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Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis Aren’t in the ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel For One Reason

Tim Burton explained that the sequel film ‘had to do with the time’ while explaining why Geena and Alec didn’t reprise their original roles.

During a new interview, director Tim Burton revealed the reason why Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis didn’t reprise their roles for the sequel. “I think the thing was for me I didn’t want to just tick any boxes,” Tim, 66, told PEOPLE in an interview that was published on Wednesday, August 28. Fans of the original comedy were hoping for a cameo from Alec and Geena, but the A League of Their Own actress confirmed that she was not asked to play Barbara Maitland again.

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