Warner Bros. has announced that Beetlejuice 2 will be released in cinemas on September 6, 2024. Nobody seems to know anything about the film’s plot yet, but the talent involved, which includes director Tim Burton and actor Michael Keaton, who have returned to direct and star as the title “bio-exorcist,” respectively, suggests that it could be a worthy follow-up to the original classic, which debuted over 35 years ago in 1988. Other returning favorites include Winona Ryder, who will be reprising her role as Lydia Deetz, while Jenna Ortea, who plays Wednesday Addams in Netflix’s Wednesday series, will play Deetz’s daughter. Danny Elfman is also returning to score Beetlejuice 2.
“It’s perfect, you know? Everybody else has to play the next generation, except for Michael. 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 in a recent episode of Deadline’s The Process.
From a Variety report:
Warner Bros. has announced that “Beetlejuice 2” will be released on the big screen on Sept. 6, 2024. It opens on the same day as Marvel’s “Blade,” a comic book adventure starring Mahershala Ali. Otherwise, there’s not much currently set on the release calendar in the surrounding weeks. Warner Bros. has fielded hits over Labor Day weekend of years past with “It” and the sequel “It: Chapter 2,” as well as “The Nun.”
A critical and commercial hit, “Beetlejuice” grossed $74.7 million and inspired a Tony-nominated stage musical. After a four-year run, which was interrupted by the pandemic, the show closed on Broadway in January.
Discussion (14 replies)
Join Discussion →The sequels aimed at reclaiming the glory days of the 1980's need to stop.
I didn't think beetlejuice needed a sequel or relaunch or whatever. I mean I'll take more Jenna Ortega (sp?) don't get me wrong.
Actually, I'm fine with it.
Couldn't agree more.
Milking 80's nostalgia needs to end.
It's such a cop out. They know they can phone it in, make a half-assed movie and still get people to watch it out of a fear of missing out. Sure they'll bitch and moan about it afterwards, but not until they have the money.
For crying out loud do something, anything new. Hollywood needs to start taking risks again like they used to, or Hollywood needs to go away.
Wow folks there is actually a lot of new content coming out of hollywood, it's just not normally hitting the movie theaters. And really it's often being done in the form of a miniseries.
Think about it there is a ton of new stuff but the old remakes still profit. So they will keep making them.
I agree with you as long as it's done right.
You are right, its time for... 90's nostalgia :p :p
Hollywood taking risks sounds like going the woke path, I'd rather take the remakes.
Coming soon.... Beverly Hills Cop 9 : The Murphening
I think there is a BHC 4 in the works.
And let me guess, with the writers strike in progress, Eddie is gonna write it himself! /s
I think I heard something or other about that too back when the Coming to America sequel came out.
I'm pretty impartial with this now. Back in the 90s, I would've been far more into it but at this point, it's a kind of meh moment. If it's done well I'll enjoy it. If it's a mess, I'll avoid it.
seems 4 is on it's way https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/eddie-murphys-beverly-hills-cop-4-on-netflix-what-we-know-so-far-01-2023/
lol! Netflix, and the Coming to America sequel was on Amazon. I guess that's his new gig, sequels direct-to-streaming.