- So, Nevermore is a school
for all types of outcasts, with vampires, werewolves
and psychics and sirens. If you were to attend Nevermore, what kind of outcast would you be? - I would be the outcasts
that don't have a face. I don't know what their superpower is - - I love those guys! - But they're the greatest. I remember on set when, as
soon as Tim [Burton] saw them, 'cause they were in hair
and makeup for hours, he said, "That guy, put him
right here," and it was right in the back of a shot when we
were doing that walkthrough. - Yes, yes! - At the top of the, whatever. I would love to be one of those guys. What about you? What kind of outcast would you wanna be? - I kinda like being a werewolf, but for a change I'd wanna be
a psychic, and I like Rowan's. Yeah, I like telekinesis.
- Yeah. - So I feel like that would be really fun. I feel like Xavier and
I have the same power except he is just more talented 'cause he has visions,
- He can draw. - Yeah, and he can draw
and make them come to life. I feel like Wednesday, kind of, got the short stick or something. Yeah. - Yeah. - What do you think about this world, and this version of 'The
Addams Family,' is so different from previous iterations? - Well, I think the first thing
is that it's mostly centered around Wednesday because
we've never really seen her as the lead character before, and it's following her and her
journey through high school. And I also like that it's,
kind of, integrating the Addams family into modern society. Like, this is clearly the 21st century and it's funny to see
them, kind of, interact with the modern world, if you would say. But, I also think that
you are really passionate about this character and you spent so long figuring it out and you really put in the hard work, and I think that's really gonna show. So ,I think people are gonna like this. - I love her. - Wednesday is such an
iconic character, especially been done so many times in the past. Did you feel any, like,
pressure going into this world? - I felt immense pressure. I felt a lot of pressure to do it right because she's such a beloved character. I've never played someone who's
been done before, so I think that that was a really
interesting thing for me. And yeah, I mean, I have a lot of respect for the character and we've
never spent this much time with Wednesday on camera before. I think there's gonna be some more depth or some more emotional range that we haven't really
seen from her before. So, I think trying to introduce that to the audience in a safe way, you know, pulling bits of nostalgia for
them, in terms of throwing back to previous iterations
without knocking anyone off, and still making it
something new and fresh was a bit of a challenge.
But it was interesting. - Christina [Ricci] is
a big part of our cast. Did you ever talk to her and did she give you
any advice on Wednesday? - No. I think when she was on
set, neither one of us said "Wednesday" once to each other. I think because she knew
not to say anything to me because what is she gonna say or do? And I don't think she
wanted to get in the way of my performance and feel
like she was overbearing. And then, I felt like I
didn't wanna pull up something that she did 30 years
ago, for one, the sake of my own benefit, but two, yeah
I didn't want to rip her off and I didn't want to be too much like her. And I think, I mean, our
show has super powers and, you know, outcasts
and evil ghost pilgrims. So, they're two very different
people, our Wednesdays, I think. Our characters in the
show are polar opposites. You know, they kind of have - Wednesday and Enid have a sweet little relationship. So, I was wondering how
do you think that compares to our personal relationship? Well, I think we also have a sweet
little relationship. [Laughs] In the show, they're both
very different people and they both have different
perspectives on life and different backgrounds. They compliment each other very well and I think we compliment
each other very well in person. So, I think
that's something we both have in common, both our
characters and ourselves. - Yeah. - Wednesday requires you
to kind of be monotone and really dark most of the time, but you also have a lot of funny moments. Were there any moments that
you, kind of, broke character with? - I think there's a few
times and I don't think that they actually made it into the show. I know one of the times, for
example, was that last day before Christmas break when
we all were in the room doing the Nightshades bit, and I kept saying random lines
and we kept ruining the takes because we were laughing about like - - I'm so envious, I wasn't there. - You weren't there? - No, I'm not in The Nightshades! - Oh
my god, you're not in The Nightshades! Oh my god. It was so, it was so bad. It was so not worth it. It was, like, not exciting at all. That actually wasn't a
time that I felt that way. What about you? Can you think of any good funny moments? - There was definitely one in [Episode] eight when I finally
go to the Nightshades library. There was a time where they, like, all the sirens rip off
their necklaces to, like, "Oh, we're gonna convince the
school with our siren song." So, they had to tape them
to the back of their necks and rip 'em off 'cause it
couldn't work with the chain. But, the tape wasn't strong enough, so halfway through the
scene they just kept falling and everybody kept
laughing, and we got, like, they were like, "Guys, come on,
we have to get this scene done." So, we were like, "OK." And it happened again and again and again, and I think it was just
setting all of us off. Just, like, it was really quiet and then the clank on the floor. - You know what was another good one, too, that we had together? The Gates mansion? - Yes.
[Laughs] - Tyler is laying on the floor with, like, this huge
scratch from the monster. He's just been attacked. We all run and we're looking and Percy [Hynes White] comes
up from around the corner, he says "Whoa." And he offers something and we ask him - - "Here's my scarf." - Yeah, he, like, gives
a scarf out of nowhere, he's way too ready. But, Percy started laughing one take 'cause he said we're all
making the same face. 'Cause we all were looking around like - It was so mysterious and so
corny at the same time. [Laughs] - We really had to wrap, but none
of us could keep it straight. - Oh yeah, we were, like, we had gone overtime,
like, we had to wrap. It was not funny at all, but
that's what made it worse. It was so good. - It's only funny when you can't laugh. - I know. That's one of my favorite
memories I think from the set. - Our show has a lot
of unexpected moments, but I think the biggest
one would be the reveal of Tyler and Thornhill. Did you expect that or did that
completely blind side to you? - I expected it and I think
you expected it too, right? - I was interrogating you on it 'cause I didn't have the last two scripts. - Yeah, yeah I got sent them first. - You got them sooner. - But, I kind of knew from
the beginning, it's always the love interest, so I
wasn't really suspicious. And the fact that she
got along with Thornhill, the fact that they, like,
went so out of their way to make it known that they were human and not a part of the world. I don't know, it just to me - By episode two, I thought, "Oh, OK." Who was your first guess? Who did you think? - I think the Xavier red
herring kind of got me. I really thought it was him,
but I was interrogating you on it because I didn't have
the rest of the scripts, but it genuinely did surprise me. Like, I didn't see it coming. I thought, I thought it
was written very well - - Yeah.
- The twist. - To be fair, did not
think Thornhill initially. - No, no, no, yeah. - And also, Percy looks
kind of creepy sometimes, so I think that that worked. So, Enid is actually a
critical piece in Wednesday surviving in the eighth episode because she wolfs out for the first time, which is like a huge buildup
throughout the season. How did you feel about her
finally having that moment? I was very excited because I was scared that
they weren't gonna do it. - Yeah.
- 'Cause I didn't get the last episode script for a while. But, once I found out that
they were going to do it, I was so excited and they
sent me to a werewolf, like, bootcamp.
- Oh yeah. - And then I never got to do any of it after I had trained for -
- Really? - Yeah. It was all the stunt guys. [Gasp] I know, they were originally supposed
to have me do it but it was so late - - My god, they had you crawling
on the floor like an animal. - They had me crawling on
the floor like an animal, and I didn't get to do any of it. - She was good too. She was good.
- I was good. - 'Cause I would go in
for, like, fencing training or archery or whatever,
and I would see you like howling on the floor. She was doing back flips
and everything, guys. She would be a good werewolf. She is a good werewolf. - I know, I tried. - I didn't know that they
didn't let you do any of that. - Yeah, no. It's OK. But no, I was very, very excited
to finally have, you know, see her have her moment 'cause
she spends the whole season kind of brooding.
- Yeah. - That she doesn't get to have her moment. And she has all this
pressure from her mother and pressure from the rest of
the werewolves at the school, so it's satisfying to be able to see that.
- Yeah. - So, Wednesday was kind of
involved in this love triangle with Xavier and Tyler,
but she chose Tyler. But now that Tyler is off the
table, is Xavier an option? - I've always been against
the love triangle idea. Now that Tyler's off the table, I feel like she's off of boys for a while. I feel like her and Xavier are
just getting to a safe place. I think there's an opportunity there for a really sweet platonic relationship because I don't think
it's shown often enough, men and women having safe,
platonic relationships that don't become romantic and are just genuine, almost
sibling-like relationships. I think that that would
be really wonderful to see between her and Xavier. So Emma, would you like
to see a little bit more Enid and Ajax in the next season? - I would love to. I think it was you who told
me that they're like this old couple that has stupid fights, but they never really break up and they stay together for a long time. I think their relationship
is super hilarious and I would love to see more
scenes with them together. - They do make so much sense. - They do. - Yeah.
- It's hilarious because Enid's kind of the dominant
one in their relationship. It's so funny. - Yeah.
- I love their dynamic. - Yeah. Also so unbelievably
awkward and sweet. Yeah, you guys are like a
little, sweet, old couple who are super hesitant about things, or you could be super typical 80s comedy, or, like, rom-com situation
where you guys are 13 and 14, but are so in
love with each other. - So, the season obviously
ends on a big cliffhanger, where Wednesday gets
her first ever stalker. Do you like that line? If there was a season two, where would you like to
see your character go and where would you like to see it? - I would like the show
to be a little bit darker. I would like to be able
to make a little bit more violent jokes or maybe
for things to be a little, a little bit more gory,
just 'cause I think she would be into that. And then I think that, plot-wise, I don't know where they're
going with the stalker. I've actually, I don't
know who that stalker was. I always thought that it
was Thornhill or Tyler, but maybe it's someone related to the Gates? I'm just curious, I'm curious to know if they follow that storyline,
but I'm also interested in, yes, keeping those characters around, but also exploring something different. I feel like she might be
obsessed with something and then throw it away, 'cause I kind of have a
similar way of thinking. What about you? Where do
you see the show going? - I honestly always
thought it would be fun if the show explored
international outcasts and how different countries kind
of take care of their outcasts. I always thought that
would be interesting, but for Enid, I would like
her to be able to kind of learn how to control her
werewolf abilities and use it, you know, 'cause now she's
finally got this big power and she doesn't know what to do with it. So, I feel like that would
be a good arc for her in season two. - I want there to be, like, a Swedish Enid who comes in and has,
like, higher fashion or - - Or better yet, just,
like, a rivalry between - - Oh my god, that would be incredible. I love that so much. That's where the show should go. - Yeah. Swedish Enid versus American Enid. - You gotta get in the writers' room.
