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Jenna Ortega‘s solemn sleuth Wednesday Addams returned for her sophomore year at Nevermore Academy earlier this year – but she wasn’t alone. Wednesday‘s titular teen was joined by several returning stars and a few newcomers, including some epic guest stars, but now, with a third season on the way, fans are already wondering who else could join the A-list ensemble. Catherine Zeta-Jones, who stars in the Netflix series as the Addams Family matriarch Morticia, has thrown one name into the ring: her friend Danny DeVito. She even knows exactly what role he should play, though she isn’t confident that he would be up for it.

Zeta-Jones is married to veteran actor and producer Michael Douglas, whose close friendship with DeVito spans decades, having started back when they were roommates in the late 1960s. “I don’t know how Danny DeVito hasn’t been cast already,” she told Variety at the Wednesday FYC event in Hollywood on Sunday. “I was with him for our birthday in September [she and Douglas share the same birthday, Sept. 25] and I was like, ‘Why isn’t Danny DeVito in Wednesday?’… Imagine Danny DeVito as Cousin Itt? That’d be so cool.”

Cousin Itt was first introduced in the Addams Family television series as the cousin of family patriarch, Gomez Addams, who is portrayed by Luis Guzmán on Wednesday. The character is notable for having a shaggy pile of floor-length hair covering his entire body, which is often accessorized with a bowler hat and a pair of sunglasses. It would certainly be a unique role for DeVito to take on, but Zeta-Jones doubted that he would take on the iconic role. “He’s gonna kill me for that,” she joked as she reflected on her pitch. “He’s like, ‘Yeah, they’re going to cast me and put hair all over my face. Thanks for suggesting that, Catherine.'”