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-Jenna Ortega.
-Jenna Ortega.
Jenna
Ortega
Welcome
to
to
X
the show.
Welcome to the
show.
show.
X
Welcome
to
the
show
-Thank you very much, Jimmy Fallon.
-Thank you very much, Jimmy Fallon.
Thank
you
very
much
Jimmy
Fallon
-Thanks
for
for
X
being here. I appreciate this.
-Thanks for being here. I
appreciate
appreciate
X
this.
Thanks
for
being
here
I
appreciate
this
It's good to have -- Before we go
into
into
X
"Wednesday,"
It's good to have -- Before we go into "Wednesday,"
It's
good
to
have
Before
we
go
into
Wednesday
which I can't wait
to
to
X
rave
about
about
X
,
which I can't wait to
rave
rave
X
about,
which
I
can't
wait
to
rave
about
right now, you're
in
in
X
a trailer
for
for
X
the new "Scream" movie.
right now, you're in a
trailer
trailer
X
for the new "Scream" movie.
right
now
you're
in
a
trailer
for
the
new
Scream
movie
-Yes, I am. -And it broke records --
-Yes, I am. -And it broke records --
Yes
I
am
And
it
broke
records
it started -- it went viral, I think.
it started -- it went
viral
viral
X
, I think.
it
started
it
went
viral
I
think
It came out and it did 3 million views
in
in
X
the first day.
It came out and it did 3 million views in the first day.
It
came
out
and
it
did
3
million
views
in
the
first
day
This is your second "Scream" movie.
This is your second "Scream" movie.
This
is
your
second
Scream
movie
Do you
like
like
X
doing these movies?
Do you like doing these movies?
Do
you
like
doing
these
movies
-I love horror films. I don't know what it is
about
about
X
,
-I love horror films. I don't know what it is about,
I
love
horror
films
I
don't
know
what
it
is
about
you know, having blood thrown
on
on
X
your face
you know, having blood thrown on your face
you
know
having
blood
thrown
on
your
face
and running
around
around
X
screaming bloody murder,
and running around
screaming
screaming
X
bloody murder,
and
running
around
screaming
bloody
murder
but
but
X
it really is so therapeutic, so much fun.
but it really is so
therapeutic
therapeutic
X
, so much fun.
but
it
really
is
so
therapeutic
so
much
fun
Everyone who works on horror sets loves horror.
Everyone who works on horror sets loves horror.
Everyone
who
works
on
horror
sets
loves
horror
You know, people do special effects
You know, people do
special effects
special effects
X
You
know
people
do
special
effects
because they grew
up
up
X
loving gore.
because they grew up loving
gore
gore
X
.
because
they
grew
up
loving
gore
The best part
about
about
X
the "Scream" films is,
The best part about the "Scream" films is,
The
best
part
about
the
Scream
films
is
it really is such a great community.
it really is such a great community.
it
really
is
such
a
great
community
That cast and crew, they're my family.
That
cast
cast
X
and
crew
crew
X
, they're my family.
That
cast
and
crew
they're
my
family
And we can never take anything seriously.
And we can never take anything seriously.
And
we
can
never
take
anything
seriously
So, Ghostface could literally be
in
in
X
the middle
So, Ghostface could literally be in the middle
So
Ghostface
could
literally
be
in
the
middle
of
of
X
their monologue, and we're having
of their
monologue
monologue
X
, and we're having
of
their
monologue
and
we're
having
to
to
X
restart takes because we're laughing so hard.
to restart
takes
takes
X
because we're laughing so hard.
to
restart
takes
because
we're
laughing
so
hard
-Oh, really? -Yeah. It's a mess.
-Oh, really? -Yeah. It's a mess.
Oh
really
Yeah
It's
a
mess
-On one
of
of
X
the scariest movies ever, you're laughing?
-On one of the scariest movies ever, you're laughing?
On
one
of
the
scariest
movies
ever
you're
laughing
-Yeah, we could be -- In the fifth one, I was,
like
like
X
,
-Yeah, we could be -- In the fifth one, I was, like,
Yeah
we
could
be
In
the
fifth
one
I
was
like
army crawling in the hospital, and I just would --
army
crawling
crawling
X
in the hospital, and I just would --
army
crawling
in
the
hospital
and
I
just
would
I wouldn't lift my face 'cause I was laughing in my hands.
I wouldn't lift my face 'cause I was laughing in my hands.
I
wouldn't
lift
my
face
'cause
I
was
laughing
in
my
hands
[ Laughter ]
[ Laughter ]
Laughter
-Do you feel
like
like
X
you're being kind
of
of
X
typecast
-Do you feel like you're being kind of
typecast
typecast
X
Do
you
feel
like
you're
being
kind
of
typecast
because you're
in
in
X
that, and you're
in
in
X
"Wednesday."
because you're in that, and you're in "Wednesday."
because
you're
in
that
and
you're
in
Wednesday
They're kind
of
of
X
dark. -It's something
about
about
X
my face.
They're kind of dark. -It's something about my face.
They're
kind
of
dark
It's
something
about
my
face
-No. [ Laughter ]
-No. [ Laughter ]
No
Laughter
-Yeah. I don't know what it is.
-Yeah. I don't know what it is.
Yeah
I
don't
know
what
it
is
People love seeing me scared.
People love seeing me scared.
People
love
seeing
me
scared
-No. -Yeah, I don't know.
-No. -Yeah, I don't know.
No
Yeah
I
don't
know
-You are -- Not only are you stunning,
-You are -- Not only are you
stunning
stunning
X
,
You
are
Not
only
are
you
stunning
but
but
X
you can't take your eyes
off
off
X
of you when I see you.
but you can't take your eyes off of you when I see you.
but
you
can't
take
your
eyes
off
of
you
when
I
see
you
I watch "Wednesday," and I told you this backstage.
I watch "Wednesday," and I told you this
backstage
backstage
X
.
I
watch
Wednesday
and
I
told
you
this
backstage
I go, "Oh, my gosh. You're crushing this."
I go, "Oh, my gosh.
You're crushing this
You're crushing this
X
."
I
go
Oh
my
gosh
You're
crushing
this
You're phenomenal.
You're
phenomenal
phenomenal
X
.
You're
phenomenal
It is the second-most watched series
in
in
X
Netflix history.
It is the second-most watched series in Netflix history.
It
is
the
second-most
watched
series
in
Netflix
history
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cheers
and
applause
One
of
of
X
only three shows
to
to
X
be streamed
over
over
X
a billion times.
One of only three shows to be streamed over a billion times.
One
of
only
three
shows
to
be
streamed
over
a
billion
times
Over a billion.
Over a billion.
Over
a
billion
Can you even understand that? -No.
Can you even understand that? -No.
Can
you
even
understand
that
No
I try not
to
to
X
, actually. -Yeah.
I try not to, actually. -Yeah.
I
try
not
to
actually
Yeah
-It's too weird. -But, I mean, you nail
-It's too weird. -But, I mean, you
nail
nail
X
It's
too
weird
But
I
mean
you
nail
every joke, every delivery. You're so funny.
every joke, every
delivery
delivery
X
. You're so funny.
every
joke
every
delivery
You're
so
funny
This is
before
before
X
you even did the dance scene.
This is before you even did the dance scene.
This
is
before
you
even
did
the
dance
scene
I mean, the dan-- Can we talk
about
about
X
the dance?
I mean, the dan-- Can we talk about the dance?
I
mean
the
dan-
Can
we
talk
about
the
dance
The Wednesday dance? -Yeah, if you want
to
to
X
.
The Wednesday dance? -Yeah, if you want to.
The
Wednesday
dance
Yeah
if
you
want
to
-Yeah, I mean, going
into
into
X
it, what happened?
-Yeah, I mean, going into it, what happened?
Yeah
I
mean
going
into
it
what
happened
Did Tim Burton go, "Okay, I got an idea.
Did Tim Burton go, "Okay, I got an idea.
Did
Tim
Burton
go
Okay
I
got
an
idea
You do this, you do that."
You do this, you do that."
You
do
this
you
do
that
-Well, I read episode 104 pretty early
on
on
X
.
-Well, I read episode 104 pretty early on.
Well
I
read
episode
104
pretty
early
on
And we didn't know what song we were gonna be using,
And we didn't know what song we were gonna be using,
And
we
didn't
know
what
song
we
were
gonna
be
using
we didn't know what the situation was.
we didn't know what the situation was.
we
didn't
know
what
the
situation
was
Initially, they wanted a flash mob,
Initially, they wanted a
flash mob
flash mob
X
,
Initially
they
wanted
a
flash
mob
but
but
X
I thought, no, there's no way Wednesday
but I thought, no, there's no way Wednesday
but
I
thought
no
there's
no
way
Wednesday
would be cool
with
with
X
dancing and encouraging a bunch
of
of
X
people.
would be cool with dancing and encouraging a bunch of people.
would
be
cool
with
dancing
and
encouraging
a
bunch
of
people
So Tim and I -- the director, Tim Burton, and I
So Tim and I -- the director, Tim Burton, and I
So
Tim
and
I
the
director
Tim
Burton
and
I
talked
about
about
X
it a little bit, and he said,
talked about it a little bit, and he said,
talked
about
it
a
little
bit
and
he
said
"Yeah, let's not do a circle. Let's have it be her own thing."
"Yeah, let's not do a circle. Let's have it be her own thing."
Yeah
let's
not
do
a
circle
Let's
have
it
be
her
own
thing
And I remember,
about
about
X
a week
before
before
X
we started --
And I remember, about a week before we started --
And
I
remember
about
a
week
before
we
started
a week
before
before
X
we shot the dance, he chose the song,
a week before we shot the dance, he chose the song,
a
week
before
we
shot
the
dance
he
chose
the
song
"Goo Goo Muck,"
by
by
X
The Cramps.
"Goo Goo Muck," by The Cramps.
Goo
Goo
Muck
by
The
Cramps
And The Cramps is one
of
of
X
my favorite bands ever.
And The Cramps is one of my favorite bands ever.
And
The
Cramps
is
one
of
my
favorite
bands
ever
So I was super excited, super pumped.
So I was super excited, super pumped.
So
I
was
super
excited
super
pumped
It was
on
on
X
my episode 4 playlist.
It was on my episode 4 playlist.
It
was
on
my
episode
4
playlist
And he came
to
to
X
my trailer
about
about
X
two days
before
before
X
we shot it
And he came to my
trailer
trailer
X
about two days before we shot it
And
he
came
to
my
trailer
about
two
days
before
we
shot
it
and said, "Hey, Jenna, so I know you said that you wanted
to
to
X
and said, "Hey, Jenna, so I know you said that you wanted to
and
said
Hey
Jenna
so
I
know
you
said
that
you
wanted
to
choreograph this yourself --"
choreograph
choreograph
X
this yourself --"
choreograph
this
yourself
Because I refused
to
to
X
see a choreographer.
Because I refused to see a choreographer.
Because
I
refused
to
see
a
choreographer
He was
like
like
X
, "I know you've got it.
He was like, "I know you've got it.
He
was
like
I
know
you've
got
it
You've been working
on
on
X
it.
You've been working on it.
You've
been
working
on
it
I'm not even worried
about
about
X
it. I trust you."
I'm not even worried about it. I trust you."
I'm
not
even
worried
about
it
I
trust
you
And I said, "Oh, yeah, you know, it's all so good."
And I said, "Oh, yeah, you know, it's all so good."
And
I
said
Oh
yeah
you
know
it's
all
so
good
And I had not gone
over
over
X
it
at
at
X
all.
And I had not
gone over
gone over
X
it at all.
And
I
had
not
gone
over
it
at
all
[ Laughter ]
[ Laughter ]
Laughter
-You had no plan? -No.
-You had no plan? -No.
You
had
no
plan
No
I mean, I was doing cello that week, fencing that week.
I mean, I was doing cello that week, fencing that week.
I
mean
I
was
doing
cello
that
week
fencing
that
week
I just didn't have time. -You do a lot
in
in
X
the show.
I just didn't have time. -You do a lot in the
show.
show.
X
I
just
didn't
have
time
You
do
a
lot
in
the
show
-There's a lot going
on
on
X
. -Yes.
-There's a lot going on. -Yes.
There's
a
lot
going
on
Yes
You work hard
on
on
X
this show, and,
like
like
X
,
on
on
X
top
of
of
X
that,
You work hard on this show, and, like,
on top of
on top of
X
that,
You
work
hard
on
this
show
and
like
on
top
of
that
you're,
like
like
X
, gonna choreograph your own dance?
you're, like, gonna
choreograph
choreograph
X
your own dance?
you're
like
gonna
choreograph
your
own
dance
-Yeah. Oh, my God. I was kicking myself.
-Yeah. Oh, my God. I was
kicking myself
kicking myself
X
.
Yeah
Oh
my
God
I
was
kicking
myself
I felt
like
like
X
such a fool. I was
like
like
X
--
I felt like such a fool. I was like --
I
felt
like
such
a
fool
I
was
like
I'm not a dancer. I don't do any
of
of
X
that.
I'm not a dancer. I don't do any of that.
I'm
not
a
dancer
I
don't
do
any
of
that
I have no experience
in
in
X
that field.
I have no experience in that
field
field
X
.
I
have
no
experience
in
that
field
And then, yeah, I didn't sleep
for
for
X
two days.
And then, yeah, I didn't sleep for two days.
And
then
yeah
I
didn't
sleep
for
two
days
I watched videos
of
of
X
Siouxsie and the Banshees.
I watched videos of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
I
watched
videos
of
Siouxsie
and
the
Banshees
-Really? -Denis Lavant
in
in
X
"Beau Travail."
-Really? -Denis Lavant in "Beau Travail."
Really
Denis
Lavant
in
Beau
Travail
I found archival footage
of
of
X
goth kids
I found
archival footage
archival footage
X
of goth kids
I
found
archival
footage
of
goth
kids
dancing in clubs in the '80s. -Yeah.
dancing in clubs in the '80s. -Yeah.
dancing
in
clubs
in
the
'80s
Yeah
[ Laughter ]
[ Laughter ]
Laughter
-Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen,
-Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen,
Lene
Lovich
Nina
Hagen
just anything that I could get my hands
on
on
X
.
just anything that I could
get my hands on
get my hands on
X
.
just
anything
that
I
could
get
my
hands
on
And then,
on
on
X
the day, I thought, "Well, all right."
And then, on the day, I thought, "Well, all right."
And
then
on
the
day
I
thought
Well
all
right
-"I'm just gonna do it." -"Let's just see what happens."
-"I'm just gonna do it." -"Let's just see what happens."
I'm
just
gonna
do
it
Let's
just
see
what
happens
-Did you just go super long?
-Did you just go super long?
Did
you
just
go
super
long
Did you do it
like
like
X
a 20-minute dance?
Did you do it like a 20-minute dance?
Did
you
do
it
like
a
20-minute
dance
Or is this the step
by
by
X
step,
Or is this the step by step,
Or
is
this
the
step
by
step
this was exactly what you planned?
this was exactly what you planned?
this
was
exactly
what
you
planned
-No, I knew there were certain things that I wanted
to
to
X
do.
-No, I knew there were certain things that I wanted to do.
No
I
knew
there
were
certain
things
that
I
wanted
to
do
I paid homage
to
to
X
Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams.
I paid
homage
homage
X
to Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams.
I
paid
homage
to
Lisa
Loring
the
first
Wednesday
Addams
I did a little bit
of
of
X
her shuffle that she does.
I did a little bit of her
shuffle
shuffle
X
that she does.
I
did
a
little
bit
of
her
shuffle
that
she
does
And,
of
of
X
course, they cut out
of
of
X
camera
And, of course, they cut out of camera
And
of
course
they
cut
out
of
camera
when I did do it,
but
but
X
it's there, I know it is.
when I did do it, but it's there, I know it is.
when
I
did
do
it
but
it's
there
I
know
it
is
[ Laughs ] -'Cause you did it, yeah.
[ Laughs ] -'Cause you did it, yeah.
Laughs
'Cause
you
did
it
yeah
-Yeah. -Yeah,
of
of
X
course.
-Yeah. -Yeah, of course.
Yeah
Yeah
of
course
That's wild.
That's wild.
That's
wild
Did you understand that it would go this viral?
Did you understand that it would go this
viral
viral
X
?
Did
you
understand
that
it
would
go
this
viral
It's everything
on
on
X
TikTok right now.
It's everything on TikTok right now.
It's
everything
on
TikTok
right
now
Right now, if you go
on
on
X
TikTok, it's you dancing.
Right now, if you go on TikTok, it's you dancing.
Right
now
if
you
go
on
TikTok
it's
you
dancing
It is. -No, I didn't, I didn't.
It is. -No, I didn't, I didn't.
It
is
No
I
didn't
I
didn't
And Netflix, they were telling me,
And Netflix, they were telling me,
And
Netflix
they
were
telling
me
"Oh, you know, Jenna, this is gonna be a thing on TikTok."
"Oh, you know, Jenna, this is gonna be a thing on TikTok."
Oh
you
know
Jenna
this
is
gonna
be
a
thing
on
TikTok
And I thought, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, whatever."
And I thought, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, whatever."
And
I
thought
Yeah
yeah
yeah
okay
whatever
Because I figured, you know, "They're excited.
Because I
figured
figured
X
, you know, "They're excited.
Because
I
figured
you
know
They're
excited
They're getting hyped
up
up
X
," and then they were right.
They're getting
hyped up
hyped up
X
," and then they were right.
They're
getting
hyped
up
and
then
they
were
right
-Yeah, sometimes people are right.
-Yeah, sometimes people are right.
Yeah
sometimes
people
are
right
-Yeah, they know what they're doing
over
over
X
there or something.
-Yeah, they know what they're doing over there or something.
Yeah
they