The countdown for the Beetlejuice sequel starring Jenna Ortega — officially titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice — is on, and new details about the movie keep pouring in.
Since the premiere of the original movie back in 1988, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice has reached cult status, going as far as getting musical and animated adaptations.
Whispers about a potential sequel have been swirling around for literally a decade, but it wasn’t until CinemaCon 2023 that Beetlejuice 2 was confirmed to be in active development with Brad Pitt’s Plan B company.
It’s coming, so here’s EYNTK about this movie before it hits our screens.
Who is the cast of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?
In case you haven’t heard, it was revealed that Jenna Ortega has a leading role in the movie. She’s playing the daughter of the one and only Lydia Deetz, aka Winona Ryder’s iconic character.
This isn’t Ortega’s first rodeo with director Tim Burton—remember her role as Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday? Yep, she’s teaming up with Burton again for this spooky sequel.
Michael Keaton is back as the legendary Beetlejuice, and Winona Ryder will reprise her goth queen role as Lydia Deetz. Plus, Catherine O’Hara is returning as Lydia’s quirky stepmom, Delia Deetz. And now, the Deetz family is growing with Jenna Ortega stepping in as Lydia’s daughter.
What is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice about?
This movie is the follow-up to the iconic 1988 movie with Michael Keaton as the chaotic “bio-exorcist” Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, along with Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis as the ghostly Maitlands. This time around, the spotlight’s on Lydia’s daughter, played by Jenna Ortega, but the plot is still pretty hush-hush.
Director Tim Burton spilled to Entertainment Weekly that the sequel will dive into “bringing together three generations of Deetz women,” with Lydia at the center. He shared, “I so identified with the Lydia character, but then you get to all these years later, and you take your own journey, going from cool teenager to lame adult, back and forth again. That made it emotional, gave it a foundation.”
Burton also teased that Beetlejuice 2 happens decades after the original, following a death in the Deetz family. “That’s all I will say,” he hinted, leaving us to guess what really goes down.
Keeping it old-school, Burton revealed in a BFI interview that the sequel sticks to its roots by avoiding CGI and using practical effects like puppets, strings, and makeup. He said, “We ended up doing the same idea—no digital effects, puppets, strings, wires, makeup, and tried to shoot it with the same spirit…it goes back to the good old days.”
When will Beetlejuice Beetlejuice release in the UAE?
Beetlejuice will be released in the UAE on September 6. Get your tickets here.
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