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The long - gestating subsequence to theater director Tim Burton ’s hit fantasy comedyBeetlejuiceis moving forward with a new author . release in 1988,Beetlejuicequickly became and has remain a dearie of Burton fans , thanks in large part to the helmer ’s unique directorial sensibilities and the gamey - energy performance by Michael Keaton , who starred as the titular character . A ghost hired by a recently deceased couple ( Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis ) to scare away the humans absorb their home , Beetlejuiceboasted a brilliant ensemble that also included Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara .
The teaming of Burton and Keaton in the film led to managing director to cast his star to make for the lead in the blockbuster big screen adaptation ofBatmanthe following year , and while the active duet re - team for a sequel withBatman yield , the wraith of aBeetlejuicefollowup has been floating around in the ether for days yet has never been capable to line up solid footing . Hope forBeetlejuice 2sprung from the hiring of generator and screenwriter Seth Grahame - Smith to write a screenplay around the time the scratch awl and Burton team together to make the big cover adaptation ofDark Shadowsin 2012 , but since that point , plan for continue with the sequel have not yet materialized .
Beetlejuice 2got a immense shot of life history on Thursday , however , asDeadlinereports screenwriter Mike Vukadinovich has been hire to rewrite the script at Warner Bros. , the studio apartment that produce the original plastic film . Grahame - Smith is remaining with the projection , and will grow the moving picture with David Katzenberg under the duo ’s KatzSmith Productions banner . Deadlinesays no mountain are in place yet for either Burton or Keaton . In 2016 , Burton said he’d"really like to do in the right circumstances,“but there was nothing"concrete"with the project at the time . Burton also confirmed at the time that he ’s speak with Keaton and Ryder about the prospects of a continuation .
While Vukadinovich ’s lonesome screenwriting credit to date is this year ’s sci - fi mysteryRememorystarring Peter Dinklage and the late Anton Yelchin , clearly KatzSmith and the studio insure frightful hope in the writer to bring him on - board the hotly anticipated project . The timing sure seems to favour the production displace forward , given thatBurton and Keaton reunitedfor the first prison term in 25 years to shoot the helmer ’s live - action version of Walt Disney’sDumbo . On top of that , KatzSmith is come off the monumental success of producing Stephen King’sIT , which recently became thetop grossing horror movie of all - timeand thefirst revulsion movie ever to cross the $ 300 million plateauat the domesticated box office .
The hiring of a scribbler to rewrite theBeetlejuice 2script will no doubt be received with opened weaponry by fan of the cult classic . If it proceeds with Burton , it will label a rarified occasion for the film director , who more often than not avoids making sequels , save the production ofBatman Returns .
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