Netflix, teaming up with director Tim Burton, has led the Merlina series to global success with only eight episodes. Today, when the body of actors and producers is already preparing to record the second season, it remains to be seen why this production turned out to be one of the best of 2022.
Merlinbyproduct of Netflix about the daughter of family addamsis one of those productions that has made a great impression on both critics and specialized media as well as audiences of all ages, who have adopted this strange little teenager as a part of their lives.
starring young actress Jenna OrtegaIt was produced and directed by the master of dark cinema and paranormal subjects in charge, Tim BurtonKnown as one of the most demanding film and television professionals with his actors, but who manages to develop real works of art such as Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. However, for Jenna OrtegaThe 20-year-old muse he turned into a spitting image Marilyn AdamsThis was a very difficult task to do, due to the demands of a perfectly timed schedule. Tim Burton imposed on
Already on previous occasions, Jenna Ortega talked about some strict rules that Tim Burton imposed, and was mandatory for all actors and crew who worked on the recording of the first season Merlin, between them, Jenna Ortega remember that Tim Burton Why was he forbidden to blink? because according to what he tells, in one of the first shots taken of his face, already made up and combed with two braids, typical Merlinhe was just focused on getting the girl’s gesture AdamsSomething that forgot to blink, something that fell completely in love Tim BurtonWho, from that moment on, told him not to do it anymore.
other criteria imposed Tim Burton A Netflixdid he want the connection between Fingers and Merlina to be authentic, i.e. the black hand sent by the girl’s parents Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Gomez (Luis Guzmán)To serve as a spy at Nunca Más Academy, it couldn’t just be a computer-generated animation, it had to be a real hand of a man. Therefore Netflix hired hand and elusive Victor Dorobuntu For them to play curious characters, giving these scenes an authenticity that surely a bunch of pixels couldn’t achieve.
This was Jenna Ortega’s schedule during the recording of Merlina.
And since he already peeped himself Jenna OrtegaA Tim Burton He likes things well done, or he doesn’t. Thus, young interpreter of Marilyn AdamsHe had a strict schedule for him, he had to wake up every day at 4:30 am and finish work late at nightall to make sure Merlin It was one of the best series of 2022 as it did.
between the activities of itinerary of Jenna OrtegaThe young woman remembers that they included cello classes where for scenes Merlin play instruments and even have practice sessions for their stunts. His day used to start at 5:20 in the morning. when they picked him up at his abode, and then at 6:00 a.m. I go to makeup and wardrobe to start recording at 8:30 am. After lunch break, The actress practiced her action sequences, then went to cello classes at 7 pm and returned home only at 8 pm to rest., for the immense sacrifice Jenna Ortega received, according to the website celebrity net worth A salary of $3 million is not bad for being one of the youngest actresses on the small screen.
