Eva Green brings her signature strangeness to Jericho, the hometown of the Addams Family.
The award-winning actress has joined the cast of the Netflix series Wednesday for its upcoming season 3, playing the role of Morticia Addams’ supposedly missing sister, Ophelia Frump. Deadline was the first to announce the news on November 26.
Throughout season 2 of the hit Netflix series, Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) would use Ophelia as a cautionary tale for her daughter Wednesday (Jenna Ortega). It was Ophelia’s descent into madness after losing control of her Raven powers that forced Morticia to begin monitoring Wednesday more closely, who had begun to discover her own Raven powers.
Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger when Morticia finally hands Ophelia’s diary to Wednesday, who suddenly has a disturbing vision of her aunt locked in a dungeon-like room, scrawling the words “Wednesday Must Die” in blood on the wall. Viewers only saw Ophelia’s back, but now she has a face.
In a statement to Netflix TudumGreen, 45, said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Wednesday’s terribly twisted world as Aunt Ophelia. This series is such a deliciously dark and witty world that I can’t wait to bring my own cuckoo twist to the Addams Family.”
Wednesday creators Al Gough and Miles Millar said: “Eva Green has always brought an exhilarating and singular presence to the screen – elegant, haunting and beautifully unpredictable. These qualities make her the perfect choice for Aunt Ophelia. We’re excited to see how she transforms and expands the role. on Wednesday world.”
Indeed, Green has captivated audiences with his eccentric, complex and often dark roles throughout his career, which notably include Penny Terrible, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar ChildrenAnd 300: Birth of an empire.
She also starred alongside Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s film. Dark shadowswith Wednesday marking his long-awaited reunion with the award-winning director.
