Man, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a movie move along as quickly as this one!
After we learned a few weeks back that Tim Burton was returning to direct a Beetlejuice sequel – thirty years after the original – it’s been a rollercoaster of news.
Michael Keaton is back as the titular ghost, along with original stars Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, we know to that Scream and Wednesday star – also from Tim Burton – Jenna Ortega would be the movie’s lead and will be playing the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia.
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We also learned that Danny Elfman would be returning to score the sequel, having given the first movie such a unique musical flavour: “It’s perfect, you know? Everybody else has to play the next generation, except for Michael [Keaton]. I mean, he’s still like really fit and really active and really on it. And with the Beetlejuice makeup, I can’t even imagine it’s going to look like he’s changed practically at all. So, I can’t wait for that,” Elfman said of the sequel.
We also learned that the movie would be hitting cinemas just ahead of Halloween 2024 with it set to release on September 6th – previously the slot held by Marvel’s Blade reboot.
Beetlejuice 2 gets release date and confirmation of Jenna Ortega role
Now we learn that two more big names have been added to the cast as MAtrix star Monica Belluci will play Beetlejuice’s wife – fans may recall that Beetlejuice questionably wanted to marry Lydia in the original; Belluci will be joined – and I love this! – by Lighthouse and Spider-man star Willem Dafoe who is playing a law enforcement officer in the afterlife. Magic.
That’s all we know for now but rest-assured, as there’s more, I’ll share it with you all ASAP!
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Source: THR
Marc
Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….
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