Michael Keaton Teases He’s Seen A Cut Of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: “This Thing Is Great”

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Sleeping Dogs,” starring Russell Crowe as a retired cop with Alzheimer’s disease, is a half-rusted scrap heap of a detective mystery. It’s patchy, it’s badly lit, it’s glum, it’s overloaded with suspects, and it’s almost proud of its contrivances. Yet in its logy, booby-trapped way, it keeps you watching.

"The juice is loose" in the newly dropped trailer for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," coming out in September 2024. Fans got a glimpse of what to expect from the long-awaited sequel in the first trailer released March 21. In the trailer, actors from the original 1988 appear, and new characters are woven into the story.

will land on screens imminently, and the first teaser is as eerie and eccentric (and strange and unusual) as we could’ve hoped for. Released on March 21, it opens with a shot of franchise newcomer cycling swiftly past Miss Shannon’s School for Girls to the tune of—what else?—a children’s choir singing “Day-O.” Cue glimpses of Ortega standing beside returning favorites Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara, as well as of the Wednesday star entering the attic and uncovering the miniature model of Winter River.

Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has arrived – watch the clip above.In the short teaser, we see the return of Michael Keaton as the titular Beetlejuice and Winona Ryder‘s Lydia Deetz and Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz 36 years after their first outing. We also get a look at Jenna Ortega‘s character, as well as new characters played by the likes of Monica Belluci and others.The core plot of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn’t revealed in the teaser trailer but will presumably see Ortega’s character – seemingly the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia Deetz – resurrect the quirky ghoul played by Keaton.Monica Bellucci plays Beetlejuice’s wife and Willem Dafoe stars as a “police officer in the afterlife” and former “B movie action star,” whose acting skills help him as an afterlife detective.

Thirty-six years after the original, and after years of pursuing different follow-up ideas, director Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice,” sequel, titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” is finally coming to theaters this year. Written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on a story by Seth Grahame-Smith (Burton’s “Dark Shadows” and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”), not much is known about the film other than it’s a follow-up to the original, about a ghost who’s recruited to help haunt a house.

The first trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is finally here!

Tim Burton’s career as a director and launched Winona Ryder to fame. The sequel, coming out 36 years later, has some big shoes to fill. According to Burton, who’s returning to direct, the only reason the story works is due to the dynamic between Ryder and Jenna Ortega, who play mother and daughter.

After more than three decades, we have gotten a look at Michael Keaton back in grease paint and a fright wig as Beetlejuice: Warner Bros. today released two images from Tim Burton‘s upcoming sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Our first look at the sequel to Beetlejuice, titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, is here!

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which is the long-awaited sequel to the original cult hit Tim Burton movie, has released its first-look photos. Thirty-six years after the original “Beetlejuice” premiered in 1988, Michael Keaton is back as the ghoulish-looking, black and white stripe-wearing “bio-exorcist,” Betelgeuse. Burton, 65, who returns to direct, told EW that he and Keaton, 72, have discussed a sequel for many years, but, “Unless it felt right, he had no burning desire to do it.

It’s showtime again, baby. On September 5, Warner Bros.

Michael Keaton opened up about working with Jenna Ortega on the set of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

A trio of moderate releases – One Life, The American Society Of Magical Negroes and Knox Goes Away join Janus Films’ celebration of master musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, and César award winning The Animal Kingdom as the next wave of 2024 indie films rolls out post-Oscars.

In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo weaves through memory to discuss the film “Knox Goes Away” with director and star Michael Keaton (“Batman,” “Beetlejuice”) and co-star James Marsden (“X-Men,” “Sonic the Hedgehog”). The film follows the story of Knox (Michael Keaton), a seasoned contract killer whose life takes a dark and unexpected turn when he’s diagnosed with a degenerative brain disease while also needing to help his estranged son (Marsden) before he loses his mind completely.

Netflix viewers have been left terrified by Ti West’s acclaimed horror X, after it recently dropped on the streaming service.The A24 film follows a group of actors as they set out to make an adult film in rural Texas under the noses of their reclusive hosts. But when the elderly couple catches their young guests in the act, the cast finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.X stars the likes of Nymphomaniac‘s Mia Goth, Wednesday‘s Jenna Ortega, and musician Kid Cudi – real name Scott Mescudi.Martin Henderson (Everest), Pitch Perfect‘s Brittany Snow and Owen Campbell (Conviction) also make up the cast.Goth plays the role of a young woman and an aspiring adult film star called Maxine, as well as an elderly woman named Pearl.

While it wasn’t a commercial for the sequel, per se, during the Oscars ceremony this past weekend, there was a mini “Beetlejuice” reunion as co-stars Michael Keaton and Catharine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”) presented together for Best Makeup and Hairstyling; a category their film won back in 1989. The duo are also part of the cast of Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice 2,” and Keaton was raving about the sequel when he spoke with SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show” this week.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton has some great news for “Beetlejuice” fans. During a recent interview on SiriusXM’s “The Jess Cagle Show,” the actor said he has watched a first cut of Tim Burton’s upcoming sequel, officially titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” and he has nothing but raves for it. “I’ve seen it now.

Following the spectacular box-office failure of “Madame Web,” a film that was a punchline twice at the Oscars last night, Sony’s Spider-Man universe continues to be ridiculed in the media outside the Marvel-produced films with Tom Holland and the successful ‘Spider-Verse’ movies. “Morbius,” starring Jared Leto, was another dud at the box office.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito came together last night to present the award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.The prestigious ceremony took place yesterday (March 10) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and was hosted by comedian Jimmy Kimmel. The winner in this category was the epic Japanese movie, Godzilla Minus One, with visual effects supervised by Takashi Yamazaki.The two actors, who have worked together on the movie Twins, explained how they were both villains of Batman in separate films based on the DC superhero.

Two of Batman‘s most iconic foes took the stage during the 2024 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 10), and they called out the Caped Crusader in the audience.