The fast-rising actress Jenna Ortega of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" was asked by an interviewer if she would want to play a female version of Tim Burton's "Edward Scissorhands". The actoress made it crystal clear that women should have their own characters — not just appear in spinoffs.
Over the past few years, women have starred in a number of high-profile remakes and reboots of movies originally led by men, such as 2016's "Ghostbusters" and 2018's "Ocean's 8." Aside from sparkig debate around gender-flipping characters on the big screen, these films were not successful.
In an interview published last 3 September, MTV asked Ortega whether she'd consider starring in a female reboot of "Edward Scissorhands" after collaborating with Burton on Netflix's "Wednesday" and on "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," which will be released in theaters soon.
"I love that there's a lot more female leads nowadays; I think that's so special. But we should have our own. I don't like it when it's like a spinoff — I don't want to see, like, 'Jamie Bond.' You know? I want to see another badass," she replied.
"The beauty of something like 'Edward' is the mystery; it's very sensitive," Ortega added. "You see, 'Beetlejuice' can still be original because he exists in no specific time. You could take him back to the 1800s if you really wanted to!"
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