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- Isaac Ordonez reacted to his growth spurt between seasons 1 and 2 Wednesday In an exclusive interview with People
- “I was the same height as Jenna during season one,” said the 16-year-old actor with a laugh
- Ordonez also reflected on his increased role in the show’s second season and said he had “more free range” with Pugsley Addams, who will now go with older sister Wednesday at school
Isaac Ordonez can play Jenna OrtegaLittle brother WednesdayBut after going through a growth spurt between seasons 1 and 2, he now takes over his big sister on the screen.
“I was the same height as Jenna in season one. I’ve grown pretty much,” the 16-year-old actor told people with a laugh when I participated in the premiere for part one of Wednesday ‘S second season in Central Hall Westminster in London.
He added that he now “floats” over Ortega, 22, and he played playfully to their Height difference as “fantastic.”
Ordonez brings Pugsley Addams to life in the Hit Netflix series, which premiered in November 2022 and is now returning for a second season on August 6.
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In the show’s first season, Wednesday Addams, played by Ortega, the protective older siblings who torture everyone who dares to follow their brother are.
Ordonez favored to get to work closely with Ortega and told people: “When you look at her through the monitor, which you really start picking things up.”
He added Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Scream Actress, “She’s wonderful. She’s such a nice woman.”
Pugsley did not follow Wednesday to school at Nevermore in the show’s first season. This time he is registered as a new student.
“It was definitely a surprise to see how much more I was in it, like a big campaign,” Ordonez told Nme In July of his improved role for season two.
When he annoyed what is there for Pugsley, Ordonez added, “He has powers … He makes many friends, and also (do) relations with some not so good people. I will say so.”
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The young actor echoed these feelings as he talked to people. “It was amazing to really play with this character,” Ordonez said. “Now I have more free -reaching, and as room to really grow, do you know?”
He continued, “Last season we saw the more emotional side of him. That page returns, but we also see much more of his energetic side. We see him much more evil.”
Catherine Zeta-JonesWho plays Ordonez’s mother on the screen, Morticia Addams, also spoke with people at the premiere.
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On the question of getting into character, the actress, 55, emphasized the importance of playing Addams matriarch as “real and grounded.”
“Of course, I identify myself with being a mother. I really identify with it,” she said. “I’ve never had the fight with my daughter that I have with Wednesday, thankfully, but I have really seen mothers have it.”
The second season of Wednesday Finds the titular character that is about being perceived as the “Savior” for Nevermore after she overcame the villainous Laurel Gates (Christina Ricci) during the first season.
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But the Gothic character, who has the gift of seeing the future, is facing a new frightening reality when she has a vision of her best friend Enid Sinclair (Emma Meyers) who dies.
The first four episodes of WednesdaySeason 2 will premiere on Netflix on August 6. Four more follows and premiere on the streaming platform on September 3.
