Why Jenna Ortega was given a more 'modern' look for Wednesday...
Jenna Ortega made her costumes "work" on 'Wednesday.' The 20-year-old actress stars as Wednesday Addams in the Netflix hit which serves as a spin-off to 'The Addams Family' series and costume designer Mark Sutherland has explained that he created a more "modern" look for the character - who first appeared as a comic strip character in 1938and is famed for her long black pigtails and dark dress sense - so she could appeal to the new generation. He said: "I think Wednesday has more of a modern look now and [we wanted to] just to try to relate to that generation that is going to be watching her. ...