Jenna Ortega had been quite candid when it came to revealing some of the truth behind-the-scenes on the set of Wednesday, and one of them involved her changing some of her character’s lines to fit the Netflix show.
Though she admits feeling ‘unprofessional’ for revising Wednesday Addams’ lines, the writers of the show have called out the star during the WGA strike.
Writers are what drive shows and films in the first place, and to see actors change their lines during filming have most likely struck a chord with them.
Wednesday writers who have recently joined the WGA strike continue to mock and make fun of what Jenna Ortega did and admitted to, urging the young star to ‘pick up a picket sign’ and ‘stand’ for what she did.
Some of the lines written on the picket signs were, as The Hollywood Reporter listed:
“Jenna Ortega better be back from NY for her afternoon shift on the picket line,” Bojack Horseman writer Nick Adams tweeted earlier this week.
“Rewriting is writing! See you at the line, Jenna.” The Bear writer Karen Joseph Adcock added.
There was another picket line sign reportedly from House Party writer Brandon Cohen spotted by Variety: “Without writers, Jenna Ortega will have nothing to punch up!”
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While these seem to come in a form ‘mocking’ the Wednesday star, some of the strikers involved have clarified their stances, calling out reporters and news writers for being ‘anti-strikers.’
Apparently, the writers intended to make ‘self-effacing’ jokes in an attempt to have the pop culture references be about the writers, not Ortega herself.
Wednesday fans have also taken upon themselves to defend Ortega, reminding folks that the actress’ name shouldn’t be involved in making the statement.
It is worth noting that Wednesday Season 1 popped off on Netflix arguably because Jenna changed ‘some’ of the lines (not all of them), not without consent in the writers’ room, either.
To be fair, the writers are using pop culture references as an attention-grabber to get their message across: job security and fair compensation as Hollywood workers.
Seeing as the WGA strike has just begun this month, it remains to be seen when Wednesday Season 2 will actually arrive on the streaming platform.
For now, all episodes of Wednesday Season 1 are streaming on Netflix.
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