- BEETLEJUICE
A long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel may finally be moving
forward, Deadline reports. Writer/producer pair David Katzenberg and Seth
Grahame-Smith have just signed a two-year first look contract with Warner Bros.
and among their first projects is a follow-up to the 1988 film.
Directed by Tim Burton, the original starred Michael Keaton
as the titular Beetlejuice, a "bio-exorcist" (a ghost who removes
humans), who is unwittingly employed by a newly-deceased couple (played by Alec
Baldwin and Geena Davis) to frighten away the family that has just moved into
their would-be home. Winona Ryder starred as the daughter of the family in her
breakout role.
While the original film spawned a lesser-known animated
series, a sequel was planned in the early '90s with the title Beetlejuice Goes
Hawaiian. Burton had planned to return as director, but the project failed to
develop beyond an initial screenplay. It is currently unknown whether or not
Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith's upcoming script will have any crossover with
that original concept.
Grahame-Smith is one of the writers on Burton's upcoming
Dark Shadows and, while there's no confirmation yet as to whether Burton (or
Keaton) might be involved with the sequel, it is stated that the film is
planned as a continuation of the original and not as a reboot.
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