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Netflix turns Cockatoo Island into ‘Wednesday Island' for fan event led by Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton

Don't miss out on the headlines from Red Carpet. Followed categories will be added to My News. Sydney's iconic Cockatoo Island underwent a makeover on Saturday night when the cast and creatives of the Netflix hit, Wednesday, took over the historic landmark – and there were no 'normies' allowed. The former convict shipyard was renamed Wednesday Island to celebrate the release of the smash-hit series' second season, with its stars Jenna Ortega, Emma Myers, Gwendoline Christie and Hunter Doohan delighting diehard fans who dressed up as their favourite 'outcast' for the occasion. Wednesday stars and fans celebrate with creepy exclusive event Video Player is loading. Play Video This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. 01:29 SUBSCRIBER ONLY Wednesday stars and fans celebrate with creepy exclusive event more transformed into Wednesday Island to celebrate the release of the second season of Netflix's Wednesday. The exclusive event was an immersive, creepy, kooky treat for fans, as stars like Jenna Ortega and director Tim Burton walked the purple carpet. Sydney's Cockatoo Island was... more... ... more With a five-metre high pyre set ablaze and various interactive fan spaces to experience, Ortega – who plays titular character Wednesday Addams – walked the purple carpet to a chorus of screams. 'People tell you about the numbers of people that are watching the show and doing whatever, but it's not until you see it first-hand that it really kind of sinks in,' Ortega told at the event. Jenna Ortega attends the Wednesday Island fan event at Sydney's Cockatoo Island on August 16. Picture:for Netflix Netflix transformed the iconic landmark into Wednesday Island for the evening, complete with five-metre high pyre set ablaze. Picture:for Netflix Since Wednesday's Season 2: Part 1 release on August 6, Netflix has already recorded a staggering 50 million views – and viewership is only set to soar with the release of Season 2: Part 2 on September 3. 'This is such a lovely turnout,' Hunter Doohan, who portrays Tyler Galpin, Wednesday's love interest – who turns out to be a monstrous creature, told from the purple carpet. 'I haven't been back in Australia for almost 10 years. My dad's entire family is from Australia, and so it's kind of surreal to come back and (have) this be the way I'm doing it.' Hunter Doohan, whose father is Australian, delighted the crowd with his presence. Picture:for Netflix Gwendoline Christie was unmissable on the purple carpet. Picture:for Netflix A major plot twist to Season 2 was revealed at a prior Sydney press conference during which it was announced Gwendoline Christie is back from the dead as Nevermore Headmistress Larissa Weems. Netflix's Wednesday drops a world-exclusive surprise in Sydney Video Player is loading. Play Video This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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Fans were treated to a world-exclusive announcement — Gwendoline Christie will return to the series. Sydney played host to a Wednesday ... more Like Ortega and Doohan, the British actor said she was also in awe of the fandom the show has created not just in Australia, but across the globe – and she credits director Tim Burton for this impact. Wednesday executive producer and director Tim Burton added a touch of Hollywood on the night. Picture:for Netflix The creators of the series, Miles Millar (left) and Alfred Gough, said they are still surprised at the fandom levels in Australia. Picture:for Netflix 'I think it's just extraordinary. I mean, the global impact of this show is continuing to echo and reverberate around the world,' she told 'I just adore Tim. I wanted to work with Tim my entire life. There is absolutely no one else on earth like him. 'I adore his filmmaking sensibility. He's a masterful filmmaker and it's always extremely elegant and entirely original. 'But I love the tender vulnerability and humour that runs throughout all of his work. There's never been anyone ever like him.' Ortega and Myers play besties on the series. Picture:for Netflix Myers greeted diehard fans dressed as their favourite outcast from the film. Picture:for Netflix The evening marked the conclusion of the Global Doom Tour, with Sydney its last stop after the cast and creatives visited England, Poland, Italy, France, Romania, the US, Canada and South Korea. And no one is more surprised than Burton at how embraced the series is around the world. 'You make something and you hope that anybody likes it,' the Oscar-nominated director told Ortega and Burton later took to the stage to talk all things Season 2. Picture:for Netflix The cast hosted the special Outcast Assembly. Picture:for Netflix Thousands of fans assembled inside the abandoned warehouse on Cockatoo Island. Picture:for Netflix 'Honestly, that's the main thing. I just know that that's the most beautiful thing, is that when you make something and it connects to somebody.' Myers, who plays Wednesday's bubbly best friend on the show, said she enjoys making the series as much as people enjoy watching it. 'I just find it fun. I think you don't have to think too much to watch it. It's just enjoyable,' she said at the event. 'We have a lot of fun making it, and I'm glad that a lot of people have fun watching it.' Wednesday Season 2: Part 1 is now streaming only on Netflix. Wednesday Season 2: Part 2 will be available on September 3 Originally published as Netflix turns Cockatoo Island into 'Wednesday Island' for fan event led by Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton