Jenna Ortega , clearly unafraid as being typecast as the skittish goth girlie , will be back on the crowing CRT screen forBeetlejuice 2 . Michael Keaton will also be in the film , and will be retort as the titular bio - exorcist . Varietyreports that Ortega ( Scream , Wednesday ) will play the daughter of Lydia Deetz , Winona Ryder ’s character from the 1988 film .
While Ryder ( Stranger Things ) has n’t been confirmed in any capacity , nine years ago , Tim Burtonemphatically saidthat there would be a role for Lydia in the continuation . With Ortega confirmed as Deetz ’ girl , maybe it wo n’t be such a stretchiness of the imagination ( or cervix ? ) for Ryder to return as well . Deadlinehas reported that Justin Theroux will be joining the sequel in an strange role .
It is not yet known if Burton will be handling directing duty this sentence around , or who will be penning the screenplay . There has been a great deal of back and forth about this film over the past several class , and in 2019,Burton himselfwas unsure of its status . Turns out the project was just sleeping , very … very deeply and will be resurrect soon .
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Beetlejuice 2 will mambo its way into theaters on Sept. 6 , 2024 .
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