Michael Keaton shared what made the upcoming ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ better than the 1988 original in a recent chat with Total Film. He said the sequel had a ‘stronger story.’
“There’s more of a connection for the audience in terms of the other characters,” he explained. “There’s things in here that I wasn’t ready for, that are beyond delightful. Instead of saying, ‘I can’t wait until this thing shows up,’ or, ‘I just want this thing called Beetlejuice to go nuts.’”
Keaton’s ‘Ghost with the Most’ returned alongside Winona Ryder’s Lydia and Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz. Justin Theroux and Jenna Ortega joined the cast as Lydia’s husband and daughter.
“This movie takes some very big swings,” Theroux explained to Total Film. “There’s the phantasmagoria and it feels slightly out of control and unhinged. It has that vibe to it.”
“It’s clear this movie was not made by taking polls from audiences, and studio notes, and executives going, ‘Well, what’s the most satisfying act three?’ This is 100% like someone opening the front of Tim Burton’s head, and letting it dump out onto the screen. It’s a fabulous ride for exactly that reason.”
The Deetz family finds themselves back in Winter River following the death of Charles Deetz in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.’ Lydia’s teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally reopens the portal to the Afterlife in the attic of their home.
Monica Bellucci plays Betelguese’s ex-wife, and Willem Dafoe shows up as a ghost detective.
