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Warner Bros. Execs Explain Maneuvers Tim Burton Made To Ensure ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Theatrical Release


Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' almost went straight to streaming on Max, Warner Bros Discovery execs told the New York Times.

The long-awaited follow-up to Burton’s classic 1988 supernatural comedy Beetlejuice picks up with Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) as an adult still haunted by experiences earlier in life with the mischievous ghost, Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton). Reteaming Burton with original cast members Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Keaton, the sequel’s newcomers apart from Ortega include Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Arthur Conti and Monica Bellucci. Wednesday’s Alfred Gough & Miles Millar penned the script from their story conceived with Seth Grahame-Smith, which is based on characters created by Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson.

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