What Winona Ryder leaked about a 'Beetlejuice' sequel
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
A sequel to the 1980s comedy 鈥淏eetlejuice鈥� may be moving forward.聽
Actress Winona Ryder, who starred in the original film, recently appeared on the NBC program 鈥淟ate Night with Seth Meyers鈥� and discussed a possible new movie.
鈥淚 think I can confirm鈥� a sequel, the actress .
鈥淏eetlejuice鈥� director Tim Burton said several months ago that he would want 鈥淏irdman鈥� actor Michael Keaton to return if there was a sequel.
鈥淭here鈥檚 only one Beetlejuice, and that鈥檚 Michael,鈥� Mr. Burton said in an . 鈥淭here is a script [for a sequel], and I would love to work with [Keaton] again. I think there is now a better chance than ever.鈥�
What does Mr. Keaton think? In 2014, the actor聽,聽鈥淲ithout giving too much away, [Burton and I have] talked to each other and e-mailed each other, and if he鈥檚 in, it鈥檚 going to be hard not to be in.鈥�
The original movie starred Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin as a deceased couple who hire Beetlejuice (Keaton) to help kick out the new family who moved into their home. Ms. Ryder played the daughter of the new inhabitants. The movie did very well at the box office, becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1988.
If a sequel to 鈥淏eetlejuice鈥� does happen, it arrives as Burton and Keaton are at interesting points in their careers. Burton recently directed the tepidly received 鈥淎lice in Wonderland鈥� and 鈥淒ark Shadows鈥� before he helmed the 2014 film 鈥淏ig Eyes,鈥� a movie adaptation of the true story of artist Margaret Keane and her husband, who passed off her art as his own. "Eyes" earned praise from many critics, who noted that it was different from much of Burton鈥檚 work.聽
Meanwhile, Keaton became the talk of Hollywood after starring in last year鈥檚 Best Picture winner 鈥淏irdman,鈥� for which he earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination.聽
No word yet on whether other 鈥淏eetlejuice鈥� stars like Ms. Davis, Mr. Baldwin, or Catherine O鈥橦ara would return.
