The aptly titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has a new trailer, featuring more antics from Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Jenna Ortega.
This closer look into Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s world comes in at just over two minutes long and picks up where the first trailer left off, showing some of the ghoulish set pieces director Tim Burton has in store. That means another trip back to the land of the dead as Ryder’s returning character, Lydia Deetz, deals with the revival of the franchise’s titular striped-clothes-wearing demon. Keaton is back and just as mischievous as ever, as are references to several iconic creatures and lines from the original 1988 film.
It's a decades-in-the-making follow-up dripping with practical effects thanks to Burton's touch. You can see it in action in the video below.
Along with other returning faces, such as Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice summons notable actors for their first appearances in the series, including Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Justin Theroux, Burn Gorman, and Ortega, who plays Lydia’s daughter, Astrid. They each play into a new story that picks up long after the events of Burton’s original horror comedy.
“Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River,” an official synopsis from Warner Bros. says. “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.”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice spawns into theaters on September 6, 2024. You can read up more on why the sequel relies heavily on practical effects here. For more, check out the time one of the film’s iconic statues was stolen.
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