Whether or not you say his name three times,Beetlejuiceis returning to movie theaters next year.
Warner Bros. has announced that Beetlejuice 2 will be released on the big screen on Sept. 6, 2024. It opens on the same day as Marvels Blade, a comic book adventure starring Mahershala Ali. Otherwise, theres not much currently set on the release calendar in the surrounding weeks. Warner Bros. has fielded hits over Labor Day weekend of years past with It and the sequel It: Chapter 2, as well as The Nun.
Theres little information available about the follow-up to Tim Burtons 1988 film about a pesky poltergeist, but the filmmaker is returning with Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz. Additional cast members include Wednesday star Jenna Ortegaas the daughter of Ryders character, as well as Justin Theroux in a yet-to-be-revealed role. Production is expected to commence in London on May 10.
Brad Pitts Plan B is producing Beetlejuice 2. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who worked with Burton on Wednesday, penned the screenplay.
In the first film, a recently deceased married couple (played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) are impossibly irked by the new family (Catherine OHara and Jeffrey Jones play the parents and Ryder portrays their teenage daughter) that moved into their home. So they contact Beetlejuice, a devious ghost from the Netherworld, who promises to help them haunt the houses new inhabitants.
A critical and commercial hit, Beetlejuice grossed $74.7 million and inspired a Tony-nominated stage musical. After a four-year run, which was interrupted by the pandemic, the show closed on Broadway in January.