SpookyThese Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’ Will Blow Your Mind: Filming, Actors

Jenna Rewrote ‘Wednesday’ Scenes

Jenna sat down on Dax Shepard and Monica Padman‘s podcast “Armchair Expert” in March 2023, where she explained that she was unhappy with some of the writing of her character during the first season.

“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down on a set in the way that I had to on Wednesday because it’s so easy to fall into [the teen] category, especially with this type of show,” the Disney Channel alum began.

Jenna referred to one scene in particular, which she decided to cut out herself.

“There was a line about this dress that she has to wear for a school dance and she said, ‘Oh my god, I love it! Ugh, I can’t believe I said that. I literally hate myself.’ And I had to go, ‘No, there’s no way.’ There were times on that set where I even became almost unprofessional in a sense where I just started changing lines.”

The Scream 6 actress continued, “The script supervisor thought I was going with something and then I would have to sit down with the writers and they’d be like, ‘Wait, what happened to the scene?’ And I would have to go through and explain why I couldn’t do certain things. I grew very, very protective of her.”

Jenna Hated Wednesday’s Love Triangle

“Everything that she does, everything that I had to play, did not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense,” Jenna explained in the “Armchair Expert” in March 2023, referring to Wednesday’s love triangle between Tyler Galpin (played by Hunter Doohan) and Xavier Thorpe (Percy Hynes White).

Jenna Choreographed the Dance Scene In 2 Days

Jenna revealed that after director and creator Tim Burton gave her the OK to choreograph the dance scene in episode 4 herself, she prepared it only two days.

Apparently, the actress watched “just anything I could get my hands on” to get inspiration for the dance. “I’m not a dancer. I don’t do any of that. I have no experience in that field,” she said. “I didn’t sleep for two days. I watched videos of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Denis Lavant in ‘Beau Travail.’ I found archival footage of goth kids dancing in clubs in the ’80s. Lene Lovich. Nina Hagen. And then, on the day, I thought, ‘All right, let’s see what happens.’”

‘Thing’ Is Played By a Real Actor

The actor’s name behind Addams family member “Thing” is Victor Dorobantu, who is actually a magician and illusionist, with Wednesday being his first acting credit. Many times when you see Thing on screen, it was actually Victor in a full-body blue suit doing all of the hand movements.

The Hyde Monster Was Also Played by a Real Actor

Daniel Himschoot brought the terrifying hyde monster to life. In a behind-the-scenes photo shared by Netflix, the performer is seen wearing stilts and crutches to mimic the monster’s movements.

‘Wednesday’ Is Tim Burton’s Third Attempt to Work on Addams Family

The famous director was originally approached to lead 1991’s The Addams Family, however, his schedule didn’t pan out as he was working on the film Batman Returns. Two decades later, the Beetlejuice director signed on to coproduce and cowrite an animated film that also fell through.

Jenna Doesn’t Blink

Early into filming, director Tim Burton told Jenna not to blink while filming scenes as Wednesday Addams. The character only blinks when she feels emotion.

“I would have to restart a take if I started [blinking], because sometimes you start crying,” Jenna told TODAY. “[It was] Romanian winter, there was all this wind in my face. I learned to blink on other people’s lines.”

Emma Myers Attended Werewolf Bootcamp

Emma Myers had to attend a “werewolf bootcamp,” to understand her character Enid Sinclair better, she told Seventeen. “Me and a couple other guys crawling around on the floor growling at each other? That was weird. I’ll never forget that.”

Emma Myers Thought She ‘Bombed’ Her Audition

Emma revealed that she thought she “fumbled” her Wednesday audition during an episode of Taylor Lautner‘s podcast “The Squeeze” in May 2023.
“I did a chemistry read with Jenna and I thought I bombed it,” she said, explaining that she cut off one of Jenna’s lines to fill in an awkward silence. “And then, a week later, I booked it.” Thank god!