Jenna Ortega Talks Her Previous MCU Role

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“Wednesday” and “Beetlejuice 2” star Jenna Ortega doesn’t sound that keen to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe… again.

She and Marvel’s “Ant-Man” stsr Paul Rudd spoke with Entertainment Tonight while promoting their new comedy “Death of a Unicorn” when Ortega was asked about the MCU.

She confirms she’s actually already appeared in the films, specifically a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo in the third “Iron Man’ film as the daughter of Miguel Ferrer’s U.S. Vice President:

“I did it once. It was one of the first jobs I ever did. They took all my lines out. I’m in ‘Iron Man 3’ for a quick second. I take up the frame, I have one leg and I’m the vice president’s daughter.”

Paul Rudd then responded and said Marvel could have her come back as the same character, retconning the cameo into something more substantial:

“Marvel is very good at like, kind of laying those bread crumbs, and so it might very well be that you come back. That they are going to create something for you, cause they should be so lucky to have Jenna Ortega in their franchise.”

Ortega doesn’t sound so optimistic, indicating she wasn’t credited for her appearance and she remembers that: “They even took my name away. I count that, then I move on.”

“Iron Man 3” went on to gross over $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office, the same as the first two films combined.