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For years, the concept of Beetlejuice getting a sequel has been a pipe dream. A sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 movie has been sparking up since 2011, although nothing ever actually acquired off the bottom within the final decade. However with casting bulletins during the last week, the lengthy mentioned sequel is starting to come back collectively, and now one other huge identify actor is becoming a member of the ensemble.
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Per the Hollywood Reporter, Willem Dafoe’s been solid within the upcoming sequel, which started manufacturing earlier within the week. It’s mentioned by the outlet that the Northman and Nightmare Alley actor will probably be enjoying a cop within the afterlife, although no different particulars have been offered past that. (Not his first time portraying a cop lately, since he performed one for the 2021 sport 12 Minutes.) For Dafoe, this continues his busy streak in the course of the 2020s: in 2023 alone, he’s showing in movies akin to Asteroid Metropolis, Poor Issues, and And. He’s additionally set to seem in Robert Eggers’ upcoming remake of Nosferatu, which just lately wrapped filming and is awaiting a launch date.
Warner Bros. is at the moment holding particulars on Beetlejuice 2’s plot underneath wraps. All that’s recognized is that Michael Keaton is again because the titular bio-exorcist, with Scream 6’s Jenna Ortega serving because the movie’s co-lead, and the daughter of Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz from the primary film. Alongside Ryder, Catherine O’Hara returns to reprise her position as Lydia’s mom Delia.
Beetlejuice 2 is presently set for a theatrical launch on September 6, 2024.
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