8 Barbara MaitlandOne major character surprisingly still missing from Beetlejuice 2 is Geena Davis' Barbara Maitland, who died alongside her husband Adam in the opening scene of Beetlejuice.
"With Beetlejuice now on the loose in Los Angles, California where Lydia's husband 'Alex Loughty' (Robert Downey Jr.) works, the Loughty Family must come together to defeat the ghost with the most once again..."
He offered the role to Arnold Schwarzenegger (who turned it down because he was committed to The Running Man. Other considerations were Sammy Davis, Jr., Dudley Moore, and Sam Kinison (whose agent never relayed the interest to the comic).
"Sophia has decided to exercise her contractual out to pursue television work." Presley Ryan is playing the role of Lydia through this weekend, and the production plans to announce a new Lydia next week. It's unusual for a star to exit a Broadway production with no advance warning.
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Who was Tim Burton's first choice to play Beetlejuice?
Burton's original choice for Beetlejuice was Sammy Davis, Jr. The producers also considered Dudley Moore and Sam Kinison for the role, but Geffen suggested Keaton. Burton was unfamiliar with Keaton's work, but was quickly convinced.
Director Tim Burton cast Davis in his film Beetlejuice (1988) as one of a recently deceased young couple who become ghosts haunting their former house; it also starred Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder.
Michael Keaton didn't originally want to reprise his role as the mischievous ghost in a follow-up to the 1988 supernatural comedy. Tim Burton has revealed Michael Keaton had “no burning desire” to return as the titular character for a Beetlejuice sequel.
She was fifteen, she turned sixteen on the movie. She was a prodigy. From a very young age, she was an old soul. She really got the words and the imagery.
Beetlejuice 2 will star Jenna Ortega as the daughter of Lydia Deetz (a returning Winona Ryder) who finds herself the target of the bio-exorcist ghost Betelgeuse (Michael Keaton) in some form of generational transference.
In behind the scenes photos posted to Twitter by Mad Monster, new Beetlejuice 2 images show a chilling crypt, and a lone white church. The post also confirms that Beetlejuice 2 is currently filming in Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom, and that the film's working title is "Blue Hawaii,...
Who did Presley Ryan play in Beetlejuice Broadway?
Presley recently starred as Lydia Deetz in the Broadway company of BEETLEJUICE the musical based on the 1988 Academy Award-winning film at the Winter Garden Theatre. As an original cast member, she was also seen in the ensemble in the show's pre-Broadway run at the National Theatre in Washington D.C.
Johnny Depp wasn't in the original Beetlejuice, and had Beetlejuice 2 arrived during the height of his partnership with Tim Burton — who is returning to direct — it's a safe bet he would have been cast.
With the makeup, prosthetics, false teeth, and wig in place, Keaton checked out his reflection as Beetlejuice for the first time. “Michael loved it,” said Neill.
Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Burton described the film, which he enjoyed making, as being "99% done" with just a day and a half necessary to finish it. Filming resumed on November 16, 2023, in Melrose, Massachusetts, before wrapping the following day.
Are Adam and Barbara alive at the end of Beetlejuice?
What Happens To Adam & Babara After Lydia Saves Them (Yes, They're Still Dead) Adam and Babara were almost exorcised in Beetlejuice's ending, which would have destroyed their ghosts and prematurely ended their afterlife.
Geena Davis was thirty-four and Susan Sarandon forty-four when they landed the roles. In Callie's mind, the women were the same age, friends from high school, and definitely not in their forties. Thelma & Louise, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, 1991.
Beetlejuice tricks Lydia by telling her that reading a passage from the book will resurrect her mother, but instead, she unknowingly begins to exorcise Barbara and is forced to agree to marry Beetlejuice to stop it ("The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing, Pt. 4").
While Baldwin and Davis are unlikely to return, there are plenty of characters for the Beetlejuice sequel to pay homage to. Delia and Charlie Deetz could appear, but Jeffrey Jones' history as a sex offender makes Charlie's appearance less likely.
Michael Keaton Only Has 17 Minutes Of Screen Time In Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice's bio-exorcist expertise was first needed by Adam and Barbara Maitland to rid their home of the Deetz family. His chaotic methods were a tad too unorthodox, but he proved useful later in the movie.
“When we did Beetlejuice, I had no idea what it was about,” Baldwin explains, mirroring the confusion felt by many upon leaving the auditorium. He adds: “I thought my — all of our — careers are going to end with the release of this film. Maybe we're all going to be dead.”
