Last year, Michael Keaton got the opportunity to reprise his most renowned role from the 80s, Batman. But despite Keaton’s efforts, his return was overshadowed by The Flash‘s subpar visuals and the scrutiny surrounding its lead, eventually resulting in the movie becoming WBD’s biggest bomb. However, it’s not all doom and gloom for Keaton fans, as the actor once again got the opportunity to relive his other iconic character from another Burton film, Beetlejuice.
With Beetlejuice‘s sequel set to drop in the latter half of 2024, reflecting on the upcoming Tim Burton-led film, Keaton stressed that he wasn’t ready for how great it was.
Beetlejuice 2 Receives Michael Keaton’s Seal of Approval
The year prior to tackling the dark brooding vigilante, Michael Keaton starred as the title character in Tim Burton‘s acclaimed horror-comedy Beetlejuice, which skyrocketed Burton to prominence. Although fans were reasonably worried if the upcoming sequel would be able to bring the original’s magic back or not, Keaton assured fans that it does live up to the original.
Reflecting on his time returning to the role after 36 years on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, the Batman Star described the upcoming film as fun, visually stunning, and emotional. Keaton expressed that he wasn’t ready for how great it was, stating that he is planning to watch it again “after a couple of little tweaks in the editing room”.
“[Beetlejuice 2] is beautiful, physically. The other one was so fun and exciting visually, it’s all that but really beautiful and interestingly emotional here and there. I wasn’t ready for that. It’s great. It’s just so fun and I’ve seen it now. I’m going to see it again after a couple of little tweaks in the editing room, and I confidently say this thing is great.”
With the film still set to experience a few little tweaks in the editing room, fans will hope the final cut doesn’t differ much from what Keaton experienced.
Michael Keaton and Tim Burton Avoided Leaning to Technology for the Sequel
Since the first film’s release in 1988, there has been a notable shift in the technology used in the film industry, with the art of puppetry being sidelined following the advancements in CGI. But despite this shift, Michael Keaton previously expressed that he and Burton wanted the sequel to feel handmade, and avoided making it technology-heavy. He said (via THR),
“It had to feel handmade. What made it fun was watching somebody in the corner actually holding something up for you, to watch everybody in the shrunken head room and say, ‘Those are people under there, operating these things, trying to get it right.’”
With Winona Ryder also returning to the sequel, followed by the inclusion of Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe, it’s reasonable to be optimistic about the sequel.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be released on 6 September 2024.
