. His head is clearly up you know where.
I have more respect for Jenna for fighting for what is right than let bad writing kill the show.
I think the success of the series and the movies she is in, can we cause she might gonna tell and fix the scrips and tell people what to do
Preach. Thank you. Love that jenna is involved in the script and the directing of the show. Her creative direction made the show a hit.
Directors and writers around Hollywood have already agreed to blacklist her. Scream and Wednesday will be her last mainstream rolls. She is going to be doing Sundance movies with a 200k budget after this.
@@johnnylawrence9099 I find that very hard to believe or do you wish she was blacklisted?
@@johnnylawrence9099 yawn....
She is not facing any backlash. She obviously made the show 100X better than some adult gringo writers who are looking for a quick buck. Jenna is a passionate artist and we should trust whatever she felt she needed to do as she likely was far closer to the character than anyone else on-set.
Yup. The media just made it like it's 10x worse than it was. So are her haters...
Crazy how many assumptions you make about the writers but are pissed when people assume things about Jenna 😂
@@slacproductions9595 I’m not assuming, I’m appraising. It’s different. You can Google the writers, hello.
LoL I couldn't imagine Wednesday having a different plotline. Well done Jenna 👏
The writers wanted her to say something like, "I LOVE THIS DRESS!" 😅
It's 100% cringe for Wednesday to say something like that...
@@zolarenard2246 literally it doesn’t sound right
She’s the one bringing Wednesday to life so I think she would be allowed to make a few changes to the script
Exactly !
She made Wednesday waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better
She didn't flat out change the script. If you actually listen to what she said, she went to the writers and suggested the character wouldn't say that particular line, or wouldn't react in that particular way...
Actors do that that all the time. They're the ones preparing for the role, they're acting, they become that character, meaning the character becomes real to them, it's an actual person. She's felt Wednesday would never have said that line as it was too emotional, and too 'human'. She's brought it to the writers attention and clearly everyone has agreed, or we'd have heard that line in the show.
This really just shows how easily something can taken out of all context and twisted to suit a given narrative. Writers have huge egos, not only that, they're delicate little flowers, so it's no surprise to see that writer react like that to what was said. He's taken the wrong end of the stick entirely though. Unsurprisingly.
This is so weird... Since the beginning, there are interviews where she ALREADY SAID she re-wrote some of the scripts and change some aspects of the show and as the result, Wednesday's character ended up better written. So, why only now people talk about it??? The changes were the exact scenes we've seen on the show! And yes, Jenna was right about some of the things Wednesday would never say! Those lines were too cheesy.
And if was what ended up in the show, it meant the writers and the directors agreed to it. Besides, she was right when she said it was weird for Wednesday to be in love-triangle when she barely able to feel any emotions until later when she does have character's arc etc and developed along with the story.
People and social media are so weird these days... I hope Jenna is doing better...
She doesn’t change the show from a place of acting better than anyone else.. she already thinks she’s done a terrible job with the show.. so if anything, I’m so glad she stood up for what she felt passionate about. Sure they’re the writers, but isn’t it a collaborative process? Put your foot down even harder next time Jenna!
I’m sorry but dialog writers are not good nowadays. The dialog for teen shows are usually not written well. Riverdale is a perfect example. My only complaint with the show was that it sometimes leaned into the “teen show” territory with some of the writing and dialog. They use to make them better back in the day imo.
She’s not the only actor who does this people need to stop being so sensitive . Writers can be wrong actors can be wrong nobody is above criticism.
The plotline was perfect, the changes Jenna made really suited Wednesday, really interested to she what she does as excuetive producer next season!
Netflix probably didn't want another Witcher situation. Where the writers completely shyt on a character that the actor actually cares about. Henry loved the character and tried to protect it but the writers insisted on making the show and story shyt.
Dialogue writers have butchered characters so she did well.
Some of the worst moments in every Netflix show us when they use "teen lingo to seem relatable"even when 1. Nobody talks like that, or 2. It doesn't make sense for the character. Like Enid had a line like "you should totally get on insta, snapchat, and tiktok", and her whole "howdy roomie!" thing. Both times, I literally paused the show and had a moment of shock because of how horrible the teen dialogue was. I'm not saying she knows better than seasoned writers but she is Gen z. She's only 20, she's practically a teenager herself and she knows how people her age talk. Same with the character, who is sheltered/old fashioned and doesn't identify with people her age. Idk the show was pretty good but I probably never would have rewatched it if she hadn't gone ahead and changed the script
Who cares, the show is amazing. Can't wait for more seasons.
Not it comes off as that the writers at times lost the character and she brought it back
Jenna made great changes
It's not that uncommon per se, you see that in a lot of movies and shows. If it works for the scene they keep it in.
She's too honest. but she's so innocent and whatever she did, the show turned out to be pretty good to my liking. And she would never claim that she's better than the writers. she's too humble for that.
Good for her. She isn't saying she is better than anyone but wanted it to be a collaborative experience as it should have been. she knows her version of Wednesday and simply wanted the writers to stay on track with the vision of the character. If she had any moment where she suddenly turned into Enid spunkiness and talking about boys it wouldn't have been truthful to the character. So I'm glad she put her foot down and I hope she continues to have input in season 2.
THANK YOU netflix rlly sucks u saved it
I'm so happy she did that or else she would be saying lines that were out of character for Wednesday. And I'm sure there's several others that have done this
Interesting how the backlash has turned on script writers and reporters painting the picture.
Honestly if she didn’t change the script I wouldn’t watch Wednesday anymore
GOOD ON HER. The show would've been a whole lot worse if she didn't speak up. I'm glad that she is producing season 2 because I didn't understand why Wednesday would ever involve herself in a love triangle when every single adaptation of her hated romance
Excited for her
I loved her more for this
Cavill 2.0
Something is wrong with Netflix's writers.
Would love to watch Jenna Ortega star in a Rosie Perez biopic.
She knew her character more than the writers. How dare a 50 something year old man go on social media and blast a 20 year old.
I’m surprised she hasn’t fallen down an elevator shaft for those comments!
Sorry, I can’t believe no one has seen the similarities with these comments and Joey Tribbiani in Friends.
"Sheesh she claims to know better than the writers and Tim Burton."
If she actually can back up the work then yes, yes she does. Its all for the work and you're lucky she even cared about her work because clearly some of the writers arent respecting what theyre working with and think too highly of themselves. The writing process is brutal as it should because otherwise you're doing a huge disservice to everyone else in production. Rule number of production is always have a good script to work with. If the result and writing can be done so easily and impromptu or be easily foreseen by your audience and make them bored, the writer isnt doing their work properly. How come its okay for writers to be given more lee way and special treatment while other roles have to compensate and get the shorter end of the stick in this industry. Most of the shows produced technically were well made however much are dragged down by the poor writing. So its only right writers be given more of a closer eye because the whole thing literally depends on them.
Jenna should definitely play Wednesday, and she will because what she did was right, she did nothing but save the series and do good for it
Who cares. Netflix Presents: Wednesday nor Scream reboots will be memorable for a single human on earth. Let her do whatever she wants with throwaway entertainment.
I want to say she was wrong with going behind the writer's back and changing the script without asking first but some writers don't understand the characters that they're writing for even though characters has been established for many decades. and I agree that Wednesday didn't need a love triangle but they try to push that in every film they even pushed it in resident evil when the whole entire series the three main characters was never in a love triangle in the games
She did not go behind the writers back, she did in fact go to them with her issues and they ignored her.
yes I know that is what she said in the interview with the podcast. and yes they should never ignore the concerns of an actor when playing a part directors or writers. but it is protocol that you talk with the writers in them first and if that doesn't work you go to the director then you go up higher but she cannot just go and change a script or a scene without getting permission to do it first so yes she did go behind there back. but it was for the greater good for the character. now she's a co-producer so she has more leeway with the character and how the character is supposed to be betrayed
@@samd5350 when you are not being listen to and have going through all the proper channels, it's not hard to go Rouge in certain areas. And judging what we had to endure with the horrible love triangle and shotty characterization. I think she did the right thing, especially with what Jenna was able to stop from coming on screen (Flash mob, even worse dialog) which would have made the show even worse.
Jenna Should face respect and support.
Jenna just exposed the problem with woke writers and their little minds!!!. It takes a lot of courage to do what she did. We need more women like her, who realize that empowered women need to written properly and not like the shit show we are watching with certain movies and shows ran by brainless activists.
Let's fire all the writers and stunt persons, more money for jen .
Jenna is a very strong Mexican woman.
She did what she could but the script wasn’t that very good… I mean in the show she was wrong about every single thing that was happening as a detective… like every single thing… she found out because it was revealed to her. They made her look kind of stupid, what saved the show and what made people overlook many many issues with the script is Ortega’s portrayal. Watch the series again and just focus on who Wednesday Adam’s is and the script… I mean the end of nevermore and resurrection of an evil sob would be her thing lol the writers are terrible and good for her for trying to make it accurate as possible. More people need to stand up for IPs because these Hollywood creators are ruining almost everything.
Hollywood writers these days are so terrible that it takes a damn teenager to fix their garbage.
so a 19-20 year old thinks she knows better than people who have been working decades. Fame has gotten to her
Only they do sometimes because dialogue writers can be out of touch with the type of person they're trying to write. Not saying all of their work could be bad or that she knew better in all aspects, but teenage shows are notorious for having horribly written (outdated or cringe) dialogue and plots.
Stop it
I'm a fan of Jenna's but she's only risking burning bridges by carrying on like that. Why would writers invest in the show when she goes around changing their dialogue and even plot details. Even acclaimed veteran actors show writers more deference and those that don't develop a bad reputation.
Facing backlash for what? Telling the truth? I have seen more support for what Jenna said than the crybabies that did not even read what she actually said. She was not attacking the writers, she was attacking the bad writing. Huge difference
@@freddyfeliciano4468 If the writers choose to leave or feel like their creativity is stifled, do you think Jenna is going to be the one to write scripts? There's a way to go about doing things. It's one thing to consult or urge, it's another thing to insist storylines and dialogue be changed. That's textbook behavior of a actor labeled difficult to work with. Jenna herself admitted it's borderline unprofessional. And putting it out in public only makes things worse. The thing is, she can get away with it because she's super popular right now but she's going to develop a bad reputation. And again, I'm just speaking about the reality of the situation.
Also, her character is supposed to be a teen, how many teens do yo know that don't act immature at times or do things they regret? That may be part of her character's evolution.
@@californio1850 You make it sound like she’s a bad person or something. She just wanted to do the character justice, plus hey at least she admitted that she was unprofessional.
@@californio1850 Judging by how much the show was strangled by its bad writing and horrible love triangle, Jenna had every right to give her opinion. That's not being difficult, it's being honest and she was honest enough to fight for better for this show.
She only did that because she understand Wednesday's psychology. And yes, she did say they have a sit-down and talk, which meant, they DISCUSSED the lines together and agreeing on which lines to go with. As the result, you see Wednesday's smart dark remarks in place rather than those cheesy lines.
The people who had worked with her before had all vouched for how easy it was to work with her, which meant Jenna didn't do this often, and she also KNEW her input might not always be accepted, which is fine for her.
Don't believe me? Why do you think she always got multiple roles within a year? A casting director also look for actors who are easy to work with.
She will have to be fired - like Henry Cavill - for being hard to work with. The replacement will do what she is told and the show will suffer the same fate as "The Witcher".
Henry wasn’t fired, he quit the show.
She a pleasant little talent, but if she wants a rich and lengthy career she needs to respect the writers.
Respect the writers for what? Having to struggle with writing that did not fit the character. Pop quiz , writers are used to rewriting dialog for actors that they are not pleased with what they were given to work with. For any writer to get upset over what Jenna said makes them a moron
@@freddyfeliciano4468 it’s not so much the writers (as in a personal insult) than it is the overall production.
You can reason with a director, most of the time because he’s willing to get the best take in can, but writing and cinematography are usually decided on prior to rolling. If you change the pace, or slightly alter a script it can give you the reputation of being difficult.
Ortega may have been acting for more than ten years but she doesn’t have the pull yet.
@@Filminformer1984 She wa not asking for pull, she was asking for better characterization and writing for the show. Something she tried to taking to the writers about but was ignored (reportedly lied to her face) She was right to fight for better and judging by how bad the season turning out writing wise, she was right.
@@freddyfeliciano4468 where the hell do you get your information from?
She said her self in an interview on Dax Shepard’s podcast that she changed the script herself WITHOUT asking. She even used the term UNPROFESSIONAL to describe her own behavior on set. It won’t have any long term effect on her career due to her actions being considered a faux-pas and the production of Wednesday being actor friendly.
My opinion though is that the 4 episodes of the season Tim Burton directed of course were going to outshine the rest and overall the show wasn’t going to showcase stellar screenwriting. It’s an Addams Family offshoot.
@@Filminformer1984 Go though some of her interviews for the promotion of the show. She specifically stated that she had a talk with the show runners about her misgivings about the love triangle. She did make an effort before she did what she did to talk to the show runners and writters.