Jenna Ortega reveals interesting facts behind the walking Thing hand in Wednesday

Wednesday is an 8-episode horror comedy series directed by Tim Burton, which has just been released but quickly took the number 1 spot on Netflix in many countries. In the film, the heroine Wednesday has a "friend" named Thing - the right hand sent by the Addams family to monitor her.

Origin of Thing

In the original Addams Family, Thing always gives the family letters, telegrams, or any other item that might prove necessary in the situation. Later, to improve Thing's communication, some other authors added details about Thing's use of Morse code in sending messages remotely.

The birth of the Thing was not entirely the intention of author Charles Addams. In the nearly two decades that the comic series has launched, Thing has been known only as a mystery in the house of Addams. Until Charles Addams published the book Homebodies, readers could see that the author had written a line on the door of the Addams family's gloomy mansion: "Beware of Thing" - "Be careful with It". Later, many people were curious and asked Charles Addams what "Thing" was in the end. He just said that, Thing is a head that rolls around in the house and does everything.

TV show producer David Levy heard that and came up with the idea for the Thing to become a hand. Since then, the Thing has appeared in a concrete form. "It's The Thing. Our story may have a hand, but you won't know where it came from. You won't know if it's attached to a body. I wouldn't call it that. The Thing or Thing Addams, let's call it Thing," shared David Levy.

In later literary works about characters in the Addams family, Thing had the opportunity to appear more. It lights up Mr. Gomez's cigars, holds Morticia's wool while she knits,... Despite taking on a lot of work, the authors respect the creators of Thing. They didn't write any more side stories about whose hands Thing was.

A few small facts lead the reader to speculate that it was the hand of a kind but ill-fated servant. After his death, the Addams family was too sad and kept his hand. It is also possible that the Thing was a hand Mr. Gomez found in the cemetery before he married Morticia. The two have been together for a long time. The world of the Addams family was later expanded with the supporting characters Lady Fingers, a female version of Thing. These two hands often have "chemical reactions" when they appear together.

How was the strange hand in 'Wednesday' invented?

Recently, the female lead Jenna Ortega shared how the creative team "invented" the language of Thing on set.

Throughout the film, Thing communicates with Wednesday using gestures and movements to convey thoughts and feelings. According to Ortega, actor and magician Victor Dorobantu, who plays the sentient hand in the series, worked with the team during filming to create on-site creation.

"Director Tim Burton wanted Thing to be an actor the same way they did in the '90s movies, so magician Victor Dorobantu was cast. He will wear a blue suit and hide behind walls. Then they make this prosthetic on his hand, and he'll walk around. Tim really likes his style, and he'll spend hours making it. I do hair and makeup every day just to get that look. Of course, there are times when we have to use CGI to create this weird hand," she said.

It can be seen that, despite the school motif, Wednesday not only revolves around the story of "drama" girls being bullied by "old ghosts", teenagers wanting to escape the arms of their parents or excited teenagers. The film goes deeper into the mysteries, horrors and dangerous plots surrounding the Nevermore school with twists that take the audience away from this surprise. to another surprise.

However, what has created a strong attraction for Wednesday is the message that the Addams family brings to the "Gen Z" generation. Wednesday with a bit of rebellion, cold and always considered an odd person even in a school full of "weird" people (possessed with supernatural powers), but with his "heavy" nature, Wednesday has never seen this as a weakness that needs to be changed, but on the contrary, she does not care what others think but is still herself - "Just be confident in yourself and continue to do what you want. passion".

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