Jenna Ortega was asked what she would say if Tim Burton, the director of Wednesday and Beetlejuice, offered her the role of Edith Scissorhands in a sequel to his 1990 film. Edward Scissorhands.
In this regard, the Emmy-nominated actress responded by saying “No,” during an interview with MTV on Tuesday.
He Wednesday The actress went on to admit, “You know what I would say about that specifically too? I love that there are so many more female leads nowadays. I think that's so special, but we should have our own.”
Jenna also said: “I don’t like it when it’s like a spin-off, I don’t want to see something like ‘Jamie Bond’. You know? I want to see another badass.”
According Daily MailOrtega was clearly referring to Lashana Lynch, whose MI6 agent character Nomi took on the role of 007 in Cary Joji Fukunaga's 2021 film. There is no time to die Daniel Craig's retirement James Bond.
While talking to him Los Angeles Times In 2021, the 36-year-old Briton said: “I have nothing to say to trolls other than it's none of my business what they think, they have the freedom to live in their truth just like I have the freedom to live in mine.”
In addition, according to the publication, the veteran James Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli said The Hollywood Reporter That same year, the next person cast to play the iconic spy “will be a man because I don’t think a woman should play James Bond.”
As for Jenna, she's been hard at work promoting her role as Astrid Deetz, the skeptical daughter of Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder), in Warner Bros. Pictures' highly-anticipated spooky comedy sequel, which hits theaters in the U.S. and U.K. on Friday.
