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Tim Burton Even Closer To Directing ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel?
Update: Variety reports the same news a few hours later. I’ve never in my life heard of Schmoes Know – so take this with a grain of salt – but they claim to be confirming that Tim Burton will direct Beetlejuice 2 for Warner Bros. Pictures.
This isn’t completely fresh news as Burton did express interest in directing back in January, and has always had his name close to that role.
He would also produce the sequel to his 1988 classic that starred Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis as a couple of recently deceased ghosts whom contract the services of a “bio-exorcist” – Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) – in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. Annie McEnroe and Winona Ryder also starred.
Seth Grahame-Smith has been working on the screenplay and presumably finished. Word is that Keaton would return, and that the film may not carry a sequel moniker, and will instead be released as “Beetlejuice”.
More as it comes in.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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