Jenna Ortega Is Now Known For Working With Tim Burton On Multiple Projects, But There’s One She Auditioned For And Didn’t Get: ‘I Was Just Gutted’

Jenna Ortega Is Now Known For Working With Tim Burton On Multiple Projects, But There’s One She Auditioned For And Didn’t Get: ‘I Was Just Gutted’
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At just twenty-one years old, Jenna Ortega has joined an esteemed group of actors who have worked with writer/director Tim Burton on multiple occasions. It seems like she’s on her way to becoming an actress synonymous with the director’s work, but don’t let their partnership fool you. Ortega still has to audition for roles in his movies and has even gotten turned down for some in the past.

In an interview with GQ, Ortega told her co-star and fellow frequent Burton collaborator, Michael Keaton, that before she became Wednesday Adams, she had auditioned for Burton’s live-action adaptation of Dumbo.

I remember auditioning for Dumbo. I actually auditioned for Dumbo. I was like fourteen or something like that, and I was so excited. I couldn’t believe that Tim [Burton] was making a movie; it had been a minute. I was like, ah man, this would just be an incredible opportunity.

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