Jeff Sneider latest scoop has, after more than a decade of delays, Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2” finally ready to start pre-production.
The main actors of the 1988 original are all set to return, that includes Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, with the addition of Jenna Ortega in a newly added role.
Here’s Sneider’s tweet:
I’m told that Jenna Ortega at the very least has an offer to play Lydia Deetz's daughter in BEETLEJUICE 2, which is finally a go with Burton, Keaton, O'Hara and Ryder back. That's the word on the street...
This is well-timed intel on the part of Sneider since, just yesterday, I noticed a posting for the “Beetlejuice” sequel in the latest issue of Production Weekly.
Last October, Burton stated that he was done making Disney movies because he felt enslaved working for them. It makes sense. Burton has not directed a good movie in almost 10 years.
Regardless, he has an impressive filmography that includes Batman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Mars Attacks, Big Fish and Sweeney Todd.
The last thing Burton worked on was the mega-popular Netflix series “Wednesday” — he directed the first four episodes and was also the creator of that show.