Jenna Ortega Won't Read Reviews, Plans TV Break — SkimNews
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- Jenna Ortega told Vogue that she does not watch her own movies or read reviews because checking them would send her into “psychosis of some sort.”
- Jenna Ortega also ignores box-office updates sent by her team, saying she does not want her work reduced to “a numbers thing.”
- Jenna Ortega said she is using social media less because so much of it is “garbage AI”; after breaking her phone, she left it unrepaired for days and said being without technology felt freeing.
- Klara and the Sun holds 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and is tracking for a roughly $2 million opening against a $20 million production budget; Variety called it “calamitous” and a “strained, whimsical comedy” that is “ruinous,” ahead of the Oct. 23 release.
- Jenna Ortega said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that she will probably be off television for a while after Wednesday ends to leave time for new things, following her debut at age 9 on Jane the Virgin and three seasons on Stuck in the Middle; the Netflix series is heading into season three.
Why it matters: Ortega’s avoidance comes as Klara and the Sun sits at 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and is tracking for a roughly $2 million debut against its $20 million budget before the Oct. 23 opening. She says reviews would send her into psychosis, and she rejects box-office updates so work does not become “a numbers thing.”
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