If you’ve finished binging Wednesday and you’ve already seen Scream VI multiple times, you were probably itching for a new Jenna Ortega project to watch. Well, no matter how many times you’ve already seen Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, you don’t have to wait much longer to stream it at home! Not only does the movie return to the wacky world of the 1988 film, but we also get to see Ortega as the daughter of Winona Ryder’s Lydia, which might just be our favorite casting decision of the year. Here’s everything we know about the fall movie.
Keep reading for the latest news on Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceand when you can stream it.
Where will Beetlejuice 2 stream?
Beetlejuice 2 isn’t streaming quite yet — but we don’t have to wait long. The movie will hit Max on December 6, making it the perfect weekend watch!
How Long Is Beetlejuice 2?
Beetlejuice 2 is 1 hour and 44 minutes long. The original Beetlejuice is 1 hour and 32 minutes.
What has Winona Ryder said about returning for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?
At the Venice Film Festival press conference for the movie, Winona Ryder opened up about coming back to play Lydia once again. “It was one of the more special experiences of my life,” she says (via The Hollywood Reporter). “My love and trust for Tim [Burton] runs so deep and there was a sense of a certain playfulness and readiness to try things…You feel so safe in nonsense, but you also feel just completely free.”
Justin Theroux adds that joining the franchise felt like being “handed the keys to Willy Wonka’s house or something.”
Ryder also says the best part of the movie was working with Michael Keaton again, and jokes, “One of my favorite parts was getting to stare into your eyes again.”
What is Beetlejuice 2 about?
We finally have some plot details thanks to The Hollywood Reporter! Winona Ryder’s Lydia brings her daughter Astrid back to Winter River, and when Astrid finds the town scale model, she accidentally opens a portal to the afterlife. Now, both worlds are being thrown into chaos! Watch the official Beetlejuice 2 trailer here.
We’re excited for Beetlejuice 2 to be another classic Tim Burton movie for one reason — he wanted to go “back to the basics.” “I really enjoyed it,” Tim Burton told The Independent. “I tried to strip everything and go back to the basics of working with good people and actors and puppets. It was kind of like going back to why I liked making Movies.”
Movies like The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Brideand (of course) the first Beetlejuice are cemented in pop culture history because of how stripped back they are. Considering Beetlejuice 2 features a lot of the same actors as the first movie, we’re expecting it to continue the story of family and coming of age.
Watch The New ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Trailer
The new Beetlejuice 2 trailer is giving Wednesday thanks to Astrid’s boarding school, and all the gothic, spooky sets. And it looks like we’re getting a throwback to the OG movie thanks to dance scene between Jenna Ortega and Catherine O’Hara! We also get a new look at Winona Ryder as Lydia and Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice, and it looks like their partnership is going to be more complicated than ever thanks to Willem Dafoe’s Jackson.
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Who is Jenna Ortega in Beetlejuice 2?
Jenna Ortega stars as the daughter of Winona Ryder’s Lydia, and this “It” girl does a great job leading the film. In an interview with Vanity Fairshe gives a glimpse inside Astrid’s character. “She’s weird, but in a different way and not in the way you’d assume,” she says. “The relationship between Lydia and Astrid, [is] really strange because it’s a lot of catching up and putting the pieces together of what’s gone on in Lydia’s life since, which is nice, I think, for anybody who loves the character and is excited to see her again.”
While Astrid isn’t Lydia’s polar opposite, Jenna does reveal we’ll see them butt heads. “I wouldn’t say [Astrid’s] bright and sunny at all,” she continues. “She doesn’t go to the opposite end of the spectrum, but any kid who becomes a teenager wants to be removed from their parents. I think they instantly just fight whatever it is that their parent loves.”
This https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1677067868012175360 features Ryder and Ortega filming in Hertfordshire, England. I’m so glad Winona Ryder still has her iconic hairstyle from the original film, and that even though Ortega’s dress is white instead of red or black, you can see that there is some peachy pink tulle in her dress. Even if her character seems different from Lydia, the two might just be more similar than we expect.
Who else is in the Beetlejuice 2 cast?
In addition to Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder, the movie stars Michael Keaton, Willem Dafoe, and Justin Theroux. Tim Burton directs, Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg produce, and Mike Alfred Gough and Miles Millar wrote the script.
When is the Beetlejuice 2 release date?
The Warner Bros. movie released on September 6, 2024. When the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes began, the movie had less than two days of filming left. “I feel grateful we got what we got. Literally, it was a day and a half,” Tim Burton told The Independent at the time. “We know what we have to do. It is 99 per cent done.”
The First Look At “Beetlejuice 2”
The first look at Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is truly wonderful! Winona’s Lydia is just as emo as she’s always been (thank goodness), and I love to see the contrast between Lydia and Jenna Ortega’s Astrid. Even though Astrid has similar tones and edge thanks to the dark overcoat and boots, I really like that we can see colorful stripes peeking out from underneath her coat.
The first teaser was giving small town coming-of-age, Halloween, and family drama. And the movie delivered. At CinemaCon 2024, Tim Burton said that coming back for Beetlejuice 2 was like “a big weird family reunion” (via The Hollywood Reporter). While a sequel to the original movie has been in talked about, actor Michael Keaton says this version of the script “finally it got right.” He also added: “I have to tell you this though, it’s really f—king good.”
Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice clearly hasn’t changed a bit.
What is Beetlejuice about?
After Barbara and Adam die in a car accident, they wind up as ghosts unable to leave their home. When the Deetzes move into the home, Barbara and Adam try to scare them away, but only end up making things worse when they attract trickster spirit Beetlejuice. Watch the Beetlejuice trailer here!
Why can’t you say Beetlejuice 3 times?
When you say “Beetlejuice” three times, it summons the titular spirit to you. Be warned! Life is already crazy enough without the help of the supernatural, thank you very much.
Will there be a Beetlejuice 3?
We don’t have an official word on a third Beetlejuice movie yet (we haven’t even seen the second one!), but if the new poster is any indication, I think we’re totally getting a trilogy. The official name of Beetlejuice 2, Beetlejuice Beetlejuicemeans that we’re getting closer to the original film’s iconic phrase. You know, where you say Beetlejuice three times in a row? If we do get a third film, it would be incredible if it was called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice!
How old was Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice?
Winona Ryder turned 16 years old during the filming of Beetlejuice.
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