Jenna Ortega,who plays Wednesday Addamsin the upcomingTim Burton-directed Netflix showWednesday,mocks the Emmys in a fun clip posted to the official Netflix Twitter. The clip breaks the fourth wall and addresses the Emmy nominees in typical Wednesday deadpan humor and morbid wit.
The clip features Wednesday, dressed in her customary black dress with white-patterned print and a white collar, sporting her signature pigtails. She is talking to the viewers, introducing herself as Wednesday Addams, and that the “faceless suits at Netflix have explained to me that you [the Emmy nominees] are all competing for a golden statuette.” Wednesday goes on talking to the Emmy nominees about how they believe an Emmy will give them validation and fill the “lonely void” inside of them. “Spoiler alert,” she says. “It won’t.” She gives the nominees a suggestion: “Embrace the emptiness. Wrap it around you like a cold, wet blanket. And if you still need a pat on the back, I know a disembodied hand that can help you out.” The disembodied hand, Thing, crawls on Wednesday’s shoulder and snaps its fingers twice before the clip ends and the title card appears.
Wednesdayis based on the character of Wednesday Addams created byCharles Addams. The show follows her time as a high school age student at Nevermore Academy, where Wednesday’s parents met and fell in love. Like any typical student, she has to deal with a new school, new environment, and new relationships, all while working on mastering her fledgling psychic abilities, stopping a killing spree that has frightened the town, and attempting to solve a decades-old mystery that took over her parents' lives.
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Catherine Zeta-Jonesplays the family matriarch Morticia Addams,Luis Guzmánplays family patriarch Gomez Addams,Isaac Ordonezplays Wednesday’s younger brother Pugsley,Riki Lindhomeplays Dr. Valerie Kinbott, andJamie McShaneplays Sheriff Donovan Galpin.Christina Ricci,who played WednesdayInThe Addams FamilyandThe Addams Family Values,makes an as-yet-to-be-named appearance as a series regular (Ricci’s role is being kept secret to surprise fans ofThe Addams Family).
Wednesdaywill premiere this fall on Netflix, with no official release date yet but likely just in time for spooky season. Keep your eye on Collider for further details. To watch the clip of Wednesday mocking the Emmys, take a look below:
