Jenna Ortega Reveals Tim Burton Has a 'Jar of Eyeballs' in His House

Mar. 15, 2025

Tim Burton and Jenna Ortega in January 2024.Photo:Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty

Jenna Ortegais offering a glimpse insideTim Burton’s spooky abode.

TheScreamstar, 21, painted a picture of what the gothic horror director’s California home looks like during an interview withVanity Fairon Aug. 6. Ortega, ahorror enthusiast herself, has worked with Burton on multiple projects, including Netflix’sWednesdayand the highly-anticipatedBeetlejuicesequel,Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, premiering in September.

Describing Burton’s home, Ortega tells the outlet: “You walk in and it’s the huge throne fromAlice in Wonderland. There’s a jar of eyeballs in the bathroom.”

The actress adds that theEdward Scissorhandscreator always has tiny statues in his pockets — or “his little creatures” as she likes to refer to them.

Tim Burton in October 2023.Stefano Guidi/Getty Images

Stefano Guidi/Getty Images

In December 2022, PEOPLEcaught another inside look at the director’s eerie design aestheticwhile catching up with the season one production designer ofWednesday, Mark Scruton. The two collaborated closely to bring Wednesday’s iconic dark side of her dorm room to life while contrasting it with her roommate Enid’s colorful zone.

“Tim is brilliant, and this is what he does. It was just great working with him and trying to get inside his head with his style and look,” Scruton said.

“When we first started, that was what we focused on. It was just him and I looking at the set and trying certain things, which led to the very specific side for Wednesday,” he continued. “Everything is very intentional in his framing — everything is there for a reason.”

Jenna Ortega in Netflix’s ‘Wednesday’.Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

“I don’t think I’ve ever had to put my foot down more on a set in a way that I had to onWednesday,” she said at the time. “Everything that [Wednesday] does, everything that I had to play, does not make sense for her character at all. Her being in a love triangle made no sense.”

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Reflecting on the backlash in the present day, she told the magazine that “she probably could have used my words better in describing all of that,” however she’s excited to have some creative authority in season two as she takes on the role of producer this time around.

Ortega added that having a say in the series’ prosthetics and Wednesday’s cellos are the things “I live for.”

source: people.com