Tim Burton isn’t optimistic concerning the possibilities of Beetlejuice 3, joking that he’ll be about 100 years outdated by the point he’s capable of begin it.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice might be launched in theaters subsequent week, arriving thirty-six years after the discharge of the primary film. Given the constructive first reactions to the sequel, followers have already begun questioning about Beetlejuice 3. Will it occur? I wouldn’t get your hopes up.
Whereas talking with THR through the London premiere, director Tim Burton was requested a couple of potential Beetlejuice 3. “Well, if [the same] time frame goes on, I’ll be about 100,” Burton mentioned. “So maybe. I doubt it.” As for why now was the proper time for a Beetlejuice sequel, Burton defined that all of it got here right down to Winona Ryder’s character. “Well, because the Lydia character (Ryder) interested me,” Burton mentioned. “Getting older is the place you begin occupied with what occurs in life. [She] begins as a cool teenager. Relationships… Do you’ve gotten youngsters? What are they like? What do you want? How do you alter? These are all issues that I do know and expertise. So it felt extra proper to make this now, relatively than again in, like, 1989.“
Producer Tommy Harper additionally not too long ago mentioned that they haven’t even mentioned one other sequel. “We haven’t talked about where it could go from here, we just talked about making one really good movie,” Harper mentioned. “Make it the perfect you’ll be able to, after which something might occur.“
As with most potential sequels, it sometimes comes right down to the field workplace. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is projected to open large, with wherever between $65-$80 million. It additionally helps that these first reactions have been so constructive. Our personal Eric Walkuski was a giant fan. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is an enjoyable, fast-paced bit of lunacy from Tim Burton that should please the many who’ve waited decades for its arrival. It certainly leans into nostalgia throughout, but it also manages to have some bizarre new tricks up its sleeve; it’s not just another retread playing the Greatest Hits from the original,” Walkuski mentioned. “The returning characters are a sight for sore eyes, with Keaton and Ryder not lacking a beat reprising their iconic roles, although it’s Catherine O’Hara who completely steals the present because the ever-frenetic Delia. There may be one subplot too many (the movie juggles about three or 4 of them), however total it’s a welcome return to zany type for Burton.“
Right here’s the official synopsis for Beetlejuice Beetljuice: “Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.” The movie might be launched in U.S. theaters on September sixth.
