The new film based on the 1988 cult horror, featuring the original cast, will open the Venice film festival
Tim Burton has described being “a little bit lost” as a film-maker before returning to his roots with the new, all-star sequel to his 1988 cult horror Beetlejuice., features original cast members including Michael Keaton playing the titular ghoul, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder as Lydia – now mother to her own sullen teen, played by Jenna Ortega.
Burton said while he had been thinking of a sequel for some time, making Wednesday “re-energised” him. “And meeting Jenna obviously was such an important thing for me. Among the other newcomers to Beetlejuice are Justin Theroux, who plays Lydia’s sleazy boyfriend and manager, Willem Dafoe as a dead police officer, and Monica Bellucci as a soul-sucking demon bent on revenge against her ex, Beetlejuice.
“It’s very difficult to make a film. A film is not just an individual effort; it’s really something we deliver to the world. So I am concerned about whether our world will still connect with people. That’s why theThe American filmmaker Debra Granik said she was “relieved” to hear Huppert address the “elephant in the room”.“We understand that the generations combined in this room need this to continue telling the stories that aren’t covered in the mainstream,” Granik said.
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