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Hunter Doohan says Jenna Ortega is thrilled about his role in Evil Dead Burn and wished him luck at the premiere
The Wednesday cast has formed a close bond, celebrating each other’s projects and successes beyond the show
Doohan became a fan of the Evil Dead franchise himself while preparing for his role, diving into its iconic mythology
Hunter Doohan already has one very enthusiastic fan lined up for his Evil Dead franchise debut.
Speaking with PEOPLE, the 32-year-old actor says Jenna Ortega — who has become a modern scream queen thanks to films like Scream, X and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — couldn’t be happier to see his Wednesday costar join one of horror’s most beloved series with the latest gruesome installment, Evil Dead Burn.
“Yeah, it was really sweet,” Doohan tells PEOPLE of Ortega’s reaction.
He continues, “She’s been a scream queen in her own right for sure, just everything she’s done. But yeah, she’s so excited. She loves the franchise and I saw her right before I left and she was just wishing me best of luck in Paris for the premiere.”
(L to R) Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin and Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in ‘Wednesday’
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Doohan and Ortega, 23, first met while filming Netflix’s hit supernatural mystery Wednesday, which follows Ortega’s Wednesday Addams as she navigates life at Nevermore Academy while investigating a string of grisly murders. Doohan plays Tyler Galpin, the seemingly sweet barista who becomes Wednesday Addams’ love interest before eventually being revealed as the monstrous Hyde in season 1.
Now back in Dublin shooting season 3, Doohan says the Wednesday cast has formed a close-knit friendship that extends well beyond the set, with everyone making a point to celebrate each other’s accomplishments.
“Before I go, everyone on the cast is really excited for me and we always do that for each other,” he says, adding that he’ll reunite with Ortega when he returns to Dublin after the film’s Paris premiere.
Jenna Ortega and Hunter Doohan attend the 2024 Netflix Primetime Emmys after party on January 15, 2024
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That support goes both ways, according to Doohan. He also points to Joy Sunday as another example, recalling how the cast rallied around her latest project.
“Joy Sunday was in that show, DTF St. Louis on HBO and we had watch parties for the premiere of that,” he says. “I think a few of us are going to go see Evil Dead in Dublin together. So that’s really cute to have this cast that’s all genuinely happy for each other and for anything we do outside the show.”
Joining Evil Dead Burn also turned Doohan into a much bigger fan of the franchise than he ever expected. The first Evil Dead film he saw was Fede Álvarez’s 2013 reboot in theaters while he was in high school.
Hunter Doohan in ‘Evil Dead Burn’
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“It scared the s— out of me,” he recalls.
While preparing to play Joseph in Evil Dead Burn, he watched Evil Dead II after its iconic sequence of Bruce Campbell battling his possessed hand became a point of reference for Wednesday’s Thing. From there, Doohan dove into the entire series to better understand the mythology surrounding the Deadites.
“I became kind of a super fan through that,” he says.
Evil Dead Burn is in theaters July 10.
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