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It’s been 35 years since “Beetlejuice” first hit the screens, but Tim Burton’s 2024 update not only reunites much of the original cast but also introduces a host of fun new characters to the mix. Warner Brothers dropped the trailer for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” where Michael Keaton, of course, reprises his role as the wild, loud poltergeist who loves to cause mayhem.
The trailer opens with a funeral, attended by original characters Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder), her mother Delia Deetz (Catherine O’Hara), and a new addition—Lydia’s daughter Astrid, played by Jenna Ortega of “Wednesday” fame. Astrid doesn’t know anything about Beetlejuice, so despite her mother’s warnings, she ends up awakening the mischievous ghoul, leading them into a lot of trouble involving ghosts, monsters, and other weird creatures as the lines between the real world and the spectral realm begin to blur.
Well, nobody probably expected a sequel to the gothic-horror-comedy almost three decades later, but judging by the trailer for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” it sure looks like a fun follow-up to the first Tim Burton film. Apart from Ortega, some of the other new standout cast members include Monica Bellucci as a character resembling a cross between Morticia Addams and the ghost bride from Burton’s animated flick “Corpse Bride,” and Willem Dafoe as another supernatural character.
What’s probably the most entertaining aspect of the sequel for older fans is that Tim Burton has deliberately retained the garish makeup for Beetlejuice, along with traditional special-effect scenes that scream the late ’80s and ’90s, but in the most campy, amusing manner.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is set to release in theaters on September 6th. You can watch the trailer on YouTube, it also embedded below.
