In 1991, Paramount Pictures
released “The Addams Family,” a feature-length adaptation of the 1964 TV series
based on magazine comic characters created by Charles Addams. The film, despite
its troubled production at original studio Orion, became a box-office hit that
brought the titular loving family with supernatural and macabre tastes back to
public consciousness, even getting a direct in 1993. Among the family cast was
the then-10-year-old Christina Ricci portraying morbid Goth girl Wednesday
Addams, making it one of her most familiar characters, even as she transitioned
to grown-up roles. With news of a spinoff series on Netflix followed reports of
Ricci’s involvement, not as Wednesday, but as her mother.
According to MovieWeb, there has been a lot of noise regarding casting for the
streaming limited series “Wednesday,” spun off from “The Addams Family,” on
Netflix, being helmed by filmmaker Tim Burton as his first directorial project
for smaller screens. One particular buzz is that there is a push for actress
Christina Ricci to be cast as Morticia, the matriarch of the Addamses. While
there has been no word that Burton has talked to Ricci about the role, this
possibility is one highly endorsed by the fans of the films.
Netflix’s “Wednesday” focuses on
the titular Addams Family daughter, now a young adult, as she goes for higher
education at the Nevermore Academy. The streaming giant describes the plot as a
supernaturally-infused sleuthing mystery, where Wednesday navigates the
relationships she builds at Nevermore, while investigating a mass of serial
killings in the nearby town, struggles to control her growing psychic powers,
and learn a secret involving her parents Gomez and Morticia from 25 years ago.
Ricci, now 41, might seem a tad young to play mother to a college student, but
then Morticia has always seemed supernaturally ageless in portrayal.
In the original “Addams Family”
movies, Morticia Addams was played by Angelica Huston. In character, there is a
similarity in looks between her as Morticia and Christina Ricci as Wednesday
Addams, so the latter actress might just pull off portraying the former character
if Tim Burton goes for it. Other names being nominated aside from her include
Cate Blanchett and Eva Green. Seeing as the series might spend more time with
Wednesday in college, the Morticia role might not be too prominent anyway.
There is no word yet on when Wednesday releases on Netflix streaming.
Image: Comic Book Resources
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