Eva Green brings her trademark restlessness to Jericho, the hometown of the Addams Family.
The award-winning actress has joined the cast of the Netflix series. Wednesday for its upcoming season 3, playing the role of Morticia Addams’ supposedly missing sister, Ophelia Frump. Deadline He was the first to report the news on November 26.
Throughout season 2 of the hit Netflix series, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) would use Ofelia as a warning to her daughter Wednesday (Jenna Ortega). It was Ophelia’s descent into madness after losing control over her Raven powers that forced Morticia to begin keeping a closer eye on Wednesday, who had begun to discover her own Raven powers.
Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger when Morticia finally delivers Ophelia’s diary to Wednesday, who suddenly has a sinister vision of her aunt locked in a dungeon-like room, scrawling the words “Wednesday Must Die” in blood on the wall. The viewers only saw Ofelia’s back, but now she has a face.
In a statement to Netflix TudumGreen, 45, said: “I’m delighted to be joining Wednesday’s sadly twisted world as Aunt Ophelia. This show is such a delightfully dark and witty world that I can’t wait to bring my own cuckoo twist to the Addams Family.”
Wednesday’s creators, Al Gough and Miles Millar, said: “Eva Green has always brought a unique and stimulating presence to the screen: elegant, haunting and wonderfully unpredictable. Those qualities make her the perfect choice for Aunt Ophelia. We are excited to see how she transforms and expands the role.” on Wednesday world.”
In fact, Green has captivated audiences with his eccentric, complex and often dark roles throughout his career, which includes characters such as Penny dreadful, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Childrenand 300: The Rise of an Empire.
He also starred alongside Johnny Depp in the Tim Burton film. dark shadowswith Wednesday marking his long-awaited reunion with the award-winning director.
