Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega Leads Martin Freeman Into Complicated Relationship in ‘Miller’s Girl’ Trailer
Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman find themselves embroiled in a heated student-teacher dynamic in the trailer for the upcoming feature Miller’s Girl. Lionsgate is set to release the film from writer-director Jade Halley Bartlett on Jan. 26 after it debuts at the Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier that month. Ortega stars as Cairo, a […]
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Oscar Winner Brian Helgeland on 30-Year Journey to Make ‘Finestkind,’ Most Personal Film of His Career
Hollywood is overflowing with stories about films that took years of blood, sweat and tears to bring to the screen. Brian Helgeland’s Finestkind represents one of the longest kinds. The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Mystic River and veteran director of such films as Legend, 42, A Knight’s Tale and Payback finished the script when he was […]
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‘Beetlejuice 2’ Wraps Production in Vermont
Beetlejuice 2 is one step closer to hitting theaters. Director Tim Burton announced that the sequel to his 1988 classic film has just wrapped production. The helmer posted a photo of himself on set, sharing the news that he and his cast and crew had finished filming. “Thank you to everyone involved,” he added. The […]
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Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi Would Be “Amazing” in a ‘Twilight’ Reboot, Says Director
Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has some thoughts on who would be cast as the main characters if the film were to be rebooted today. During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to discuss the film 15 years after it originally came out, the filmmaker chimed in on who she’d want to play Edward […]
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Jenna Ortega Drops Out of ‘Scream VII’
The Scream franchise is getting murdered. One day after Spyglass fired star Melissa Barrera from Scream VII, the latest installment of the horror movie series, it has been revealed that Jenna Ortega will also not be returning. Losing the two main leads who were instrumental in revitalizing the aging franchise now puts its future in […]
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Jenna Ortega Says Being a Hispanic Child Actress Was “Really Hard” Because “I Didn’t Look a Certain Way”
Jenna Ortega is opening up about not conforming to industry beauty standards and how she hopes to inspire other young girls to do the same. During an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, published online Wednesday, the Scream VI actress recalled the pressure of going on auditions when she was younger while also trying to excel in […]
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‘Finestkind’ Review: Not Even Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones Can Keep Brian Helgeland’s Clichéd Maritime Drama Afloat
Ben Foster and Toby Wallace co-star in a New England-set crime drama written and directed by the Oscar-winning 'L.A. Confidential' screenwriter.
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How ‘Wednesday’ Brought a New Perspective to a TV Icon
Netflix’s spooky comedy Wednesday brings Charles Addams’ iconic and idiosyncratic characters back to television, this time as seen through the eyes of the Addams family’s precocious and morbid daughter. Jenna Ortega leads the series, executive produced by Tim Burton (who helmed four of the eight episodes), which earned 12 Emmy nominations for its debut season, […]
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Jenna Ortega’s ‘Finestkind,’ Dakota Johnson’s ‘Daddio’ Added to Toronto Film Fest Lineup
Despite the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors and WGA writers strikes, the Toronto Film Festival continues to turn up the star wattage for its 48th edition, adding movies with Dakota Johnson, Bérénice Bejo, Awkwafina, Sandra Oh and Mads Mikkelsen to its lineup on Thursday. For the Gala section, TIFF unveiled the A-list heavy crime drama Finestkind from Brian Helgeland, […]
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Christopher Landon to Direct ‘Scream 7’
Spyglass is answering the call once more, throwing a new Scream movie into development. The company has tapped Christopher Landon — a scary movie stalwart whose credits include the Happy Death Day series as well as body-switching horror-comedy Freaky — to direct the seventh installment of the long-running franchise, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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Emmy Nominations 2023: Historic, Record-Breaking and Otherwise Notable Nominees
When the 2023 Emmy Awards nominations were announced on Wednesday morning, Succession, Ted Lasso and The Last of Us were among the TV shows breaking notable records. This year, Succession has 14 acting nominations, tying its record from last year for the most Emmy acting noms for a drama series in a single year. The HBO series scored […]
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Watch THR’s Comedy, Drama and Reality Roundtables With Pedro Pascal, Jenna Ortega, Jennifer Coolidge and More
The most recent edition of The Hollywood Reporter’s award-winning Roundtable series features top talent working in television today. The discussions included such talent and Emmy contenders as Pedro Pascal and Kieran Culkin (Drama Actor Roundtable), Jennifer Coolidge and Dominique Fishback (Drama Actress), Tyler James Williams and Steven Yeun (Comedy Actor), Jenna Ortega and Elle Fanning […]
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