You actress Jenna Ortega, 18, has landed the lead role of Wednesday Addams in the live-action Addams Family offshoot drama Wednesday, coming to Netflix.
The show will be directed by Tim Burton with Smallville showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar involved.
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Tim Burton is bringing The Addams Family to Netflix.
The iconic director and streaming service unveiled plans for a live action series centered on Wednesday Addams, which was played by Christina Ricci in the 90s movie franchise.
Titled Wednesday, the new eight-episode comedy would focus on the daughter of Gomez and Morticia.
“The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy,” the official plot description says. “Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.”
This will also mark Tim‘s first television directorial debut on an entire series.
The Addams Family has had multiple iterations – first in a live action television series in the 1970s before the movies came. Just recently, an animated movie was made as well.
Find out which star just named their newborn daughter Wednesday here!
Tim Burton is opening up about what he thinks about the Edward Scissorhands homage featured in Cadillac’s Super Bowl Commercial.
The director weighted in on the casting of Timothee Chalamet as Edward and Kim Boggs’ son, Edgar.
“It’s rare when a work you’re proud of continues to live on and evolve with the times, even after 30 years,” Tim shared with the L.A. Times. “I’m glad to see Edgar coping with the new world! I hope both fans and those being introduced to Edward Scissorhands for the first time enjoy it.”
Previously, Timothee opened up to Vogue about portraying the character in the ad.
“Edward Scissorhands was a movie I adored growing up, and the opportunity to step into that world was a dream come true,” he shared. “This was a wonderful opportunity to hopefully make the original material relatable to a modern audience without sacrificing the originality of the 1990 version. Instead, we wanted to create a character that didn’t make you blink in terms of a present-day setting but was a total homage to the character Johnny Depp created.”
He also revealed what a big fan of Tim Burton he was as well.
“While the projects I’ve been lucky enough to be a part of have often been grounded in realism and grounded in this universe, I’ve been increasingly—especially as I’ve gotten to know Tim over the past couple of months—drawn to fables and stories that get to the essence of who we are in fantastical fashion.”
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Uma Thurman and Tim Burton are being honored!
The Kill Bill actress and the Dumbo director attended the 2019 David di Donatello Awards on Thursday (March 28) in Rome, Italy.
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Tim accepted the lifetime achievement David for Cinematic Excellence award. Uma also accepted a Special David award, as well as Dario Argento and production designer Francesca Lo Schiavo.
While accepting her award, Uma talked about how her career started in Italy at Cinecittà Studios working on Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, which “went over budget.”
“I’m not Italian, but I talk with my hands. And now I feel like I have a weird Italian family,” Tim said while accepting his award.
Eva Green and Colin Farrell walk the red carpet at the UK premiere of their film Dumbo on Thursday (March 21) at the Curzon Mayfair in London, England.
Joining the actors at the event were co-stars Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, and Finley Hobbins.
Nico was joined on the carpet by her actress mom Thandie Newton and director dad Ol Parker.
Director Tim Burton was at the premiere with his son Billy and daughter Nell.
FYI: Colin is wearing Brunello Cucinelli. Eva is wearing an Alexandre Vauthier Couture dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, and Jessica McCormack jewelry. Nico is wearing a Carolina Herrera dress and mismatched Katy Perry Collections shoes. Thandie is wearing a Mary Katrantzou dress.
Eva Green and Tim Burton are bringing Dumbo to Paris!
The 38-year-old actress and 60-year-old director hit the red carpet at the event on Monday evening (March 18) at Cinema Le Grand Rex in Paris, France.
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The film follows a former circus star who returns to the big tent after arriving back home from war.
He finds work with a struggling circus and is put in charge of a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him the laughing stock of the show.
Make sure to check out the latest sneak peek from the film!
Dumbo is set to hit theaters on March 29th.
FYI: Eva is wearing a Tom Ford gown.
Colin Farrell is dapper in a suit as he waves to fans at the Japan premiere of his anticipated film Dumbo held at Yamano Hall on Thursday (March 14) in Tokyo, Japan.
The 42-year-old actor was accompanied at the event by director Tim Burton as they promoted the flick, which hits theaters in Japan on March 29.
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“I had wanted to work with Tim for a long time, I had been a fan of his for even longer than I’ve been an actor,” Colin recently told THR. “To be in proximity to the power of his imagination and to see it physically manifest itself with grass and tents and horses and all of these circus performers was an extraordinary thing to be a part of, and of course with a story that has as much heart as this one has.”
Colin described the set as a real-life circus, with “trapeze artists and contortionists and wire-walkers. I loved it, every single second.”
FYI: Colin is wearing a Brunello Cucinelli suit with TOD‘s suede lace ups.
