Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals she’s heading to Romanian star as Morticia i

Catherine Zeta-Jones is “really looking forward to” the “great fellowship” on Wednesday’s set.

The 51-year-old actress is set to star as Morticia Addams in the upcoming Netflix series directed by Tim Burton, and the Welsh-born star is looking forward to starting filming shortly.

“I’m about to start filming in Romania,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

She was on the show to support her husband Michael Douglas, 76, was nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series award for The Kominsky Method.

“I’m so excited to be working with the great Tim Burton, and the makeup artist and costume designer I’ve worked with before, and with Luis Guzmán, playing Gomez, who I’ve worked with on Traffic,” she said. .

She will play Morticia Addams, a role Anjelica Huston played in the 1991 film The Addams Family.

“It’s going to be a really good camaraderie. I’m really looking forward to it. ‘

Of his acclaimed comedy-drama The Kominsky Method, nominated for multiple awards, Michael said, “This is our last year. We got six nominations. I love this show. ‘

The Addams Family spin-off stars actress Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams.

The plot reads: “Wednesday attempts to harness his emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous slaughter that has terrorized the local town, and unravel the supernatural mystery that implicated his parents 25 years ago – all while navigating his ways. new very tangled relationships. never again [Academy]. ‘

Gwendoline Christie recently joined the cast as lead Larissa Weems, who resents Morticia (Catherine).

Luis will play her husband Gomez, while Isaac Ordonez, Victor Dorobantu and George Burcea will play Pugsley, Thing and Lurch respectively.

In August, she looked sensational as she channeled Morticia Addams in a sizzling snap shared on Instagram.

With her sleek raven locks, tight black dress and red lipstick, the actress, 51, bore an eerie resemblance to the spooky fictional family matriarch.

Along with the picture, Catherine shared her excitement for her latest role in Netflix’s upcoming live-action series on Wednesday, in which she plays the mother of the main character.

The viewer was sure to get the pulses pounding in the steamy snap in which she donned a sexy one-shoulder black number with a large satin bow.

A spotlight shone on the star showing her shapely figure behind, the Chicago star posing with a hand on her hip.

Captioning her post, Catherine wrote: “It’s” WEDNESDAY! “I have channeled Morticia Addams several times in my life and now I can play her directed by the incomparable Tim Burton on Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’.

In February, the series was commissioned by the streaming giant for eight episodes, focusing on Wednesday’s time spent studying at Nevermore Academy while exploring his abilities as a medium.

Actresses who have previously played the role in the sci-fi franchise include Carolyn Jones in the 1960s television show, Anjelica Huston in the two 1990s feature films, and Charlize Theron in a vocal-only role in the film. animation of 2019.

Zeta-Jones, who won an Oscar for his work in the film adaptation of the musical Chicago in 2002, has been seen in recent years on shows such as Fox’s Prodigal Son, Facebook Watch’s Queen America, and the FX miniseries. Feud: Bette and Joan.

Celebrated filmmaker Tim Burton will direct and produce the show, which is created by showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar.