Beetlejuice 2, with Jenna Ortega and Michael Keaton, confirmed for 2024

Like waiting 36 years for a sequel to a beloved film, it worked its charm Top gun: Maverickthen Warner Bros. hope to repeat the trick with Beetle juice 2. The studio has confirmed that the sequel to the 1988 horror comedy is about to enter production and has a release date of September 6, 2024.

As previously reported, original director Tim Burton is back on board, along with stars Michael Keaton as the titular mischievous demon and Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz – the teen in the first film who moved into a haunted house and conspired with ghosts to raise Beetlejuice. call. Wednesday star Jenna Ortega will take on the role of Lydia’s daughter, and indeed the production is just as much a Wednesday reunion as one Beetle juice one – the script is from Wednesday creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and Burton directed the first half of the show’s first season.

The only other piece of casting that has been revealed is The leftoversJustin Theroux, in an undisclosed role.

The original film, which inspired an animated series, a stage musical and a terrible video game, made Burton’s name in Hollywood and impressed Warner Bros. so much. that the studio entrusted him with the 1989 film. Batman. It’s a Riot, perhaps Burton’s most successful combination of his gothic imagery with his sweet tooth for comedy, memorably assisted by an absolutely manic Keaton performance and the infectious calypso melodies of the late, great Harry Belafonte. It is now streaming on Hulu.