Other Betelgeuses. 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).
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.
Tim Burton's original choice for the titular role in Beetlejuice was Sammy Davis Jr., but studio executives didn't agree with the casting choice. Beetlejuice is a mischievous and cunning character from the Netherworld, known for his iconic green hair and striped suit.
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.
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.
"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..."
Beetlejuice! 35 years after the original film's 1988 release, Warner Bros. announced that Tim Burton's Beetlejuice is finally getting a sequel. Some of the stars of the original film, like Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, will reprise their roles for Beetlejuice 2.
The Beetlejuice town is indeed a real place. The movie was set in the fictional village of Winter River, Connecticut; however, all the outdoor film scenes took place in East Corinth, Vermont. The main street bisecting the town also goes by most of the film's featured locations.
The studio was worried about the movie's success, especially because of its confusing title, as "Beetlejuice" is a play on Betelgeuse, the real spelling of the name of the bio-exorcist and the name of a star constellation. According to IndieWire, Warner Bros. begged Burton to change the name.
In short — he's a ghost! While Baldwin had already landed his fair share of roles before Beetlejuice, including a recurring role on Knots Landing, the movie was just the beginning of his decades-long career in TV and film.
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.
Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Christopher Lloyd, Jim Carrey, Tim Curry, Jack Nicholson, Bill Murray, Robert DeNiro and John Cleese were all considered to play Betelgeuse. This is Michael Keaton's favorite film of his own.
This musical highly relies on humor elements to make it work, which is probably the only reason why audiences love it. As Beetlejuice, the actor has to rely on a ton of smartass commentary and improv to drive home the laughs.
This week Gary Oldman revealed that he turned down Edward Scissorhands after reading a few pages of the script before Johnny Depp went on to make the role one of the most iconic of all time. That got us wondering about all the other major movie roles that were turned down for one reason or another.
Who was originally supposed to play Edward Scissorhands?
Tom Cruise's desire to change the ending before signing and finding issues with the role ultimately led to Burton casting Depp, which was Burton's first choice all along. Cruise didn't believe in Edward and the potential that was there, so he lost the gig.
The actors who collaborated with Burton the most frequently are Johnny Depp (8 films), Helena Bonham Carter (7 films), and Christopher Lee and Michael Gough (5 films each).
While observed since antiquity, the name Betelgeuse is a French rendering of an Arabic name, which has been recorded as bit al-jauza or yad al-jauza. While it's exact translation is disputed, al-jauza has been interpreted as “the central one” or even “the giant,” referring to Orion (as well as Gemini).
The film is the sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) and stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe. Beetlejuice 2 is set to be theatrically released on September 6, 2024, by Warner Bros. Pictures.
While she's had many successful and long relationships, Ryder has never been married and doesn't appear to want to take that step. “I'm a serial monogamist,” she said to The Edit. “I'd rather never have been married than been divorced a few times.
Winona Ryder , who has no kids herself, said she found it “strange” to quickly develop a strong maternal bond with her on-screen children Noah Scnapp and Charlie Heaton. Actor Winona Ryder says she feels like a mother to her young Stranger Things co-stars.
