Catherine Zeta Jones talks about her return as Gothic matriarch Morticia in the second season of Netflix hit Wednesday and a very special milestone with husband Michael Douglas
Catherine Zeta-Jones is back as macabre matriarch Morticia Addams in the second series of Netflix hit Wednesday . Here, she talks about her role in the ghoulish comedy-drama, and opens up about another very important date in her calendar.
This November, Welsh actress Catherine and her husband, fellow actor Michael Douglas, 80, celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
The 55-year-old, who has son Dylan, 25, and daughter Carys, 22, with Michael, reveals that playing Morticia again gave her the chance to dance and do a spot of sword fighting, and she tells us about working with Lady Gaga and the show’s lead star Jenna Ortega. It comes after Mel B’s ‘spiritual’ Moroccan wedding with non traditional dress.
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How does it feel to be back as Morticia Addams?
It feels great. Tim Burton [the show’s executive producer] and our incredible writers have done such an amazing job with all of these characters. This is Wednesday’s story of course, but there is so much interwoven into this season with Morticia and Gomez and other characters. We all feel so humbly blessed to be part of this world.
What is it like to be part of such a huge show?
It’s the best. I was saying to Luis [Guzmán, who plays Gomez Addams] how our grandkids are going to remember us for Wednesday probably above everything else we have done. It’s a phenomenon. It’s become more than just a show.
Jenna Ortega plays your daughter in Wednesday . How much do you enjoy working with her?
Jenna is incredible. She runs the show. I cannot say enough about her as a young woman, as an actor, and now also as one of the producers of this second season. She’s just so impressive. I love working with her.
You also had Lady Gaga join the cast this season. How was that?
I was totally starstruck by her! I never got to actually work with her but I met her and I was totally starstruck. I’m a huge fan. She’s amazing in the show. Everyone is going to love her even more than they already do.
Is the show as much fun to make as it is to watch?
Absolutely. We have so much fun. The whole cast and crew is like a family. Everyone is thrilled to be a part of something so magical. Everyone was so happy to be back for another season.
Do we get to learn more about Morticia this time?
We do. Our wonderful writers and Tim created a really beautiful storyline for Morticia this season. We get to find out more about her past. We meet her mother and we discover where Wednesday maybe got her defiance from and how it affects that mother-daughter relationship. I’m so happy that we get to discover who Morticia really is beyond this iconic character that we’ve come to recognise over the years. I got to have a lot of fun with Morticia this season.
You shot much of this season on location in Ireland. How was that?
I loved it. We built a whole studio there. The sets were incredible and the mysticism of Ireland really lent itself to what we needed to do. My ancestors came from Ireland and, being close to Wales, I felt very at home.
We get to see you sing, dance and sword fight this season. How much fun was that?
Oh, I loved it. First of all, the dance scene with Luis is just the best. We worked so hard rehearsing for that and, for me as a dancer, I was in my element. And then the sword fighting… Well, I had done sword fighting before for Zorro so I had a little advantage there.
This November marks your 25th wedding anniversary. How will you and Michael celebrate?
I think I’ll be shooting season three of Wednesday, but we will be celebrating. We’ll do something around the holidays. But 25 years is a big one. It’s a real milestone. We’re excited. I think we are going to be doing a party around the holidays because I will be shooting. We also have our birthdays, which we share [25 September], so it’s going to be pretty busy!
Wednesday, Season 2 is available to watch now on Netflix
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