Beetlejuice 2 release date CONFIRMED: Hotly anticipated sequel will premiere in 2024

The release date for the highly anticipated movie Beetlejuice 2 has been confirmed.

The sequel to the classic 1988 Tim Burton horror hits theaters September 6, 2024, with Michael Keaton reprising his role as Betelgeuse and Winona Ryder returning as Lydia Deetz. and Jenna Ortega to star as Deetz’s daughter, reports Variety.

Justin Theroux will also star in a yet-to-be-revealed role. Production is expected to start in London on May 10.

Brad Pitt’s Plan B will produce Beetlejuice 2, with Mike Vukadinovich penning the screenplay.

Leading role: Jenna Ortega will take on a leading role in the blockbuster

Almost a year ago, there were also unconfirmed rumors that Johnny Depp – who recently returned to the big screen with the French biographical drama Jeanne du Barry – would make his comeback after the libel trial with the sequel to Beetlejuice.

At the time the IMDb page for Beetlejuice 2 has been updated with a brief synopsis and release date of 2025.

It’s not yet known if the rest of the cast – including Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, and Catherine O’Hara – will be back for the Burton-led sequel.

Robert Goulet – who played Maxie Dean – tragically passed away in October 2007 at the age of 74. It is unknown if his character will return and, if so, who will take on the role.

According to the synopsis, Beetlejuice – written by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren – followed the story of a married couple recently killed in a car accident.

The story begins with the now ghosts – Barbara (Davis) and Adam Maitland (Baldwin) – trapped in their former abode.

In a desperate attempt to prevent their home from being taken over and remodeled by new residents, they enlist the titular bio-exorcist (Keaton) to drive the current family away.

The mischievous Beetlejuice then wreaks havoc on Charles (Jones) and Delia Deetz (O’Hara), as well as their daughter Lydia (Ryder), who is the only one who can see the ghosts.

Next year! The release date for the highly anticipated movie Beetlejuice 2 has been confirmed

Upcoming sequel: It’s not yet known if the rest of the cast – including Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, and Catherine O’Hara – will be back for the Burton-led sequel

Since the release of the original film, there have been more than three decades of deliberations and attempts to get a sequel off the ground.

In the 1990s, the cult classic almost got an island sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.

However, the project was eventually shelved when Burton and Keaton focused their efforts on the famous 1992 action-adventure film Batman Returns.

In the mid-2000s, another project came close to fruition, with Keaton and Ryder both expected to return for the sequel.

However, after constant delays and scheduling conflicts involving Burton, the project was inevitably shelved again in 2019.

Due to its critical acclaim and commercial success, Beetlejuice was adapted into an animated series that ran in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In 2018, the horror comedy was developed into a musical that can still be seen occasionally on Broadway to this day.