Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Movie Details:

Movie Cast & Characters:

• Michael Keaton as Betelgeuse, an afterlife ghost and “bio-exorcist” who wants to marry someone from the realm of the living.
• Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, the former gothic teenager who nearly married Betelgeuse in 1988, now mother of Astrid Deetz and hostess of the Ghost House with Lydia Deetz show.
• Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, Lydia’s stepmother, Astrid’s stepgrandmother and Charles Deetz’s widow, now the hostess of a real art show located in a Soho, London gallery.
• Jenna Ortega as Astrid Deetz, Lydia’s teen daughter, and Delia’s step-granddaughter
• Justin Theroux as Rory, Lydia’s current boyfriend and a television producer
• Monica Bellucci as Delores, Betelgeuse’s ex-wife who.
• Willem Dafoe as Wolf Jackson, a ghost detective who, in life, was a B movie action star.
• Burn Gorman as Father Damien, a reverend in Winter River
• Arthur Conti as Jeremy, a young boy who is Astrid’s love interest
• Amy Nuttall as local real estate agent Jane Butterfield.
• Santiago Cabrera as Richard, Astrid’s father and Lydia’s former husband who disappeared in South America
• Danny DeVito as an afterlife janitor who committed suicide by drinking varnish
• Filipe Cates as Vlad, a young man dressed as a vampire in Transylvania

Storyline:

After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

About Movie:

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is an American fantasy horror comedy film that stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe. It was directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by the writing team of Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Seth Grahame-Smith.

The film is the sequel to the 1988 film ‘Beetlejuice‘ which was also directed by Tim Burton.

Tim Burton has said that this film would only be made if Michael Keaton would return to reprise his role. Keaton said in March of 2014 that this is the only sequel he’s interested in doing.

This marks the third collaboration between director Tim Burton, actors Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito, and composer Danny Elfman, following their work together on Batman Returns (1992) and Dumbo (2019).

The budget for this film is estimated to be $150 million. The budget for the first film was just $15 million (in 1988 dollars ). When adjusted for inflation, that $15 million would only be worth $39 million in 2024, meaning that the budget for Beetlejuice BeetleJuice (2024) was nearly 4 times the budget for the first film.

The sequel was announced in February 2022. Filming was originally scheduled to begin in mid-2022. Later, it was delayed to an expected start date of May 10, 2023, taking place in London if the 2023 WGA strike did not lead to another delay in production. Production was officially confirmed to have begun the following day, with Haris Zambarloukos serving as cinematographer.

On May 18, 2023, it was reported that filming was taking place around Princess Helena College in Preston, Hertfordshire, England. Exterior filming took place in East Corinth, Vermont (the location of the original movie’s outdoor scenes), in mid-2023.

Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Filming resumed on November 16, 2023, in Melrose, Massachusetts, and wrapped in Vermont on November 30, 2023.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice premiered as the opening film of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2024. It had its international theatrical release on September 4, 2024, and hit theaters in the United States two days later, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film garnered generally positive reviews from critics.

In the United States and Canada, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was released alongside The Front Room. The film made $42 million on its first day, including $13 million on Thursday night previews.

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When asked about a potential third film, director Tim Burton said, “Let’s do the math…it took 35 years to do this, so I’ll be over 100. But I guess it’s possible with the advent of science these days, but I don’t think so.”