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[Video] ‘Beetlejuice’ Writer Shares 5 Things You Didn’t Know; Lydia Originally Died in a Fire!
The original New York premiere for Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice took place on March 29, 1988, ahead of its wide release one day later, which means that today is technically the 30th anniversary of one of the most beloved movies of all time. Think you know everything there is to know about the “ghost with the most,” do ya?
In celebration of the 30th anniversary, Yahoo sat writer Larry Wilson, who came up with the film’s story alongside Michael McDowell, down in a chair and had him share five fun facts you might not know about the classic film. Things like the original title for Beetlejuice, and the fact that not only did Lydia originally die, but she had a sister!
In the video, Wilson also details his idea for a direct sequel.
“I had an idea for a sequel right away and it would have been a continuation of the story,” he shared with the outlet. “Mr. Deetz [Jeffrey Jones] would have developed a crush on Geena Davis’s character. That would have been my idea. It would have been driven by character and not driven by a premise.”
Learn more by watching the video below!
Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.
Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things), Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.
The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).
Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.
Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.
Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.
In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.
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