Michael Keaton Watched ‘Beetlejuice 2’ and ‘Wasn’t Ready’ for How Emotional It Gets, Says a ‘Couple of Little Tweaks’ Are Being Made: ‘This Thing Is Great’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton has some great news for “Beetlejuice” fans. During a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show,” the actor said he has watched a first cut of Tim Burton’s upcoming sequel, officially titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and he has nothing but raves for it. “I’ve seen it now.
I’m going to see it again after a couple of little tweaks in the editing room, and I confidently say this thing is great,” Keaton said. “The [original] was so fun and exciting visually. [The sequel is] all that but really beautiful and interestingly emotional here and there.
I wasn’t ready for that. It’s great.” The “Beetlejuice” sequel reunites Keaton with Burton and original cast members Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara.
Newcomers include Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe. Plot details are not yet known, but Ortega confirmed last month that is starring as the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia Deetz. “She’s weird, but in a different way and not in the way you’d assume, I would say,” Ortega told Vanity Fair about the character.
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