Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! It looks like the "bio-exorcist" himself has been summoned for a sequel to the beloved 1990 film directed by Tim Burton.'The Ankler' has confirmed a second movie is in early development, backed by Brad Pitt's producing company, Plan B. A sequel had been in the works at Warner Bros for a while, and it has only now found a way to make it to the screen — more than thirty years after the first film was released.
'Beetlejuice' To Return To The Screen With Brad Pitt Producing
Pitt's company will finance the project which is in its very early stages at present, with a script yet to be written.
There are no additional details as to who will helm the project, though fans will love to see Burton behind the camera again.
Despite speculations about the film's original stars returning for this second chapter, there are no official sources confirming the cast. Two of the film's stars are rumored to reprise their roles: 'Birdman' star Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice and 'Stranger Things' actress Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz may be making an unexpected comeback in this new chapter.
Pitt originally founded Plan B with his ex-wife, 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston, in 2001. Among the company's most recent releases, Miranda July’s 'Kajillionaire', Lee Isaac Chung’s Oscar-nominated 'Minari' and Barry Jenkins’ series 'The Underground Railroad' for Amazon Prime Video. Up next, Ana de Armas' hotly anticipated Marilyn Monroe biopic, 'Blonde', to be released by Netflix. Plan B is next to produce'Parasite' director Bong Joon-Ho’s upcoming film for Warner Bros.
'Beetlejuice': What Was The Movie About?
The original film also stars '30 Rock' actor Alec Baldwin and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Geena Davis as Adam and Barbara Maitland, a recently deceased couple who haunt their former house and tries to scare the new inhabitants: a dysfunctional family comprised of Charles Deetz (Jeffrey Jones), his goth daughter Lydia (Ryder), and Charles' second wife, Delia Deetz, played by 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone' star Catherine O'Hara.
To get rid of the new family living in their house, the ghost couple enlist the help of the obnoxious Beetlejuice (also spelled Betelgeuse), a self-proclaimed "bio-exorcist" who makes his mission to wreak havoc on the Deetzes.
Chaos, obviously, ensues, with Beetlejuice taking over and Adam and Barbara forced to team up with Lydia, who is the only living person who is able to see them.
Will fans evee find out what happens in the sequel? Here's hoping this one will actually go ahead.