Jenna Ortega, who rose to popularity with her Netflix’s Wednesday recently hosted Saturday Night Live. She presented a skit in a new version of The Parent Trap. However, Ortega was a child actress and star of the Disney Channel sitcom Stuck In The Middle.
SNL- The Parent Trap
She teamed with her Wednesday co-star Fred Armisen to read the lyrics, while Bowen Yang directed. Ortega, who wasn’t yet born when the remake of The Parent Trap starring Lindsay Lohan premiered in 1998, may have aged to star in a remake of the identical twin comedy, but in the parody, they played both 11-year-olds twins Hallie Parker and Annie James. (The Deadline)
Armisen, like Raymond, just helped read the lines, didn’t he? The Parent Trap, based on David Swift’s 1961 comedy starring Hayley Mills, also starred Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson. It was directed and co-written by Nancy Meyers.
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Apart from this, it is rumored that Jenna will be a part of Beetlejuice 2 but her team did not respond to the news neither they responded if she is being approached or not.
It is said that the production is planning to shoot in London in late May/early June, but no budget has been set, which has led to back-and-forth. If an agreement is reached, sources say Ortega would play Lydia’s daughter, the character played by Winona Ryder in the original.