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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a 2024 American <a href="/facts/Gothic_film/xM3bqcIc">gothic</a> <a href="/facts/Dark_fantasy/WKpvSLN9">dark fantasy</a> <a href="/facts/Comedy_horror/Br7VJUPS">comedy horror</a> film directed by <a href="/facts/Tim_Burton/QTYQ25Bt">Tim Burton</a> from a screenplay by <a href="/facts/Alfred_Gough/HX8UlyNf">Alfred Gough</a> and <a href="/facts/Miles_Millar/H0E0r8cE">Miles Millar</a>. A sequel to <a href="/facts/Beetlejuice/RHdlJpLk">Beetlejuice</a> (1988) and the second film of the <a href="/facts/Beetlejuice_(franchise)/ouqTz2hR">Beetlejuice franchise</a>, the film stars <a href="/facts/Michael_Keaton/SlEzWzNG">Michael Keaton</a>, <a href="/facts/Winona_Ryder/UXUQGR7o">Winona Ryder</a>, and <a href="/facts/Catherine_O%2527Hara/s1DY9o3Y">Catherine O'Hara</a> reprising their roles alongside new cast members <a href="/facts/Justin_Theroux/nFGtqJBR">Justin Theroux</a>, <a href="/facts/Monica_Bellucci/gFnUGF5G">Monica Bellucci</a>, <a href="/facts/Jenna_Ortega/fyLMWdwD">Jenna Ortega</a>, and <a href="/facts/Willem_Dafoe/N1csrG7q">Willem Dafoe</a>. Set more than three decades after the first film, it follows Lydia Deetz, now a mother, struggling to keep her family together in the wake of a loss as Betelgeuse returns to haunt her.
After the success of Beetlejuice, plans for a sequel were announced by <a href="/facts/The_Geffen_Film_Company/gQnnwzJh">The Geffen Film Company</a>, its original producers, and little materialized until 2011 when <a href="/facts/Warner_Bros._Pictures/o77oo1NI">Warner Bros. Pictures</a> hired <a href="/facts/Seth_Grahame-Smith/XWthNscg">Seth Grahame-Smith</a> to pitch a story, which went through <a href="/facts/Development_hell/6lLPVoU5">numerous revisions</a> before being shelved in late 2019. Plans for a sequel were revived in early 2022, with Burton set to co-produce with <a href="/facts/Brad_Pitt/VqjL4FbB">Brad Pitt</a>'s studio <a href="/facts/Plan_B_Entertainment/uvIsxgy2">Plan B Entertainment</a>. After the casting process finished in early 2023, <a href="/facts/Principal_photography/QuWTt1Wf">principal photography</a>, supervised by cinematographer <a href="/facts/Haris_Zambarloukos/S7D9FzXS">Haris Zambarloukos</a>, took place in parts of England and the U.S. from May to November, despite being suspended for four months due to the <a href="/facts/2023_SAG-AFTRA_strike/ltMY6mHc">2023 actors' strike</a>. The official title was revealed in February 2024. During post-production, editing was handled by Jay Prychidny and the score was composed by longtime Burton collaborator <a href="/facts/Danny_Elfman/ePNBoX6e">Danny Elfman</a>.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opened the <a href="/facts/81st_Venice_International_Film_Festival/u75W37cp">81st Venice International Film Festival</a> on August 28, 2024, and was theatrically released on September 6, 2024, in the United States and Canada. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $451.9 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.

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