Wednesday Star Says Danny DeVito Is Perfect For This Addams Family Role
Catherine Zeta-Jones is already plotting Wednesday’s future, cheekily campaigning for Danny DeVito as Cousin Itt and hinting at new blood for the Netflix smash while reflecting on her turn as Morticia Addams at a recent FYC event.
File this under casting wish-lists I did not have on my bingo card: Catherine Zeta-Jones wants Danny DeVito in Netflix's Wednesday. Honestly, same. And yes, she already has a role in mind.
Zeta-Jones is pitching DeVito for Cousin Itt
At Netflix's Wednesday FYC event in LA on Sunday, Zeta-Jones — who plays Morticia Addams — told Variety she wants her longtime family friend Danny DeVito (yep, the Penguin from Batman Returns) to join the show.
'I don't know how Danny DeVito hasn't been cast already.'
She and her husband Michael Douglas share a birthday with DeVito on September 25, and they all celebrated together this year. That hangout apparently turned into a mini casting meeting in her head: she floated DeVito as Cousin Itt because, well, imagine the chaos. She also joked that he would roast her for suggesting a role that involves being buried under hair: he would basically say, 'Great, Catherine, they are going to put hair all over my face.'
About that Lady Gaga cameo...
If you heard rumblings that Lady Gaga pops up in Season 2, those were not just rumors. Zeta-Jones confirmed it was very hush-hush — as in, she did not even tell Michael or their kids. Meeting Gaga turned her into, in her words, a 17-year-old groupie. She called Gaga a generational talent and made it clear she would happily team up again.
Season 3: when and what Zeta-Jones wants
Netflix plans to start production on Season 3 next year. Zeta-Jones has not seen scripts yet, but she is hoping the new episodes dig into Morticia's relationship with her mother and keep evolving the Morticia–Wednesday dynamic. More spooky family drama, please and thank you.
- Where this all happened: Netflix's Wednesday FYC event in LA on Sunday
- The wish-cast: Danny DeVito as Cousin Itt, straight from Zeta-Jones' mouth
- The joke: DeVito would probably mock her for pitching a role that hides his face under hair
- The secret: Lady Gaga quietly filmed a Season 2 cameo; Zeta-Jones told no one
- The vibe: Zeta-Jones felt like a 17-year-old groupie meeting Gaga, called her a generational talent
- The roadmap: Season 3 heads into production next year; scripts are still under wraps
- The hope: explore Morticia's mother and deepen the Morticia–Wednesday relationship