It is being said that Hollywood actor Christina Ricci is in talks to feature in Tim Burton’s Addams Family reboot, which will be streamed on Netflix. Netflix announced that Burton is developing a TV series adaptation of the classic sitcom named Wednesday, which will follow a more established Wednesday Addams as she attends college. Here is everything you need to think about the upcoming Netflix series and Christina Ricci’s character.
Christina Ricci as Morticia in Tim Burton’s?Addams Family?reboot?
According to a report by Movieweb, the Wednesday team and Tim Burton are showing their interest in casting Christina Ricci as Morticia in the upcoming Netflix drama. There have not been any official talks between the makers and Ricci as of now however. Different actors like Jenna Ortega and Bailee Madison were also doing the rounds to play the lead role in the series yet nothing related to the casting has been affirmed at this point. Casting for Wednesday Addams is available to all nationalities, however there’s reportedly an inclination to cast a Latinx actress. Christina Ricci portrayed the character of a youthful Wednesday Addams in the original film version of The Addams Family in 1991, a role she repeated in the 1993 sequel Addams Family Values.
The official logline for the Wednesday reads, “The series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as an understudy at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has threatened the local town, and settle the supernatural mystery that involved her parents 25 years ago – all while navigating her new and bright tangled relationships at Nevermore”
Christina Ricci’s upcoming film
According to Hollywood reporter, Christina Ricci will be seen playing the lead role in the supernatural thriller film named Monstrous. The film will be directed by Chris Sivertson and will rotate around a traumatized woman played by Christina. She flees from her abusive former husband with her seven-year-old son. They reach a far off sanctuary where they have a sense of security for some time. In any case, they realize that in their new residence, there is a lot greater monster with whom they have to deal with. The plot centers around how she manages to escape from the monster with her son along with handling her own mental issues.