Wat-Not Staff
Hollywood A-lister Jenna Ortega recently spoke out about her horrifying encounter with co-star Michael Keaton on the set of the highly anticipated sequel to the cult horror comedy Beetlejuice. Ortega recounted the terrifying moment she was surprised by Keaton in Beetlejuice makeup and was shaken to her core.
A jump scare for the ages
During The Tonight show on wednesday 21 August, hollywood actress Jenna Ortega told Jimmy Fallon that Michel Keaton 71, jump scared her while dressed as his iconic character on the set of the 1988’s movie’s highly anticipated sequel. She said that ‘’He Had Molds Peeling off His Face’’.
Jimmy Fallon asked her “What is it like when Michael Keaton comes on set as Beetlejuice?” The host further added “Does everyone get quiet or do people cry? I would cry.”
“He came up behind me,” Jenna explained. “I was getting a hair and makeup test, and I got a tap on the shoulder and I turned around and it was a jump scare for sure. He was like, ‘Oh hey I’m Michael, and he had molds peeling off his face.”
“I kept my cool and everything was calm until I met him the second time, with no hair or makeup on, because I’d already forgotten I’d met him and introduced myself again,” she added with a laugh.
Ortega’s intimidation and excitement
Jenna went on to describe Keaton as “the coolest” and admitted that she was intimidated to work with the Oscar nominees and co-stars Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, who starred as Lydia and Delia Deetz in the original film.
“I never dreamed it would happen. “I never thought this would happen,” said Ortega, who plays Lydia’s teenage daughter, Astrid Deetz, in Beetlejuice. “Lydia is the coolest character on the planet. All this scared me.
Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the Beetlejuice universe, Ortega’s chilling storyline adds an extra layer to the character’s mystique. It reminds us of the lasting power of the original film and gets us excited for the upcoming sequel.
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