Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice is stuck in the Afterlife’s crowded waiting room, surrounded by new souls. The Deetz family is also featured in four new pictures from the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Nearly 36 years after he helped two recently deceased souls get rid of a new family, Beetlejuice is back when Lydia Deetz has to call him for help.
Along with Keaton, Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara, new cast members Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Belucci, and Willem Dafoe are joining the film.
As Beetlejuice gets ready to make a comeback in theaters this September, new images from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice have been released. The first image shows Beetlejuice still in Afterlife’s waiting room, next to a soul who choked on hot dogs and another who had a bad experience with her pets.
Other images focus on Lydia talking with Astrid (Ortega), Lydia with Rory (Theroux) and Delia (O’Hara), and Ortega with director Tim Burton on set. The original 1988 film showed a very bureaucratic view of the Afterlife, with crowded offices and unfortunate spirits.
The new movie promises to expand on this view. While the first film only hinted at the supernatural world with scenes like the sands of Saturn and lost souls, the sequel’s trailers suggest a much broader view of the Afterlife. There’s even a train that will take the living characters deeper into the Afterlife.
The sequel will also find the Afterlife’s darker and more unusual aspects. Beetlejuice, who was banished at the end of the first movie, is now shown in a new part of the Afterlife.
Dafoe will play an undead detective named Wolf Jackson, bringing more of the supernatural police force into the story. This means we will see even more eerie and strange characters in the sequel.
While exploring Burton’s world is always exciting, the main cast will be a big draw for viewers. The sequel seems to focus on continuing their stories, including the Deetz family facing personal challenges and a troubled mother-daughter relationship. The film promises to keep its unique dark style while continuing the emotional depth of the original.
