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Michael Keaton Didn’t Want a Lot of Screen Time in ‘Beetlejuice 2,’ Nor Was the Character Made Politically Correct for 2024: ‘He’s More of an It’ Than a ‘He or a She’


Michael Keaton didn't want Beetlejuice to have more screen time in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" because too much of him could kill the movie.

The actor recently told GQ magazine that one of his stipulations for returning as Beetlejuice was for the sequel not to beef up his screen time. The “Beetlejuice” sequel reunites Keaton with Burton and original cast members Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara. Keaton told People magazine earlier this year that shooting the “Beetlejuice” sequel was “the most fun I’ve had on set in a long time.”

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