Lately, Lady Gaga has been appearing in a lot of projects that are not directly tied to her already stellar music career. But just when you thought the response to Joker: Folie à Deux might signal a slowed momentum in Gaga’s presence in Hollywood, news broke announcing Mama Monster is joining the cast of Netflix’s smash-hit series Wednesday According to a report from Entertainment Weekly , Gaga has joined the season two cast of Wednesday . This news comes following a previous cast announcement that Steve Buscemi would be joining the Netflix series as well.
While Gaga’s presence does a good show of upstaging Buscemi, her seemingly left-field casting announcement actually makes a lot of sense when you consider how her music career became intrinsically linked to the cultural success of the show all thanks to a viral TikTok edit. In 2022, a clip of Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams dancing to “Goo Goo Muck” by the Cramps became a sensation on TikTok. However, it was not the Cramps track that led to its success on the platform, but rather a fan-made edit with Lady Gaga’s 2011 song “Bloody Mary” that escalated the clip’s popularity.
Before long, the Gaga version surpassed the Netflix show’s original scene and sparked a dance trend on the platform. The trend grew so rapidly that it caught Lady Gaga’s attention, prompting her to join in with her rendition of the “Wednesday Dance.” While no one has outright confirmed this trend and Gaga’s involvement led t.
