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-Jenna Ortega.
Jenna
Ortega
Welcome to the show.
Welcome
to
the
show
-Thank you very much, Jimmy Fallon.
Thank
you
very
much
Jimmy
Fallon
-Thanks for being here. I appreciate this.
Thanks
for
being
here
I
appreciate
this
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 rave about,
which
I
can't
wait
to
rave
about
right now, you're in a trailer 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
it started -- it went viral, I think.
it
started
it
went
viral
I
think
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
Do you like doing these movies?
Do
you
like
doing
these
movies
-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 your face
you
know
having
blood
thrown
on
your
face
and running around screaming bloody murder,
and
running
around
screaming
bloody
murder
but it really is so therapeutic, 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
You know, people do special effects
You
know
people
do
special
effects
because they grew up loving gore.
because
they
grew
up
loving
gore
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
That cast and crew, 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
So, Ghostface could literally be in the middle
So
Ghostface
could
literally
be
in
the
middle
of their monologue, and we're having
of
their
monologue
and
we're
having
to restart takes 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
-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,
Yeah
we
could
be
In
the
fifth
one
I
was
like
army crawling 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
[ Laughter ]
Laughter
-Do you feel like you're being kind of typecast
Do
you
feel
like
you're
being
kind
of
typecast
because you're in that, and you're in "Wednesday."
because
you're
in
that
and
you're
in
Wednesday
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
-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
-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
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
I go, "Oh, my gosh. You're crushing this."
I
go
Oh
my
gosh
You're
crushing
this
You're phenomenal.
You're
phenomenal
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
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
Can you even understand that? -No.
Can
you
even
understand
that
No
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
every joke, every delivery. You're so funny.
every
joke
every
delivery
You're
so
funny
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 the dance?
I
mean
the
dan-
Can
we
talk
about
the
dance
The Wednesday dance? -Yeah, if you want to.
The
Wednesday
dance
Yeah
if
you
want
to
-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
You do this, you do that."
You
do
this
you
do
that
-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
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
but I thought, no, there's no way Wednesday
but
I
thought
no
there's
no
way
Wednesday
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
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
And I remember, about a week before we started --
And
I
remember
about
a
week
before
we
started
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 The Cramps.
Goo
Goo
Muck
by
The
Cramps
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
It was on my episode 4 playlist.
It
was
on
my
episode
4
playlist
And he came to my trailer 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
and
said
Hey
Jenna
so
I
know
you
said
that
you
wanted
to
choreograph this yourself --"
choreograph
this
yourself
Because I refused to see a choreographer.
Because
I
refused
to
see
a
choreographer
He was like, "I know you've got it.
He
was
like
I
know
you've
got
it
You've been working on it.
You've
been
working
on
it
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 had not gone over it at all.
And
I
had
not
gone
over
it
at
all
[ Laughter ]
Laughter
-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 just didn't have time. -You do a lot in the show.
I
just
didn't
have
time
You
do
a
lot
in
the
show
-There's a lot going on. -Yes.
There's
a
lot
going
on
Yes
You work hard on this show, and, like, on top of that,
You
work
hard
on
this
show
and
like
on
top
of
that
you're, like, gonna choreograph 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
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 that.
I'm
not
a
dancer
I
don't
do
any
of
that
I have no experience in that field.
I
have
no
experience
in
that
field
And then, yeah, I didn't sleep for two days.
And
then
yeah
I
didn't
sleep
for
two
days
I watched videos of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
I
watched
videos
of
Siouxsie
and
the
Banshees
-Really? -Denis Lavant in "Beau Travail."
Really
Denis
Lavant
in
Beau
Travail
I found archival footage of goth kids
I
found
archival
footage
of
goth
kids
dancing in clubs in the '80s. -Yeah.
dancing
in
clubs
in
the
'80s
Yeah
[ Laughter ]
Laughter
-Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen,
Lene
Lovich
Nina
Hagen
just anything that I could get my hands on.
just
anything
that
I
could
get
my
hands
on
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
-Did you just go super long?
Did
you
just
go
super
long
Did you do it like a 20-minute dance?
Did
you
do
it
like
a
20-minute
dance
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
-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 Lisa Loring, the first Wednesday Addams.
I
paid
homage
to
Lisa
Loring
the
first
Wednesday
Addams
I did a little bit of her shuffle that she does.
I
did
a
little
bit
of
her
shuffle
that
she
does
And, of course, they cut out of camera
And
of
course
they
cut
out
of
camera
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
-Yeah. -Yeah, of course.
Yeah
Yeah
of
course
That's wild.
That's
wild
Did you understand that it would go this viral?
Did
you
understand
that
it
would
go
this
viral
It's everything on TikTok right now.
It's
everything
on
TikTok
right
now
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
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
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
you
know
They're
excited
They're getting hyped up," 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, they know what they're doing over there or something.
Yeah
they
know
what
they're
doing
over
there
or
something
-You're mesmerizing. You're dazzling to look at.
You're
mesmerizing
You're
dazzling
to
look
at
I just go, "Oh, my God." And you're doing that,
I
just
go
Oh
my
God
And
you're
doing
that
and you're just doing the Wednesday stare,
and
you're
just
doing
the
Wednesday
stare
and you're kind of doing that.
and
you're
kind
of
doing
that
But then that, and it's kind of --
But
then
that
and
it's
kind
of
You make it cool.
You
make
it
cool
And it's one of the kind of geekiest songs, "Goo Goo Muck."
And
it's
one
of
the
kind
of
geekiest
songs
Goo
Goo
Muck
♪ Wah wah wah ♪
Wah
wah
wah
You know, The Cramps, and I go, "How did you do this?"
You
know
The
Cramps
and
I
go
How
did
you
do
this
And it's just -- I don't know.
And
it's
just
I
don't
know
I think we all agree it's just well done.
I
think
we
all
agree
it's
just
well
done
You just crushed it. -Thank you.
You
just
crushed
it
Thank
you
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cheers
and
applause
-Jenna Ortega. I want to show a clip.
Jenna
Ortega
I
want
to
show
a
clip
Here's Jenna Ortega in "Wednesday."
Here's
Jenna
Ortega
in
Wednesday
Take a look at this.
Take
a
look
at
this
-Winner draws first blood.
Winner
draws
first
blood
[ Suspenseful music ]
Suspenseful
music
-[ Scoffs ]
Scoffs
-It's your decision, Bianca.
It's
your
decision
Bianca
♪♪
-Let's see if you bleed in black and white.
Let's
see
if
you
bleed
in
black
and
white
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ Blade slices ]
Blade
slices
♪♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
Cheers
and
applause
-Jenna Ortega!
Jenna
Ortega
"Wednesday" is streaming right now on Netflix.
Wednesday
is
streaming
right
now
on
Netflix
We'll be right back with stand up
We'll
be
right
back
with
stand
up
from Mike Feeney, everybody. Come on back.
from
Mike
Feeney
everybody
Come
on
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