It’s (nearly) showtime! Beetlejuice 2 formally wrapped filming greater than 35 years after its beloved predecessor hit theaters in 1988, changing into an prompt important and business hit.
The OG movie follows just lately deceased couple Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara Maitland (Geena Davis) as they summon the undead exorcist Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) to scare off the household who strikes into their house after their deaths.
Beetlejuice director Tim Burton shared an replace in regards to the forthcoming sequel by way of Instagram in November. “Simply completed capturing Beetlejuice [2]. Thanks to everybody concerned,” he wrote.
Manufacturing on the movie paused when the SAG-AFTRA strike started in July and resumed after the labor dispute was resolved almost 4 months later. In September, Burton advised The Unbiased that Beetlejuice 2 had solely “a day and a half” left of capturing when the strike went into impact.
“We all know what now we have to do. It’s 99 % executed,” the filmmaker mentioned on the time.
Hold scrolling for every thing we find out about Beetlejuice 2 to this point:
When Is ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Going to Be Launched?
Beetlejuice 2 is ready to hit theaters on September 6, 2024.
Who Is within the ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Solid?
Keaton will reprise his position because the titular mischievous ghost. Throughout an October interview with Empire journal, the actor known as the sequel “probably the most enjoyable I’ve had engaged on a film in I can’t let you know how lengthy.”
Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder will even return as stepmother and stepdaughter Delia Deetz and Lydia Deetz, respectively. Baldwin and Davis, nevertheless, is not going to seem within the sequel.
Beetlejuice 2 will even introduce a number of new characters: Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, Willem Dafoe as a ghost detective/former B film motion star and Monica Bellucci as Betelgeuse’s spouse.
What Is the Plot of ‘Beetlejuice 2?’
Beetlejuice 2 cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos teased particulars in regards to the sequel’s story throughout an August dialog with The Wrap.
“At its coronary heart, Beetlejuice is a narrative a couple of household,” Zambarloukos mentioned. “And now it’s 30 years later, and what are the intricacies and the human situation in retaining a household collectively all that point, set within the craziest world attainable? That’s why I select tasks. That human connection for me is at all times on the forefront.”
Followers realized a couple of extra particulars within the trailers. We all know that the Deetz household will return to their outdated house in Winter River, the place Astrid will summon Beetlejuice, regardless of warnings from her mom. Whereas plot factors past which might be nonetheless a thriller, the trailers confirmed loads of havoc that Beetlejuice will wreak on the small Connecticut city in his signature type of concern and enjoyable.
What Occurred to ‘Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian?’
Burton beforehand employed Jonathan Gems to jot down a sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian in 1990. The story adopted the Deetz household as they relocate to Hawaii the place Charles Deetz (Jeffrey Jones) is constructing a resort. The household quickly discovers that Charles’ firm is constructing on an historic burial floor.
Warner Bros. confirmed in 2019 that the sequel had been shelved.
What Has Tim Burton Mentioned About ‘Beetlejuice 2?’
Throughout a September interview with The Unbiased, Burton mentioned that he tried to make Beetlejuice 2 “in the identical spirit” as the unique fantasy horror comedy.
“I actually loved it,” he mentioned. “I attempted to strip every thing and return to the fundamentals of working with good individuals and actors and puppets. It was type of like going again to why I preferred making motion pictures.”
What Has Jenna Ortega Mentioned About ‘Beetlejuice 2?’
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Ortega known as her time filming Beetlejuice 2 “a few of the most enjoyable I’ve ever had on a set” whereas talking to Leisure Tonight on the seventy fifth annual Emmy Awards in January 2024. She added that the movie is “visually so thrilling” as a consequence of using sensible results.
“The whole lot was sensible. I believe we’re not utilizing very a lot CGI or one thing like that in any respect,” Ortega mentioned. “Everybody did an unbelievable job. I felt so fortunate to be there, it was insane. … I can’t await individuals to see.”
Ortega shared extra particulars about her character in a February 2024 interview with Self-importance Honest. “She’s bizarre, however differently and never in the way in which you’d assume, I’d say,” she teased, noting that Lydia and Astrid’s mother-daughter relationship will play a “essential” half within the movie.
“I wouldn’t say [Astrid is] vibrant and sunny in any respect,” Ortega continued. “She doesn’t go to the alternative finish of the spectrum … I’m not sporting pink and a cheerleader, however I’m just a little bit towards my mother’s historical past or previous. We butt heads fairly a bit.”
What’s the Official Title for ‘Beetlejuice 2?’
The movie’s first poster was launched in January 2024 and revealed that the film’s official title is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, seemingly a play on how the titular ghost’s identify must be known as a number of instances to ensure that him to be summoned.
Will ‘Day-O’ Be Featured in ‘Beetlejuice 2’?
“Day-O (The Banana Boat Track),” a Jamaican folks track popularized by Harry Belafonte, was a memorable a part of the OG Beetlejuice. Whereas possessed by Adam and Barbara’s ghosts, O’Hara’s character all of a sudden started lip-synching and dancing to the tune at a cocktail party. Earlier than lengthy, her husband and friends joined in.
O’Hara confirmed throughout a March 2024 look on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Discuss Off Digicam” podcast that the track might be within the sequel as nicely.
“‘Day-O’ is within the film,” she mentioned earlier than gushing about her expertise making the brand new movie.
“It was simply actually free and enjoyable and wonderful, and Michael Keaton was so blissful to be there, and Jenna is so cool,” she mentioned. “Jenna Ortega is such a cool younger girl.”
Is There a Trailer for ‘Beetlejuice 2’?
There are two, truly. The primary one dropped in March and is a couple of minute lengthy. It options Astrid driving her bike by city, then finally summoning Beetlejuice whereas a choir sings a haunting model of “Day-O,” a track coming back from the unique.
The second trailer provides a bit extra context, as Lydia explains to Astrid who Beetlejuice is and begs her daughter to not summon him. When she inevitably does, we see all types of chaos that the demon brings with him, from a aircraft falling out of the sky to the bottom opening up beneath Winter River.
