Jenna Ortega was asked if she'd play a female Edward Scissorhands. She said women should have their own characters, not just act in spinoffs.

I love that there's a lot more female leads nowadays, I think that's so special. But we should have our own. I don't like it when it's like a spinoff - I don't want to see like 'Jamie Bond.' You know? I want to see another badass.

The beauty of something like 'Edward' is the mystery, it's very sensitive. You see, 'Beetlejuice' can still be original because he exists in no specific time. You could take him back to the 1800s if you really wanted to!

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