A Beetlejuice sequel has been a risk for a few years, courting all the way in which again to 1990. The final time Tim Burton shared an replace on the potential continuation was in 2016. “It’s one thing that I actually want to do in the appropriate circumstances, however it’s a type of movies the place it needs to be proper,” Burton stated on the time. It’s not a form of a film that cries out [for a sequel]… it’s one thing that if the weather are proper—as a result of I do love the character and Michael’s superb as that character, so yeah we’ll see.” Appears to be like like the celebrities have lastly aligned.

Rumours of Ortega becoming a member of the solid for the sequel first began swirling again in March and had been later confirmed. American actor and filmmaker Justin Theroux has additionally becoming a member of the solid, although particulars of his position are nonetheless a thriller.

In case you thought Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton had been the one two folks connecting the worlds of Beetlejuice 2 and Netflix’s Wednesday, you’d be mistaken. Screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who additionally labored with Burton on Wednesday as co-creators, writers, and govt producers, have been tapped to pen the Beetlejuice 2 screenplay. (That, and, you already know, the truth that season one among Wednesday already featured an easter egg in honour of Beetlejuice.)

Beetlejuice 2 is about to hit UK cinemas on September 6, 2024.

Article initially appeared in Teen Vogue.