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Amid online chatter over Jenna Ortega’s thinner appearance in an Esquire interview, her sister Aliyah appears to defend the actress, with a fan urging privacy; the piece notes ongoing celebrity body-image scrutiny and mentions Ortega’s current projects, including Wednesday season 3 and the Klara and the Sun press tour.
Aliyah Ortega commented on Jenna’s Instagram post, appearing to co-sign a lengthy statement defending her sister and urging fans to mind their business after an Esquire interview sparked weight-loss speculation; Jenna has not publicly addressed the chatter and her rep has not commented.
Jenna Ortega recalls her early career as a child actor, saying she went all day without water or food on set to avoid being a burden, a focus she now views as a rookie mistake; she credits Dakota Fanning as an early influence, and notes she nearly quit acting before landing You, with later breakout roles like Klara and the Sun on the horizon.
Jenna Ortega said in Esquire that, as a child actor, she would go days without food or water to avoid being “in the way” on set, explaining she started acting at seven after telling her parents and later broke out on Disney Channel’s Stuck in the Middle at 13 before rising to fame with Wednesday, while reflecting on the pressures faced by young stars.
Jenna Ortega told Esquire that as a child star she would go all day without eating or drinking on set to avoid being “in the way,” a habit she now calls a mistake; she described her early drive and nearly quitting, cited Dakota Fanning as a role model, and noted upcoming projects including Klara and the Sun and Season 3 of Wednesday.
Jenna Ortega reveals in an Esquire interview that she often went days without eating or drinking while starring as a child to avoid being 'in the way,' reflecting on the perfectionism and pressures of Hollywood that shaped her early career and how she learned to prioritise self-care as she rose to fame with Wednesday, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the Scream films.
Jenna Ortega revealed in an Esquire interview that, as a child on set, she would go all day without eating or drinking because she wanted so badly not to be in the way of anyone; she now says that was likely a mistake and acknowledges she should have looked after herself, noting she started acting at age 7 and was inspired by Dakota Fanning.
Jenna Ortega told Esquire that as a child actor she would go entire days without eating or drinking to avoid being 'in the way' on set, a discipline she now says may have been a mistake; she landed her breakout role on the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle at age 13.
Jenna Ortega and Rose Byrne will star in Nasty, a gymnastics-themed drama for Warner Bros Clockwork, directed by Mary Bronstein. The Black List–listed screenplay by Isabella Jarosz centers on a prodigious gymnast vying for an Olympic spot, with her coach as her toughest opponent. Ortega and Byrne are producing the project with LuckyChap, and filming is planned to commence this fall.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 529 new members to join the Oscar voting body, boosting total membership to 11,319 (10,338 voting) and extending diversification since 2015’s all-white, male majority. The class includes Jenna Ortega, Jacob Elordi, the Safdie brothers, Simu Liu and others; overseas members are 22% of the group, with 42% women, 56% from underrepresented communities, and 53% from outside the U.S. If all accept, the number of voting members will rise accordingly. The academy has added new categories and will stage the 99th Oscars on March 14, 2027, with Conan O’Brien returning as host.
Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Sun trailer signals a shift to a more dramatic tone for Ishiguro’s futurist novel, with Jenna Ortega as Klara, a solar-powered artificial friend who bonds with Josie (Mia Tharia) and her mother (Amy Adams); Natasha Lyonne leads the AF store crew, and the cast includes Steve Buscemi as well, as the film gears up for a October 23, 2026 theatrical release.
Jenna Ortega stars as Klara, a solar-powered robot, in Taika Waititi’s film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Klara and the Sun, with Amy Adams co‑starring; the movie from Sony Pictures is set for an October 23 release, after first footage debuted at CinemaCon, and the story centers on friendship and connection in a tech-driven world.
The first trailer for Taika Waititi’s dystopian sci‑fi film Klara and the Sun stars Jenna Ortega as Klara, a solar-powered Artificial Friend, with Amy Adams and Natasha Lyonne, and adapts Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestseller; the movie arrives in theaters on Oct. 23, 2026.
Taika Waititi helms Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun, with Jenna Ortega as Klara, an Artificial Friend who enters a grieving family led by Amy Adams and Josie (Mia Tharia) to help heal them; the first trailer leans into a gentler, heartwarming sci‑fi vibe, with the film slated for a theatrical release on October 28.
Deadline reports the official trailer for Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi’s film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, starring Jenna Ortega as Klara opposite Amy Adams and Natasha Lyonne. Klara, an Artificial Friend, longs to find a home as older AF models face obsolescence, with Josie (Mia Tharia) drawn to her quiet wonder and Store Manager Lyonne guiding them through a world where technology reshapes relationships. Directed by Waititi and written with Dahvi Waller, the film also features Aran Murphy and Steve Buscemi, and is slated for a PG-13 theatrical release on October 23.