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QUESTION: So, the time was finally right for you to make a sequel to the beloved Beetlejuice. How did things come together?
TIM BURTON: I worked with Al [Gough] and Miles [Millar] on Wednesday, so I knew them very well. And so that was great, because they’re very collaborative. And I basically treated the movie similar to the first one—which was we had a script—but then, I worked with a lot of good improv actors. I learned from the movie that that was part of the fun of the original, which had a looser spirit to it. We had a script that we worked on as we went along, too, in certain ways, and relied on these great character actors, who brought a lot to it. This was a similar spirit. Without thinking too much about it, in making this, we tried to reconnect to the fun of making the first movie. Everybody contributed to their characters, and so it was very exciting to work in the spirit of the first film that way.

QUESTION: Why do you think the original film has become such a touchstone in pop culture? It is still incredibly popular, and the character is known the world over.
MICHAEL KEATON: I still don’t understand it. [laughs] I think I’ve said this a thousand times, but it’s true: it is unique. And there’s no such thing as “really unique” or “very unique.” It’s something that’s either unique or not. And Beetlejuice is unique. And it’s just 100% original. I’ve always described it as a piece of art. You could almost grab the movie and, if you could, hang it somewhere. But it’s also kind of timeless and must touch things in people. And I just think people were drawn to this really unusual visual treat. Because a lot of it is the visuals and the visual jokes. It’s really interesting how much people react so positively to pure imagination from Tim. Just pure imagination. No one ever saw anything like that.

QUESTION: Do you remember the first time you saw the original film?
JENNA ORTEGA: I actually don’t think that I remember the first time that I saw the film, but it was such a recurring presence I feel like in a lot of children’s lives. But I do remember… Well, I was scared of everything when I was younger, and I would have recurring nightmares of Beetlejuice, where he would show up, you know? I had bunk beds at the time and he would swing down and offer me grape juice.

QUESTION: What was your first reaction when you read the script?
CATHERINE O’HARA: Scared. [laughs] No, reading the script was exciting!, because it’s a great story and it involves some new characters, especially in the name of Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux.

Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice.

Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Stranger Things, Little Women) as Lydia Deetz and two-time Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt$ Creek, The Nightmare Before Christmas) as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, The Leftovers), Monica Bellucci (Spectre, The Matrix films), Arthur Conti (House of the Dragon) in his feature film debut, with Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Scream VI) as Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, and Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things, At Eternity’s Gate).

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