The title of the Denzel Washington movie that spurred Jenna Ortega to pursue an acting career is being disclosed. The Emmy-nominated artist recently stated in an extensive interview with Vanity Fair that 2004’s Man on Fire “changed the entire course of my existence.” She has since gone on to star in popular films such as the Scream trilogy, You, Wednesday, and the forthcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reboot.
The Emmy-nominated artist recently stated in an extensive interview with Vanity Fair that 2004’s Man on Fire “changed the entire course of my existence.” She has since gone on to star in popular films such as the Scream trilogy, You, Wednesday, and the forthcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reboot. “I’m so appreciative of my six-year-old self who wanted to be a president and an astronaut… because I realize now that I was always looking for a way out,” Ortega stated.
The drama, helmed by Tony Scott and featuring Dakota Fanning and Washington, centres on veteran CIA agent John Creasy, who, after being recruited as a bodyguard to safeguard 9-year-old Lupita Ramos, goes on a quest of vengeance.
After seeing Fanning perform live as a child, Ortega told Vanity Fair, she knew right away what career route she wanted to follow—one that would take her to Hollywood. And at last, her mother was driving her to auditions in Los Angeles after she shared a video of herself doing a lengthy monologue on Facebook, which a family acquaintance forwarded to a casting director.
But Ortega has only recently begun to acknowledge that her life has changed irrevocably and probably will continue to alter.