Christina Ricci On Jenna Ortega In 'Wednesday': People Will 'Freak Out'

Christina Ricci is dishing on Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams!

If you didn’t know, the 42-year-old actress also portrayed the character in the 1991 film The Addams Family and it’s 1993 sequel Addams Family Values.

Christina will also be appearing in the upcoming Netflix series Wednesday, where she will portray Marilyn Thornhill, who is presumably a teacher at Nevermore Academy.

In a new interview, Christina gushed over Jenna‘s portrayal of Wednesday Addams.

See what she said…

“I have a lot of obviously, like, so much love and attachment to the Wednesday that I played and those movies, and so to be asked to be part of the new iteration was really meaningful to me, and working with Tim [Burton] again was great,” she told Extra.

“The whole cast is amazing. Jenna‘s so incredible in the show, people are going to freak out about how good she is,” Christina added.

Previously, the actress gushed that this is “such a great modern take on Wednesday.”

ICYMI: Be sure to watch the Wednesday trailer, which features a glimpse at Christina‘s character at the end!

Did you see what Jenna Ortega said about taking on such an iconic character?

We are just two weeks away from the premiere of Wednesday on Netflix, which debuts on Wednesday, November 23rd!