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Jenna Ortega is evidently a fan of horror movies. The star of the Scream franchise, whose latest sequel Scream VI came out this weekend, also starred in Ti West's slasher film X, is well known for Netflix’s The Addams Family spinoff series Wednesday and is in talks to star in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice…

Jenna Ortega could have starred in a remake of The Parent Trap. Ortega, who was a child actress and star of Disney Channel comedy Stuck in the Middle, did, however, give it a go on Saturday Night Live. She teamed with her Wednesday co-star Fred Armisen to read through the lines, while Bowen Yang…

Jenna Ortega took center stage at Saturday Night Live to remind folks that she’s only 20 and not the “dark and twisted” girl in real life that she plays in movies and in TV. “It’s been a crazy couple of years,” the star of Netflix’s Wednesday began. “I think there is something about my face that…

It had to be the Academy Awards that got burned in tonight's SNL cold open, didn't it? But did it have to be this gammy cold open? "Last year's Oscars had the slap, which was awesome, I mean bad, so bad," said Heidi Gardner as "either Maria Menounos or Kit Hoover they haven't told me which yet" in…

Jenna Ortega might be ready to reunite with Tim Burton on his next project as sources confirm to Deadline that Ortega is in early talks to reunite with the Wednesday creator on Beetlejuice 2 at Warner Bros. Insiders add that Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are expected to reprise their roles with Burton…

The Please Don’t Destroy Boys have ambushed yet another of SNL‘s big-name hosts. In a promo for this week’s show, Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy try to convince Jenna Ortega to do the Wednesday dance with them. Ortega, of course, demurs. After all, the bit became a social media hit…

What is left of the old Woodsboro gang is back together, but this time leaving their horrific memories of battling the masked evil of Ghostface in return for college and a new life in New York City. They should have known better. In this sixth edition…

Jenna Ortega did not only just act on Wednesday, she was also invested in making the character authentic and made changes to the script while on the set. While making an appearance on the Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard, Ortega opened up about what parts of the scripts she modified. “I don’t…

EXCLUSIVE: Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is set to make his feature acting debut, teaming with Waves helmer Trey Edward Shults on an untitled film that also stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. Plot details are being kept under wraps with the pic currently in production. Shults will direct from a…

From Super Bowl winners to a member of the Addams family, Saturday Night Live is returning with three more back-to-back shows. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Wednesday star Jenna Ortega are among the new hosts set for March episodes. They join Woody Harrelson, who was previously announc…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount and Spyglass Media’s Scream VI hit tracking today with what looks to be a franchise opening record of $37M stateside. The previous highest opening for a Scream movie was Scream 3 back in 2000 which debuted to $34.7M stateside. Lots of factors contributing to the heat: You can’t…

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced its second string of presenters for tomorrow night’s 80th Golden Globe Awards including Claire Danes, Cole Hauser, Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Guillén, Henry Golding, Hilary Swank, Glen Powell, Jay Ellis, Jenna Ortega, Jennifer Coolidge, Letitia Wright, Mo…