Wednesday Star Jenna Ortega Surprises Fans by Leaving Hit Netflix Series

Netflix users are shocked to realize that Jenna Ortega has officially left an original series.

Last week, the streaming service launchedJurassic World: Chaos theorythe animated sequel to the series Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceouswhich ran for five seasons from 2020 to 2022.

Wednesday star Ortega voiced the character Brooklynn in the original series alongside Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Kausar Mohammed and Raini Rodriguez, who returned for a follow-up, Chaos theory.

When the trailer for the show was released, it was revealed that Brooklynn would be killed off, which shocked the fandom. However, many believed this was a trick and that Brooklynn and Ortega would return.

*Spoilers ahead – you have been warned*

One of them is true: while the series shows through flashbacks that Ortega’s character was killed, a big twist at the end reveals that Brooklynn is, in fact, alive and well.

However, as long as the character lives, she will do so without Ortega’s voice. Instead, the character will be played by Kiersten Kelly. The only other star not to reprise his role is Ryan Potter, whose character Kenji will be voiced by Darren Barnet.

Fans were stunned by the revelation, with one person calling it “crazy” and another “devastating.” One person wrote on X/Twitter: “Dude, I’m watching Cretaceous Camp Chaos Theory and what do you mean they killed Brooklynn??? I don’t think they could get Jenna Ortega anymore.”

However, executive producer Scott Kreamer said CinemaBlend that the plan was to kill Brooklynn all along – and it had nothing to do with Ortega’s availability.

“The whole idea of ​​Brooklyn’s death happened long before,” Kreamer told the outlet. “This was written with Jenna playing the part that wasn’t like, ‘Oh, we’re not going to get Jenna, what can we do?’ It was like, ‘No, this is the character who would ask the questions that would get her in trouble.’ We knew we would see Brooklynn in flashbacks.”

The reason for Ortega’s absence from the series could be attributed to the star’s rise in recent years, which may have led to scheduling conflicts.

In addition to starring and producing Wednesdaywhich became a huge hit for Netflix when it was released in 2021, Ortega starred in the fifth and sixth Scream films and has roles in six upcoming projects, including the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice.

Ortega, who presented his own Saturday night live episode in 2023, currently being filmed Wednesday second season, set for release in 2024. The 20-year-old actor also recently starred alongside Martin Freeman in Miller’s Girlwhich generated controversy due to the age difference with the 52-year-old star, with whom he has romantic scenes.

The film follows a college student who embarks on a complicated and inappropriate love affair with her English professor.

Responding to strong online reaction to a recent interview with The times, Freeman insisted that the film is “adult and nuanced. It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t this great?’”

He called the backlash the film received following the trailer’s release “a disgrace”, adding: “Are you guys going to attack Liam Neeson for being in a film about the Holocaust?” Neeson led the 1993 war drama Schindler’s List.

Ortega is currently filming Wednesday second season, scheduled for release in 2024.

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