Back in 2011, writer-producer Seth Grahame-Smith was brought on board to develop a sequel to the 1988 cult classic Beetlejuice, which – over the past year – seems to be edging ever closer to becoming a reality. We’ve heard on numerous occasions that director Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are all keen to return for the second outing, and now Grahame-Smith has revealed that the plan is to film the sequel once Burton completes his next film, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children.
“I’ve emailed with Michael Keaton,” Grahame-Smith tells EW. “I know he’s excited about the idea. I know Tim is excited about the idea. Where it stands now is Tim’s got to get ready to make [Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children], and then hopefully we are set, deals are done, and we’re waiting in the wings ready to go right after Peregrine’s wraps up. The ideal timeline is we’re really getting into it toward the end of this year. I think we landed on the right idea, landed on the right approach. It’s just now making sure that—for me—I don’t want to shit my pants in front of the entire world making a sequel to one of my favorite movies.”
So, if you’ve been desperate to see Betelgeuse rise from the grave, it looks like you might finally get your wish in the not-so-distant future. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is slated for arrive in March 2016, so should Burton move on to Beetlejuice 2 next we could see the sequel in late 2016 / early 2017.
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Originally published January 19, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
