Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Tim Burton releasedBeetlejuice 2 in 2024 , but neither Alec Baldwin nor Geena Davis returned for the long - awaited sequel . In the original movie in 1988 , Burton tells the story of acouple named Adam ( Baldwin ) and Barbara ( Davis)who go in an accident and end up tethered to their beloved plate as ghosts . However , when a crime syndicate act in and starts to change the house into something unrecognizable , they search outa poltergeist named Betelgeuseto help them frighten away the family unit off . However , they get more than they bargained for with the demonic comportment .
In 2024 , Burton come back to the dealership . While he kept most of the kinsfolk who moved into the planetary house , except the daddy , roleplay by Jeffrey Jones , he omitted the ghosts ofAdam and Barbara , who were blazing by their absence seizure . or else , theBeetlejuicesequel concentrate on some new characters , includingLydia ’s girl Astrid ( Jenna Ortega)and a young evil ghost - the ex - married woman of Betelgeuse , played by Monica Bellucci . However , despite the novel role , it leave many questions about what happened to Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis ’s characters .
Tim Burton Deliberately Moved Away From Alec Baldwin & Geena Davis' Characters For Beetlejuice 2
Tim Burton Wanted To Explore A Different Story
Beetlejuice Beetlejuicebrought back many characters from the first movie . Michael Keaton returned as Betelgeuse , Winona Ryder returned as Lydia , and Catherine O’Hara returned as her mother , Delia . However , two of the lead characters in the first moving-picture show , Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis , were blazing by their absence . This run to questions about why the two spook tethered to their darling home were no longer in their family when the young movie rolled around . Tim Burton say he was n’t interestedin their story anymore :
" I think the thing was for me I did n’t want to just tick any boxes . So even though they were such an amazing integral part of the first one , I was focusing on something else .
A continuation like this , it really had to do with the time . That was my hook shot into it , the three generations of mother , girl , granddaughter . And that [ would ] be the nucleus of it . I could n’t have made this in person back in 1989 or whatever . "
Including characters like Adam and Barbara also posed a trouble for Tim Burton when see to it the cost of his Beetlejuice sequel and prevent his effects hard-nosed . Betelgeuse himself is buried under a lot of war paint . However , Adam and Barbara were human - looking ghosts , and both Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis would need to be de - aged digitally if they come along in the pic because they would n’t be maturate as ghost like Baldwin and Davis have in real lifespan . Thanks to this problem , it was too much trouble to keep them in the movie .
Where Alec Baldwin’s Character Is Supposed To Be In Beetlejuice 2
Adam & Barbara Found A Loophole
However , it is impossible to have aBeetlejuicesequel without knowingwhy the ghosts of Adam and Barbara are no longer in their household . In the first pic , the two had decided they just wanted to live peacefully as ghosts in their house and seemed put out that a family wanted to move in and change everything . With the house deserted for years since Lydia grew up and moved out , why would the wraith leave since they eventually had it for themselves ? They were also sentenced to spend 125 years in the home so that they could n’t have left it on their own .
Beetlejuice ’s ending leaves a fate of item undecipherable , but the Tim Burton horror comedy does discover what pass off to Beetlejuice , Lydia , and Barbara .
The reasoning was explained inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice . Lydia know what had chance , and she enunciate thatAdam and Barbara find a loophole in their article , which allowed them to at long last " move on . " This not only write out Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis but also allowed Tim Burton to add up to his motion-picture show ’s story since their absence means Lydia ca n’t prove to Astrid the existence of ghost .
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It is unreadable if this mean that Adam and Barbara moved on to the Great Beyond or if they are destitute to wander the world as shade . However , Beetlejuice Beetlejuicedid offer a belittled flavor at the characters without needing Adam Baldwin or Geena Davis to do so . In the Ithiel Town role model in the loft , there are small figurines of Adam and Barbara reaching up into the sky from the model townspeople , a nice wink , and a reference to the dear characters .
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror - comedy that involved ghosts render to scare off novel homebuyers from taking their house . The subsequence bring back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions , now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role .
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