After Blade Runner 2049 and Top Gun: Maverick proved that belated sequels could be special enough to escape the voluminous shadows of their classic originals, we’ve this year already had Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and Twisters. And Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is set to end a year of lega-sequels on a high.
Set 36 years after Tim Burton’s iconic 1988 original, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sees the Deetz family return to Winter River following a family tragedy, and things only get worse when a portal to the Afterlife is activated. A rejuvenated Burton is back in the director’s chair, and he’s not the only one returning: who else could set the juice loose quite like Michael Keaton, who once more dons the striped suit and fright wig, while Winona Ryder is back as Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara’s again plays her mom, Delia. Meanwhile, the likes of Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci and Justin Theroux play all-new characters, and stealing the show is Wednesday star Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s beautifully weirdo daughter Astrid, who uncorks bonkers bedlam.
