Jenna Ortegawants womens stories to be prioritized and celebrated.
Ortega, instead, offered that women should get their own thing.
I love that theres a lot more female leads nowadays, I think thats so special.
Jenna Ortega at the U.K. Premiere of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” on Aug. 29, 2024 in LondonHoda Davaine/Dave Benett/WireImage
But we should have our own, Ortega said.
I dont like it when its like a spinoff.
I dont want to see like Jamie Bond.
I want to see just another badass.
You could make an anthology or go to the future.
Directed byTim Burton,Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceis set to premiere in the United States on Sept. 6.
(Ortega plays Astrid, Lydias teen daughter, and Delias stepgranddaughter.)