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Korea Herald
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Tim Burton's Netflix smash 'Wednesday' creeps back
Jenna Ortega teases Korean culture cameos, promises more macabre mischief for the megahit's second season 'Wednesday' is back for a second season, with Jenna Ortega reprising her role as the sharp-tongued, deadpan Wednesday Addams. Once again roaming the creepy corridors of Nevermore Academy, she and her friends — including Emma Myers' Enid Sinclair — unravel more mysteries lurking within the school's darkest corners. Season 1 was a global phenomenon, anchored by the vision of Tim Burton, the show's executive producer and director of four of its eight episodes. Both Burton — the filmmaker behind classics such as 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Corpse Bride' — and the core cast return for Season 2. Burton said the new season digs deeper into the Addams family dynamic, giving Morticia, Gomez and Pugsley more screen time. 'Everybody's got a weird family and this one is no different,' said Burton during a press conference in Seoul on Monday. 'In this season, we explore mother-daughter relationships, Morticia and Wednesday, and the family dynamic is a bit richer in the season.' Burton approached Season 1 as if he were making a feature, and said that ethos continues in the new episodes. ''Wednesday' was my first real foray into TV, but we treated the show like we were making a movie. So each episode for us is like we're making a film — it's got the same dynamic, the same sort of creativity that you put into a film,' he said, referring to the filmmaker's symbolic stop-motion animation touch in the second season's opening episode. While 'Wednesday' topped Netflix charts in most countries, Korea was an exception. Asked about its comparatively muted reception here, Ortega said the cast focuses less on numbers and more on connection. 'I think looking at art or any sort of television making or filmmaking as a competition does everyone a major disservice. We're just so grateful and excited to be able to have a show that plays here. … Numbers and things like that don't matter if we're able to connect with one person — that's incredible, and you know we've been fortunate to connect with the world,' she said. Ortega also teased a nod to Korean culture later in the season. 'The part of the second half is very Enid-centric, and she's a huge lover of Korean culture. We have some songs in there that you guys might appreciate or be familiar with, so I think that's probably something to look forward to,' she said. For Burton, 'Wednesday' is a natural fit — a show about outcasts from a filmmaker who's made a career out of celebrating them. 'I think the word 'normal' is a very strange word,' he said. 'I don't even know what that means. People say the Addams family is a weird family — well I mean that's the thing. I've never met one family that isn't weird." 'Normal people would scare me more than what you consider outcasts. That's because (I feel like an outcast), and I think a lot of people feel that way. I'm sure everybody has that slight feeling that they don't belong, they don't fit in. They struggle with school, family, society, whatever. So for me, that's normal. That's how I feel," he said. 'So I always saw things in a different way ... for me that's something I most identify with,' he added. Netflix officially greenlit Season 3 for "Wednesday" on July 23, two weeks ahead of the second season's debut. The first half of Season 2 dropped Wednesday, with the second half scheduled to release Sept. 3.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
733%: Jenna Ortega's unbelievable pay hike in Wednesday Season 2. Here's how much Netflix show star will now earn
Wednesday Addams is back, so be sure not to turn those frowns upside down, as Netflix takes viewers into the ever-morbid life of the Addams family character during her time at Nevermore High School. Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega, reportedly got a budget bump in Season 2.(AFP) Part 1 of Wednesday Season 2 has already dropped with the second part slated to come out later this year. This time, Jenna Ortega's Wednesday Addams is joined by younger brother Pugsley, who has already shown a penchant for Dr Frankenstein-like reanimations – here's looking at you Slurp! Some spoilers ahead for Wednesday Season 2 part 1. So…thus far, we know Wednesday has a stalker, there is a new outcast who is an avian, and is actively after Wednesday, a brain eating zombie is on the loose, and the new principal definitely wants some of the Addams family money going into the school. On top of that, the Hyde (Season 1's antagonist) has broken free. Feel like it's a lot to process? Topping it off is Wednesday's own battle with her psychic abilities, and a delicate balance of her relationship with her mother, Morticia, and grandmother, Hester Frump. With so much going on, how much is Jenna Ortega making for Wednesday Season 2? Let's find out. Jenna Ortega Wednesday Season 2 salary: Explained While the budget of Wednesday Season 2 is not public, IndieWire reported that the Netflix series got a significant budget bump as compared to the first installment. The first episode is even directed by Tim Burton, who helmed four of the eight episodes in the first season. Burton is known for his unique takes on horror, combining gothic elements, as immortalized in films like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Corpse Bride. Reddit users have posited that each episode cost around $20 million to make. While Ortega's exact pay is not known, Cosmopolitan reported that it was likely at par with what the core kids in Stranger Things made. They earned around $30,000 per episode for Season 1 and 2. Notably, given that Jenna Ortega was already more famous than the actors of Stranger Things were in the initial seasons, there is a chance she could have been paid north of the amount as well. However, more interestingly, the Stranger Things core cast started making $250,000 per episode, when they negotiated their salaries before Season 3. That means they brought in a cool $2 million per season. The publication notes Ortega's pay package would also be in a similar range, so if we consider her to get the same pay as the core Stranger Things cast, even then it is a massive bump. Specifically, it is a 733% pay bump per episode! Ortega's total net worth as of 2025 is $5 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth. She returns as Wednesday in part 2 of Season 2, which arrives on Netflix on September 3.
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The biggest surprise in Wednesday season 2 so far
Netflix's Wednesday is back and has a delightful surprise waiting fans in season two 🚨💕🕷 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Wednesday's second season has finally arrived. The first part landed on Netflix and includes a big surprise. It is not the big name cast additions - but a nod to a Halloween classic. A season of Netflix's Wednesday is like a box of chocolate, you never know what is going to crawl out. The first collection of episodes surprised fans with an incredible dance number that was simply a must-watch. Heading into the long-awaited second series, the first half of which landed today (August 6), viewers were probably wondering how they would one-up that moment. Had the creators conjured up anything extra special in the nearly three year gap to match it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, it is not the new faces that catch the eye in the first episode. Here's all you need to know: Wednesday's biggest surprise is a nod to Halloween classic Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Wednesday season 2 | Netflix Halfway through the first episode of Wednesday's second series on Netflix, there comes a truly jaw dropping stop-motion animation sequence. It comes out of nowhere with no hints leading up to it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The new episodes see Wednesday's brother Pugsley Addams (Isaac Ordonez) arrive at Nevermore Academy - moving into Caliban Hall. On his first night he is told the tale of Skull Tree as part of a tradition for new arrivals in the dorm. To help illustrate the spooky story, the show features a lengthy scheme of black-and-white stop-motion animation in the style of Tim Burton's own Halloween classics Frankenweenie and the Corpse Bride. The Edward Sissorhand director is behind the camera for multiple episodes again in Wednesday season two, including the opener: Here We Woe Again. Before he turned his attention to live-action movie-making, Burton initially made his name in the world of animation. He actually worked at Disney as a storyboard artist and animator in the 1980s. After making his name with huge hits like Beetlejuice and Batman, he returned to the world of animation by directing 2005's Corpse Bride and later Frankenweenie in 2012, which was in black-and-white. He was also involved in adapting his poem The Nightmare Before Christmas into a movie, although that was directed by Henry Selick. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The sequence in Wednesday's season two premiere harks back to Frankenweenie and if you have yet to see that film, you now have the perfect excuse. Wednesday season two part one is now streaming on Netflix. The second volume will arrive on September 3. If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The biggest surprise in Wednesday season 2 so far
Netflix's Wednesday is back and has a delightful surprise waiting fans in season two 🚨💕🕷 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Wednesday's second season has finally arrived. The first part landed on Netflix and includes a big surprise. It is not the big name cast additions - but a nod to a Halloween classic. A season of Netflix's Wednesday is like a box of chocolate, you never know what is going to crawl out. The first collection of episodes surprised fans with an incredible dance number that was simply a must-watch. Heading into the long-awaited second series, the first half of which landed today (August 6), viewers were probably wondering how they would one-up that moment. Had the creators conjured up anything extra special in the nearly three year gap to match it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, it is not the new faces that catch the eye in the first episode. Here's all you need to know: Wednesday's biggest surprise is a nod to Halloween classic Luis Guzmán and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Wednesday season 2 | Netflix Halfway through the first episode of Wednesday's second series on Netflix, there comes a truly jaw dropping stop-motion animation sequence. It comes out of nowhere with no hints leading up to it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The new episodes see Wednesday's brother Pugsley Addams (Isaac Ordonez) arrive at Nevermore Academy - moving into Caliban Hall. On his first night he is told the tale of Skull Tree as part of a tradition for new arrivals in the dorm. To help illustrate the spooky story, the show features a lengthy scheme of black-and-white stop-motion animation in the style of Tim Burton's own Halloween classics Frankenweenie and the Corpse Bride. The Edward Sissorhand director is behind the camera for multiple episodes again in Wednesday season two, including the opener: Here We Woe Again. Before he turned his attention to live-action movie-making, Burton initially made his name in the world of animation. He actually worked at Disney as a storyboard artist and animator in the 1980s. After making his name with huge hits like Beetlejuice and Batman, he returned to the world of animation by directing 2005's Corpse Bride and later Frankenweenie in 2012, which was in black-and-white. He was also involved in adapting his poem The Nightmare Before Christmas into a movie, although that was directed by Henry Selick. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The sequence in Wednesday's season two premiere harks back to Frankenweenie and if you have yet to see that film, you now have the perfect excuse. Wednesday season two part one is now streaming on Netflix. The second volume will arrive on September 3.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Sets 4K Release Date, Has New Bonuses
Warner Bros. has announced the Corpse Bride 4K and digital release date for Tim Burton's fan-favorite stop-motion supernatural animated movie, which originally debuted in theaters in 2005. During its theatrical run, it garnered a worldwide gross of over $118 million at the box office. 'Tim Burton presents a hair-raising legend based on a 19th-century Russian folktale, in which a young man mistakenly weds a corpse while on a two-day trek to the village of his real bride-to-be,' reads the movie's official synopsis. 'It is up to the groom's flesh-and-blood fiancée, who has been pining for the arrival of her intended, to face her wraith-like rival and make peace with her by promising to live her dreams for her and by vowing to remember her always. Only then are the living bride and groom free to proceed with their own wedding ceremony in the warmhearted fable.' When is the Corpse Bride 4K release date? In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Corpse Bride will officially be available for purchase on 4K Ultra HD Disc and Digital for the first time on September 23. In addition, the Oscar-nominated movie will also be released in collectible steelbook packaging. It currently holds a Certified Fresh rating of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes. Listed below are the new and old bonus features included in its digital release and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc: Digging up the Past: The Minds Behind 'The Corpse Bride' – NEW 'Til Death Do Us Art' A 'Corpse Bride' Reflection – NEW Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds Inside the Two Worlds of the Corpse Bride Making Puppets Tick The Animators: The Breath of Life The Corpse Bride Pre-Production Galleries Tim Burton: Dark vs. Light Voices from the Underworld The Voices Behind the Voice The movie was directed by Burton and Mike Johnson from a screenplay written by John August, Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler, based on the characters by Burton and Carlos Grangel. The all-star ensemble voice cast was led by Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort and Helena Bonham Carter as Emily, the corpse bride. They were joined by Emily Watson, Tracey Ullman, Paul Whitehouse, Joanna Lumley, Albert Finney, Richard E. Grant, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, Enn Reitel, Deep Roy, Danny Elfman, and Stephen Ballantyne.
