Last week, the world saw actor Gwendoline Christie as Principal Larissa Weems on the new Netflix series Wednesday. The Tim Burton comedy horror follows Wednesday Addams' attempt to solve mysteries, investigate murders and endure typical teenage drama—albeit supernatural—at Nevermore Academy.
Christie, who we've seen in The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones and Star Wars, sees herself in a different light in this series. The actor said for the first time she "felt beautiful on screen."
Christie told Entertainment Weekly Burton gave her freedom when it came to visualizing and creating the character.
"He said, 'You can do whatever you like with the character, feel free to make it whatever you want and we'll keep talking about it."
"And that was an unbelievable opportunity from this great cinematic master."
Christie shared her vision of Weems was a "Hitchcock-style heroine" and "weirdly" Burton and costume designer Colleen Atwood had the same idea.
She stated there was a difference, however, in her character.
"But whereas Hitchcock heroins tend to have all sorts of trauma being exacted upon them, for this to be a woman who was in charge of her own fate, who was ruthlessly ambitions and who was willingly putting herself into dangerous and extreme situations, was exciting to me."
Christie—praising the team that brought her idea to life—continued:
"It's the first time I've ever felt beautiful on screen."
She added Atwood specifically made her body feel "celebrated and beautiful."
"Never once did I feel like there was something to hide or something to be ashamed of."
"She made me feel incredible."
\u201cGwendoline Christie said playing Larissa Weems is "the first time I've ever felt beautiful on screen."\n\nThe acclaimed actress thanked Tim Burton & longtime collaborator, costume designer Colleen Atwood, for asking her to help shape Wednesday's vision of Larissa (via @EW)\u201d— Netflix (@Netflix) 1669744340
Seriously stunning.
\u201cgwendoline christie you will always be famous\u201d— joe \ud83e\uddf8 (@joe \ud83e\uddf8) 1669700498
And fans completely agree.
She is absolutely beautiful.
\u201cGwendoline Christie is so beautiful, I want to cry. #wednesdaynetflix\u201d— Alice (@Alice) 1669231475
Christie looking elegant and stunning. I’m 3 episodes in.
— Granny (@Grannytologist) November 29, 2022
\u201cLarissa Weems is out of this world. \ud83d\udc51\n\ud83d\udcf8 \u2500 Tim Burton / Gwendoline Christie\u201d— Gwendoline Christie Archive (@Gwendoline Christie Archive) 1669139003
She was always gorgeous but here she is breathtaking
— SAddicted16 🎀 (@SAddicted97) November 29, 2022
\u201cGwendoline Christie we like you\u201d— \ud80c\udd93\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udced (@\ud80c\udd93\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udd53\ud80c\udd3f\ud80c\udced) 1669752616
I Loved her character sooo elegant, sophisticated, and her posture. 😍 Love it! #Wednesday
— Pia Grushenska (@piagrushenska) November 29, 2022
\u201cGwendoline Christie is that girl, has been that girl, will always be that girl. Absolute perfection \ud83d\ude0d\u201d— Caffeinated Toddler (@Caffeinated Toddler) 1669762091
She looked simply marvelous ❤️❤️
— maria anderson (@joey_janelle) November 29, 2022
\u201cGwendoline Christie. That\u2019s the tweet.\u201d— Robbie (@Robbie) 1669756570
And she looks absolutely stunning!
— Amanda Cross - Singer Songwriter (@_AmandaCross) November 29, 2022
\u201cCan we talk about Gwendoline Christie in #wednesdaynetflix ??? Because whew \ud83e\udd75\u201d— Maxine\ud83c\udf3b (@Maxine\ud83c\udf3b) 1669636119
You can watch all eight episodes of the first season of Wednesday on Netflix now.
You can watch the trailer here:
Wednesday Addams | Official Trailer | Netflix youtu.be
