news culture Netflix: Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) starred in a Marvel movie, and you didn’t even realize it
It does happen that certain actors or actresses suddenly benefit from a particularly notable hype that can last for several months or even years. Such is the case of Jenna Ortega, whose career seems to be taking off at high speed, but did you know that she also starred in an MCU film?
A career that was not born last Wednesday
Anyone who has followed the cultural news of the last few months will certainly know Jenna Ortega. Thanks to its role as opened to the public Wednesday Addams In the series created by Tim Burton and centered on the same character, his acting, as funny as it is macabre, has impressed a good portion of viewers. A stroke of luck for the actress, as her rise to Netflix has also been accompanied by a theatrical release. scream VI
But if this recent success has confirmed the young actress’ talent, she didn’t wait until 2023 to start starring in major productions.
Jenna Ortega Goes Incognito in a Marvel Movie
Thirty films, four phases, a little less than ten series … knowing at the touch of a button all the works that make up the Marvel Cinematic Universe is becoming increasingly complex. If the latter are still huge commercial successes very regularly, it is evident that some viewers are beginning to suffer a small overdose of content. But even before that, some films from the early stages weren’t exactly in agreement.
This is the case, for example, with Iron Man 3, considered by many viewers to be one of the worst MCU movies. If that’s not really your editor’s opinion (quite the opposite, by the way, but what do you want, I’d like to differentiate myself), it has to be said that the dodge around the Mandarin character was a little difficult to convince fans of the comics . But while everyone was busy spitting on that character, did you notice that Jenna Ortega slipped into the movie?
Jenna Ortega ten years ago
In 2013, when she was only 11 years old, Wednesday’s star actress got the right to appear on the screen for a few seconds in the third film dedicated to the most popular of the Avengers. She then played the daughter of United States Vice President Gil Rodriguez (self-portrayed by Miguel Ferrer). A simple cameo, of course, but an experience that Jenna Ortega still fondly recalls, as she did in a recent video for her vanity fair. We’ll let you see it for yourself, it will also be an opportunity to change your mind about this underrated film. If you are interested to see Jenna Ortega’s future appearances, we remind you that she will reprise her role as Wednesday in Season 2 and will also appear in the Beetlejuice sequel.
