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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice movie 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.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is an American fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Gough, Millar, and Seth Grahame-Smith. A sequel to Beetlejuice (1988), it stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara reprising their roles alongside new cast members Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, and Willem Dafoe.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 6, 2024, including IMAX engagements. In February 2024, the title of the film was revealed along with its release date reiterated.
About the Production
Tim Burton was still interested in Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian in early 1991. Impressed with Daniel Waters’ work on Heathers (1989), which also stars Winona Ryder, Burton approached him for a rewrite. However, he eventually signed Waters to write the script for Batman Returns.
By August 1993, producer David Geffen hired Pamela Norris (Troop Beverly Hills, Saturday Night Live) to rewrite. Warner Bros. approached Kevin Smith in 1996 to rewrite the script, though Smith turned down the offer in favor of Superman Lives. Smith later joked that his response was “Didn’t we say all we needed to say in the first Beetlejuice? Must we go tropical?”
In March 1997, Gems released a statement saying “The Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian script is still owned by The Geffen Company and it will likely never get made. You really couldn’t do it now anyway. Winona is too old for the role, and the only way they could make it would be to totally recast it.”
Burton had considered several other sequel ideas as well over the years, saying in 2024, “We talked about lots of different things. That was early on when we were going, Beetlejuice and the Haunted Mansion, Beetlejuice Goes West, whatever. Lots of things came up.”
In February 2022, a sequel was announced again, this time produced by Brad Pitt’s studio Plan B Entertainment, alongside Warner Bros. Burton stated in October 2022 that he was not involved in the project, but backtracked days later, saying “nothing is out of the question”. Burton ultimately returned as the film’s director and tried to strip everything from the story to go to the basics of working with “good people, actors and puppets”, feeling that the project made him reflect why he liked making movies. Burton and Keaton agreed to not use excessive amounts of technology, and sought to make the film feel “handmade”.
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 and Jay Prychidny serving as editor.
On May 18, 2023, it was reported that filming was taking place around the 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. Burton described the film, which he enjoyed making, as being “99% done”. It had two days of production left, which was interrupted, with Ortega being contacted to continue filming four days after the strike had ended. Filming resumed on November 16, 2023, in Melrose, Massachusetts, and wrapped in Vermont on November 30, 2023.
By March 2024, Keaton had seen a completed rough cut of the film and stated that further editing would occur thereafter. Later that month, it was stated in The Hollywood Reporter that Jeffrey Jones would not reprise his role as Charles Deetz in the film.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
Directed by: Tim Burton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Juliana Yazbeck, Filipe Cates, Travis Campbell, Sofia Fernlöf
Screenplay by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Production Design by: Mark Scruton
Cinematography by: Haris Zambarloukos
Film Editing by: Jay Prychidny
Costume Design by: Colleen Atwood
Set Decoration by: Lori Mazuer, David Morison
Art Direction by: Alex Baily, Ian Bunting, Will Coubrough, Nick Gottschalk
Music by: Danny Elfman
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: September 6, 2024
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