There is no doubt that Tim Burton is one of those directors who, when they hit it off with an actor, they don’t let go. It already happened with Winona Ryder in his day (Bettlejuice, Edward Scissorhands), with Helena Bonham Carter -with whom he had a relationship until 2014- and, obviously, with Johnny Depp. Now, Burton has found his new icon in Jenna Ortega, star of the Netflix series Wednesday and recently confirmed to star in Beetlejuice 2.
As reported by Variety, Ortega has been chosen by Burton to star in the sequel to Beetlejuice, a 1988 film that is remembered as one of Tim Burton’s best. The actress will play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, the protagonist of the first film played by Winona Ryder, and will return to accompany the ghost in a great adventure whose plot is still unknown.
An all-star cast: Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton and Justin Theroux.
Jenna Ortega will not be alone. They have also been confirmed as part of the cast Michael Keaton, who will play Beetlejuice again, and Winona Ryder, who will play Lydia again. Finally, Justin Theroux (The Leftovers) has been confirmed as part of the cast, although in a role that has not yet been revealed.
The production of the film will be carried out by Plan B, Brad Pitt‘s producer, and filming is scheduled to begin now: that is, on May 10, in London (England). But, in addition to the shooting date, there is already a release date for the film: Beetlejuice 2 will be released on September 6, 2024 in theaters around the world.
Warner Bros. is the big studio behind it, so most likely, after its theatrical release, it will finally arrive on HBO Max. It is important to remember that the original Beetlejuice grossed $74.7 million from a budget of $15 million. Thus, it is expected that Burton’s new film will once again be a great success.
Moreover, Beetlejuice not only had its original film. It also inspired a Broadway musical that has garnered several Tony Award nominations and had a subsequent animated series that was also a big hit with youngsters. Thus, it is a very big world that Tim Burton will be returning to after a whopping 36 years.
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