Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer shows the return of Michael Keaton
It’s show time! After 36 years, Michael Keaton reprises his role as Beetlejuice, the ‘ghost with the most’.
On Thursday, March 21, Warner Bros. the first teaser trailer released for Beetlejuice Beetlejuicethe long-awaited one Tim Burton sequel to his 1988 cult horror classic Beetle juice.
The film not only welcomes Keaton, 72, but also Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz And Winona ryder as Lydia Deetz. The main cast is rounded out with a newcomer Jenna Ortega, who plays Lydia’s daughter Astrid. This will be the actress’ second time working with Burton, 65, as she plays the title character in his Netflix’s Addams family series, Wednesday.
After just over a minute, the trailer is ready for a captivating cover of Harry Belafonte’‘Day O’, which was famously used in the original 1988 film.
Michael Keaton captivated audiences as the “ghost with the most” in the 1988 supernatural comedy Beetlejuice. Not only was the film a commercial and critical success, but Winona Ryder scored her first breakout role as Lydia Deetz. The story follows the goth teen as she discovers she can communicate with the dead inhabitants of her […]
The first clip shows a bird’s eye view of the small town of Winter River, Connecticut, as Astrid rides her bicycle over an old bridge. The next scene then cuts to a funeral where a boys’ choir is performing. Before you find out whose coffin is being lowered into the ground, the location changes and you see Astrid lurking in her family’s attic, where she discovers a model model of the town where Beetlejuice hung out in the first film, hidden under a sheet . Unknowingly, when she reveals the display, she appears to magically resurrect Beetlejuice, causing Lydia to rush just in time to see Beetlejuice rise from it.
“The juice is loose,” he says as she stares at him in disbelief.
Earlier this month, Keaton opened up about why the sequel took so long to make.
“It took a while to get there and I didn’t really think we were going to do it and didn’t want to do it several times [in the] the last few years, but it was more fun than the others,” he shared Entertainment tonight.
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The actor also praised 21-year-old Ortega, saying she slipped into her role effortlessly and fit in perfectly with the cast.
“Oh man, she’s good, she just got it, you know? She has the tone,” he revealed to the outlet. “She showed up and immediately knew what the tone was and just came in, like she does every day. She is really special.”
Ortega also commented on the upcoming film in January Entertainment tonight and was thrilled that she couldn’t wait for everyone to watch it.
“Everyone did a fantastic job,” she said. “I felt so lucky to be there, it was crazy… I can’t wait for people to see it,” Ortega said of the Burton-directed sequel.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will hit theaters and IMAX on September 6, 2024.