Already knew? “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega got involved in this Marvel blockbuster

That’s what you call a breakthrough: since Wednesday came to Netflix on November 23, 2022, leading actress Jenna Ortega has become one of the most sought-after stars in Hollywood. The video of her amazing dance at the Nevermore Academy Ball has over 24 million views on the official Netflix YouTube channel alone, and has also spawned countless tribute and copycat videos. In addition, Ortega is perceived as ubiquitous on all channels.

Given the suddenly exploding interest, you would almost think that ‘Wednesday’ was the first role for the American actress. But puff pastry cake: Despite her young age, Ortega can already look back on an amazingly long career, having started as a child actress in 2012 at the age of ten.

In another article we also have already showing that Jenna Ortega is a real scream queen, who has starred in quite a few horror films in her ten-year career – from “Insidious 2” to “The Babysitter: Killer Queen”, “Studio 666” and “American Carnage” to the horror hit “X”. And she’s also in the latest installment of the slasher franchise “Scream”:

But this isn’t about Ortega’s horror career – it’s about her role in one of the movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Jenna Ortega was in “ironman 3as the daughter of Vice President Rodriguez (Miguel Ferrer). – thus playing a small but very important role in the MCU blockbuster.

» “Iron Man 3” on Disney+*

Warning, there are spoilers for “Iron Man 3” to follow!

Because it turns out that Vice President Rodriguez is one of the villains in the movie. He teams up with villain Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) and his organization AIM to support the Extremis program. For once, the reason for this is not a hunger for power or a craving for recognition, but his daughter, played by Ortega.

She is in a wheelchair because one of her legs ends below her knee. And Killian’s Extremis program can not only heal all types of injuries, but also regrow severed or amputated limbs. So Rodriguez wants his daughter to be able to live without a wheelchair.

In the end, of course, Jenna Ortega’s appearance in “Iron Man 3” remains a minor role – yes after the “Wednesday” career boost, we wouldn’t be surprised if Marvel was the mastermind Kevin Fige knocks on Ortega’s door for a bigger role in the MCU. After all, the Avengers universe continues to grow strongly and is sure to introduce some new superheroes in the coming years…