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Jenna Ortegastarred in a new horror role just two weeks before the release ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, and it’s the perfect way to prepare for her upcoming movie. Therelease date ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis drawing nearer, but Jenna Ortega has already given fans a glimpse of what her role could have in store two weeks early. Ortega will play Astrid Deetz inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, a legacy sequel to the 1988 cult-classic horror film starring Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, and more. That sequel won’t be Ortega’s first look into the past of horror films, though.
Jenna Ortega has had quite a few horror roles over the course of her career. She starred as Wednesday Addams in the smash-hitWednesday, she played Tara in theScreamrevivals, and she took on the role of Lorraine in Ti West’sX. While horror is a common genre inJenna Ortega’s movies and TV shows, her most recent horror role doesn’t come from one of them at all. Rather, Ortega got a chance to be a blood-soaked Scream Queen in a recent music video, just weeks before her next major movie.
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Jenna Ortega Stars In Sabrina Carpenter’s Horror-Themed Music Video For “Taste”
Jenna Ortega’s latest horror role came not in a movie, but in the music video for Sabrina Carpenter’s song, “Taste.“In the music video, Ortega and Carpenter fight over the same “beloved boyfriend,” killing each other several times in various brutal ways. By the end of the song, Ortega kills the boyfriend, and she and Carpenter settle their feud and become friends. The music video for “Taste” comes just two weeks before the premiere ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the bloodshed and violence in it will make it Ortega’s most recent horror role until the new movie comes out.
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In many ways, Jenna Ortega’s role in the “Taste” music video is the perfect prelude toBeetlejuice Beetlejuice.Sabrina Carpenter’s music video is filled with references to classic horror films likePsycho,The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and evenGinger Snaps. It basically serves as an homage to horror as a genre, and it highlights how important Jenna Ortega has become to horror. Ortega is a veritable Scream Queen after her various horror roles, and “Taste” was basically a celebration of how much of a horror icon she’s become in just the past few years.
“Taste” also gave Ortega a chance to step into classic horror roles and show that she could have been great at any era of the horror genre, which is especially fitting just weeks ahead ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuice.Ortega is taking a role in a legacy sequel of one of the great cult-classic horror films of the 20th century, and the “Taste” music video is basically a preview of how well she can do exactly that. SinceJenna Ortegacould seamlessly enter such iconic horror roles, even for just a few minutes in the music video, she’ll have no problem going opposite Michael Keaton inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
