beetle juice will come back to haunt our screens. The legendary film directed by Tim Burton in 1988 will have a sequel, which should arrive in theaters on September 6, 2024 with most of the actors who held the key roles 35 years ago.
Warner Bros. confirmed in particular that Michael Keaton would find the unforgettable features of Beetlejuice while Winona Ryder would again interpret the character of Lydia Deetz, a role which had revealed the actress then aged 16 years. The cast will, however, be enhanced with new characters, in particular that of Lydia’s adult daughter, a role that will be played by none other than Jenna Ortega, star of the hit TV series. wednesdayalso directed by Tim Burton.
According The Daily BeastFollowing beetle juice was rumored for years, with Tim Buron hiring screenwriter Jonathan Gems in the early 1990s to work on a sequel to the film that was to be set in Hawaii. After a few more failed attempts, the project lay on the back burner until 2011 when Seth Grahame-Smith signed a contract with Warner to make Beetlejuice 2 a priority. Grahame-Smith told Entertainment Weekly in 2015 that he did some script drafts making it clear that most of the original cast were interested in taking over the necklace.
Four years later, the project found itself faltering again, but the arrival of Jena Ortega last March seemed to give it the breath it needed to finally find its way back to cinemas. . However, the exact date of the start of filming is still unknown.