As we know, Beetlejuice 2 will happen. The confirmation had arrived during the CinemaCon 2023, during the presentation of Warner Bros. Discovery, but now new interesting details have arrived.
The film will once again be directed by Tim Burton and both Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder have been confirmed to reprise their roles as Betelgeuse and Lydia, respectively.
There had been talk of the possible involvement of Jenna Ortega and the rumor has been confirmed: the actress, who recently collaborated with Burton in the Netflix series Wednesday , will play Lydia’s daughter. Justin Theroux will also be in the cast , but no details have been revealed about his role.
Shooting is due to begin this week in the UK, the film is set for a September 6, 2024 release. The screenplay is penned by Mike Vukadinovich , who revised a script by Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg . Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith participate as producers.
The original movie
The original Beetlejuice , starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder , was released in 1988. Written by Warren Skaaren ( Beverly Hills Cop II, Batman ) from a story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson , the film was a success, grossing nearly $75 million from a $15 budget, and won an Academy Award for Best Makeup. Among his other merits is that of having created the director / actor team (Burton and Keaton) who would then make Batman the following year .
The plot of Beetlejuice
Barbara and Adam Maitland (Davis and Baldwin) decide to spend the holidays working on their dream country house in Winter River, Connecticut, but a fatal accident prevents them from doing so. Stuck in the mansion like ghosts, the Maitlands find themselves sharing it with the new owners, the Deetzes, a rowdy New York family with a goth daughter (Ryder) to look after. The Deetz family transform the mansion into a tasteless work of modern art, and so the Maitlands decide to kick them out. To do this, they will have to ask for the intervention of Betelgeuse (Keaton), a spirit specialized in bio-exorcisms.