Michael Keaton Says ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Is Being Made ‘Exactly Like We Did the First Movie’

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The actor gives rare details about the sequel to the Tim Burton classic, which is set to release next year


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Michael Keaton stars in "Beetlejuice" (Warner Bros. Pictures)

It’s showtime! Well, maybe not quite yet, but “Beetlejuice 2” is coming, and star Michael Keaton gave some preliminary insights into the care Tim Burton and the rest of the film’s creators are taking to ensure it feels just like the 1988 classic.
“Beetlejuice is the most f–kin’ fun you can have working,” Keaton told Empire Saturday. “It’s so fun, it’s so great. And you know what it is? We’re doing it exactly like we did the first movie. There’s a woman in the great waiting room for the afterlife literally with a fishing line — I want people to know this because I love it — tugging on the tail of a cat to make it move.”
The sequel, directed by Burton, is scheduled for release Sept, 6, 2024, with Keaton and Winona Ryder set to return. Joining them is newcomer Jenna Ortega, who worked with Burton on “Wednesday.” The creators of the Netflix “Addams Family” series, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, are penning the screenplay for “Beetlejuice 2.”


‘Beetlejuice 2’ Starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega to Haunt Theaters in 2024


Keaton is no stranger to revisiting old characters (he’s about to star as Batman once again in “The Flash,” if you hadn’t heard), and he made clear that when he does return to classic films, he wants them to be true to their predecessors.
“[Burton] and I were talking about it years and years ago, never telling anybody,” Keaton said to Empire. “We both agreed, if it happens, it has to be done as close to the way we made it the first time. Making stuff up, making stuff happen, improvising and riffing, but literally handmade stuff, like people creating things with their hands and building something. F–kin’ great. It’s the most fun I’ve had working on a movie in — I can’t tell you how long.”
 
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On that note, is the original Bettlejuice worth watching today? I've never seen it. I figured it might've been something you had to see when it came out.
 
eDove said:
On that note, is the original Bettlejuice worth watching today? I've never seen it. I figured it might've been something you had to see when it came out.
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Hell yeah it is. Aside from the Day-O musical bit it aged very well.
 
BrunoMattei said:
It was the late 80's/early 90's. It's honest to god one of those "You just had to be there" to get it. Like the Macarena or Limp Bizkit.
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Yeah I have vague memories of it being a thing, and there was a MST segment in the UHF season that was just lol day-o
 
For being a PG movie, Beetlejuice got away with a lot and had fun the whole time. I can't imagine a current year Beetlejuice having as much fun as the model scene, the whorehouse scene, or his entire character motivation being that he wants to fuck underaged Winona Ryder. They also won't have the balls to have him be used as sparingly as he was in the original, he only had like 20 minutes of screen time total and was properly introduced almost an hour into the movie.
 
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White Devil said:
Just fucking retire already. You had a good run, iconic roles. You don't need the money. Stop letting them rape you.
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Some guys just want a bigger headstone. Look at all the shit Leonard Nimoy was a part of towards the end of his career. Or later day Bruce Willis movies for another example.
 
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A lot of it is being retired from something you enjoyed and were good at (or st least told you were good at) fucking sucks. I mean you have to figure virtually every good time and feeling of accomplishment in Michael Keaton's life came from doing movies, so he's going to do that as long as he can. I guess if you have something else you enjoy or can go into a different aspect of it (like Eastwood) or if you can just cope with being on a yacht banging 20-somethings (like Leo) you can do that. But for most you're just going to keep going as long as you can.

Also I think it is either hard to tell if a movie is going to be shit from within making it. I mean obviously if you're on some shitty b-movie set with other b-movie people you know what you're doing, but if you're working with the same people who did the original Beetlejuice on a big budget set, you probably don't realize that you're making garbage. I mean each actor is only involved in like 30-40% of the scenes, so they just assume even shit that sounds dumb to them will be fixed in post and editing.

They are (probably willfully, but maybe not) oblivious to the fact that literally 99% if movies from the last 5 years are absolute shit. And in Keaton's case, even if it is terrible, it's not going to ruin his reputation or legacy...I mean look at Harrison Ford.

I mean he already had the period from Jack Frost (1998) to Birdman (2014) so probably can survive anything.
 
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