Meet the Addams Family! First look at Catherine Zeta-Jones’ spooky transformation into Morticia for upcoming Netflix series Wednesday
- Catherine, 52, donned a form-fitting black dress and sleek raven locks as she joined the rest of the cast in a black and white image ahead of the show’s release
- The star follows in the footsteps of the likes of Anjelica Huston, 71, who famously portrayed Morticia in two Addams Family adaptations in the Nineties
- The Oscar-winning actress joins Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Luis Guzmán (Gomez) and Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley) in the upcoming Netflix series
- A trailer for the Tim Burton directed show was also released – fittingly – on Wednesday ahead of its release later this year. An exact date has yet to be announced
Catherine Zeta-Jones looked nothing short of sensational as she transformed into Morticia Addams in a first look image of new Netflix series Wednesday.
The actress, 52, donned a form-fitting black dress and sleek raven locks as she joined the rest of the creepy clan in a black and white image ahead of the show’s release.
Catherine follows in the footsteps of the likes of Anjelica Huston, 71, who famously portrayed the spooky matriarch in two Addams Family adaptations in the 90s.
First look: Catherine Zeta-Jones looked nothing short of sensational as she transformed into Morticia Addams in a first look image of new Netflix series Wednesday; pictured with (L-R) Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Luis Guzmán (Gomez) and Isaac Ordonez (Pugsley)
The film star was in great company for the promo shot as titlular star Jenna Ortega, 19, looked amazing in a polka dot dress and Wednesday’s signature braids.
While Luis Guzmán’s Gomez was sharp in a pinstriped suit as he stood alongside a striped jumper-clad Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley.
Hinting there was more to come, the image was captioned: ‘Teaser coming tomorrow…’
Back in September, Catherine revealed she was ‘really looking forward’ to the ‘great camaraderie’ on the set of the series – helmed by Tim Burton – as she prepared to film the show in Romania.
Transformation: The 52-year-old actress donned a form-fitting black dress and sleek raven locks as she joined the rest of the creepy clan in a black and white image ahead of the show’s release (Catherine is pictured right in 2021)
She told Entertainment Tonight: ‘I’m so excited to be working with the great Tim Burton, and the make-up and costume designer who I’ve worked with before, and with Luis Guzmán, playing Gomez, who I worked with on Traffic.
‘It’s going to be a really great camaraderie. I’m really looking forward to it.’
The Addams Family spin-off stars You actress Jenna Ortega in the titular role of Wednesday Addams.
The plot is as follows: ‘Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago – all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore [Academy].’
Familiar: Catherine follows in the footsteps of the likes of Anjelica Huston, 71, who famously portrayed the spooky matriarch in two Addams Family adaptations in the 90s (pictured Anjelica as Morticia in 1991)
Gwendoline Christie recently joined the cast as Principal Larissa Weems, who holds a grudge against Morticia (Catherine).
Luis stars as her husband Gomez, while Isaac Ordonez, Victor Dorobantu and George Burcea will portray Pugsley, Thing and Lurch respectively.
Meanwhile last August, Catherine looked sensational as she channeled her character Morticia in a sizzling snap shared to Instagram.
Lead: The film star was in great company for the promo shot as titular star Jenna Ortega, 19, looked amazing in a polka dot dress and Wednesday’s signature braids. She follows in the footsteps of Christina Ricci (right) who famously played Wednesdays in the 90s movies
Wow! Meanwhile last August, Catherine looked sensational as she channeled her character Morticia in a sizzling snap shared to Instagram
With her sleek raven locks, figure-hugging black dress and sweep of red lipstick, the actress bared an uncanny resemblance to the matriarch of the creepy fictional family.
Alongside the image, Catherine shared her excitement about her latest role in the upcoming Netflix live action series Wednesday, in which she plays the titular character’s mother.
The looker was sure to set pulses racing in the smoldering snap in which she donned a sexy one-shouldered black number complete with a large satin bow.
A spotlight shined on the star which showed her shapely silhouette behind, with the Chicago star posing with one hand on her hip.
Group portrait of the cast of the TV series, The Addams Family, in costume circa 1964 Standing (L-R): Jackie Coogan (1914 – 1984), John Astin, Blossom Rock, and Ted Cassidy. Sitting (L-R): Lisa Loring, Carolyn Jones, and Ken Weatherwax
One to watch: The 1991 The Addams Family movie starred Anjelica as Morticia Addams and Raul Julia as Gomez Addams (left) with the pair returning for the sequel – Addams Family Values – which was released in 1993 (right)
Captioning her post, Catherine penned: ‘It’s ‘WEDNESDAY!’ I have channeled Morticia Addams many times in my life and now I get to play her directed by the incomparable Tim Burton in Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’.
In addition to Anjelica, actresses who have in the past played the role in the sci-fi franchise include Carolyn Jones in the 1960s TV show and Charlize Theron in a voice-only role in the 2019 animated movie.
In February 2021 the series was ordered by the streaming giant for eight episodes, focusing on Wednesday’s time studying at Nevermore Academy while exploring her abilities as a psychic.
On Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the first teaser for Tim Burton’s live-action coming-of-age comedy series.
Jenny stars as the titular character who, in the first moments of the trailer, releases piranhas into the Nancy Reagan High School swimming pool to maim a water polo player who bullied her brother Pugsley.
‘The only person who gets to torture my brother is me,’ Wednesday states before cracking a creepy smile.
New series: On Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the first teaser for Tim Burton’s live-action coming-of-age comedy series
‘I did the world a favor. People like Dalton shouldn’t be allowed to procreate. Getting expelled was just a bonus.’
The cartoonish sequence only further perpetuated myths about South America’s predatory fresh water fish, whose attacks are rarely fatal to humans – mostly causing bites to their feet and hands.
Considering Wednesday had been kicked out of ‘eight schools in five years’ her father Gomez said: ‘You will love Nevermore [Academy]. It’s a magical place where I met your mother.’
Her mother Morticia added: ‘Finally, you will be among peers who understand you. Maybe you’ll even make some friends.’
Starring role: Jenny stars as the titular character who, in the first moments of the trailer, releases piranhas into the Nancy Reagan High School swimming pool to maim a water polo player who bullied her brother Pugsley
Wednesday states: ‘The only person who gets to torture my brother is me’
She then cracked a creepy smile: ‘I did the world a favor. People like Dalton shouldn’t be allowed to procreate. Getting expelled was just a bonus’
Vicious! The cartoonish sequence only further perpetuated myths about South America’s predatory fresh water fish, whose attacks are rarely fatal to humans – mostly causing bites to their feet and hands
Nevermore Academy is where Wednesday ‘masters her psychic powers and solves a supernatural mystery which embroiled her parents 25 years ago’ – according to Deadline.
Perky Nevermore student Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) asks Wednesday: ‘Want to take a stab at being social?’
And the angsty teen replies: ‘I do like stabbing.’ Wednesday is seen thriving in her fencing class and cello lessons.
Considering Wednesday had been kicked out of ‘eight schools in five years’ her father Gomez said: ‘You will love Nevermore [Academy]. It’s a magical place where I met your mother’
Her mother Morticia Addams added: ‘Finally, you will be among peers who understand you. Maybe you’ll even make some friends’
Really? Nevermore Academy is basically Hogwarts where Wednesday ‘masters her psychic powers and solves a supernatural mystery which embroiled her parents 25 years ago’
‘Little did I know I’d be stepping into a nightmare full of mystery, mayhem, and murder,’ she notes.
‘I think I’m going to love it here.’
The streaming giant drops all eight episodes of creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s Addams Family spin-off in ‘the fourth quarter of 2022.’
Perky Nevermore student Enid Sinclair (Emma Myers) asks Wednesday: ‘Want to take a stab at being social?’
And the angsty teen replies: ‘I do like stabbing’
Not bad: Wednesday is seen thriving in her fencing class and cello lessons
She notes: ‘Little did I know I’d be stepping into a nightmare full of mystery, mayhem, and murder. I think I’m going to love it here’
The Addams Family was originally created by American cartoonist Charles Addams back in 1938.
12 actresses have taken on the part of the deadpan, death-obsessed seven-year-old – most memorably Christina Ricci in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993).Chloë Grace Moretz was the most recent to voice Wednesday in Universal Pictures’ 2019 animated movie The Addams Family and its sequel, which hits US theaters October 1.
Chloë Grace Moretz was the most recent to voice Wednesday in Universal Pictures’ 2019 animated movie The Addams Family and its sequel, which hits US theaters October 1.
Coming soon: In February 2021 the series was ordered by the streaming giant for eight episodes, focusing on Wednesday’s time studying at Nevermore Academy while exploring her abilities as a psychic
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