There have lengthy been makes an attempt to sequelize Tim Burton’s hit horror-comedy “Beetlejuice” going again to the never-made script “Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian,” however a second movie is lastly shifting ahead at Warner Bros. with Burton, Michael Keaton, and Winona Ryder returning. The studio has now introduced a launch date for “Beetlejuice 2,” and one other large title has joined the decision sheet.
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Warners will launch the pic formally on September 6, 2024, and Deadline reveals that actor Justin Theroux (“Leftovers”) has joined the movie’s solid. He’s not the one newcomer as fashionable scream queen Jenna Ortega (“Scream 6”) is taking part in the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia and reunites with the “Wednesday” director. Theroux’s character is a little bit of a thriller in the mean time, nevertheless it’s value mentioning he’s performed villains previously, like in “Charlie’s Angles 2” and “Zoolander.”
“Beetlejuice” first hit theaters again in 1988, and that authentic installment centered on a newly useless couple attempting to scare away the brand new homeowners of their house. Finding their very own haunting skills missing and grow to be more and more determined just for a fellow ghost, Beetlejuice, unleashed by saying his title thrice, inflicting extra hurt/havoc. Keaton’s ghostly villain then tries to marry a goth teen woman named Lydia, performed by Ryder. Of course, the spinoff cartoon collection that aired within the ‘80-’90s tried to retcon the kid bride parts from the movie alongside making Beetlejuice extra of a pleasant comedic goofball, and the 2 have been reworked as friends moderately than adversaries.
Filming on “Beetlejuice 2” is claimed to start subsequent month in London, which implies extra casting bulletins are anticipated to be made within the coming weeks.
It’s unclear if every other authentic actors will return. However, we’ll maintain our fingers crossed that Burton can persuade actress Catherine O’Hara to at the very least make a cameo as Lydia’s mom. Plot particulars are being stored locked up, so we’ll must be just a little affected person to study extra concerning the image. One fascinating facet briefly proven within the first movie was the Netherworld, a secondary spooky location the place the useless reside and could possibly be explored in a better method within the sequel prefer it was within the creative cartoon, given the brand new developments in visible results for the reason that Eighties.