Jenna Ortega reveals the iconic role she auditioned for when the 21-year-old actress was just 15 years old By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 00:45, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 00:46, 27 August 2024 e-mail View comments While promoting her highly-anticipated film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jenna Ortega is opening up about an iconic role she didn't get. The 21-year-old actress - who plays Astrid Deetz, the daughter of Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz in the sequel - was doing a puppy interview with BuzzFeed Celeb .
She was asked what role fans would be surprised to learn she auditioned for, Ortega revealed she auditioned for Zendaya 's Chani role in Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies. 'I think I auditioned for Dune when I was about 15,' the actress revealed, though she added the audition process was quite secretive. 'I remember just being a big fan of that film and the franchise and everything like that and being really excited for that interview because Denis is one of my favorite filmmakers,' she added.
While promoting her highly-anticipated film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Jenna Ortega is opening up about an iconic role she didn't get. She was asked what role fans would be surprised to learn she auditioned for, Ortega revealed she auditioned for Zendaya 's Chani role in Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies When asked what role she believes she auditioned for, Ortega said, 'I think it was Chani, I think it was Zendaya’s, but they weren’t saying that, everything was very secret.' V.