Tim Burton Talks Being “Disillusioned” By Film Biz & Says ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Is Not A Sequel Cash Grab — Venice Film Festival
deadline.comThirty-six years after Tim Burton and Michael Keaton collaborated on classic supernatural comedy Beetlejuice, the pair are unveiling the sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice here at the Venice Film Festival.
The follow-up will have its gala world premiere this evening after having screened for the press this morning. Meeting with reporters this morning, Burton was joined by his lead cast, including Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara.
Burton told the room that over the years the original Beetlejuice was the one film people had asked him about the most, which often confused him. “As much as I love it, I never understood why it was a success,” Burton said of the original Beetlejuice. “I could never place the film as something other than personal to me.
So after all these years being able to work with Michael, Winona, and Catherine again made it more personal and special along with Jenna, Monica, Justin, and Willem — new people who got into the spirit of it.
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