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Michael Keaton confirms Tim Burton reunion on Dumbo

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Back in April it was reported that actor Michael Keaton could be set for a reunion with director Tim Burton, albeit on Disney’s live-action Dumbo remake, as opposed to the long-rumoured Beetlejuice sequel. Well, speaking to Good Morning America to promote the release of his new film Spider-Man: Homecoming, Keaton has confirmed that he is […]

Winona Ryder talks Beetlejuice 2, says “I think I can confirm it”

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Since the film was first released back in 1988, we have heard countless rumours about a proposed sequel to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, and now we may be closer than ever before to the return of the bio-exorcist. Winona Ryder was asked about the status on the sequel on last night’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, […]

Seth Grahame-Smith says Beetlejuice sequel to shoot this year

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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 […]

Tim Burton on Beetlejuice 2: “It’s probably closer than ever”

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It was 1988 when we saw the first incarnation of Tim Burton’s bizarre comedy fantasy Beetlejuice. Now, after over a quarter century and several failed sequel attempts, it appears the likelihood of Michael Keaton resurrecting the legendary character is better than ever. It was late last year when Winona Ryder all but confirmed that a […]

Movie Review – Big Eyes (2014)

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Big Eyes, 2014. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Christoph Waltz, Amy Adams, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Krysten Ritter and Terence Stamp. SYNOPSIS: A drama about the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in […]

Michael Keaton gives an update on Beetlejuice 2

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For a time last year it seemed like the long-gestating Beetlejuice sequel was finally moving forward, with Tim Burton entering talks to direct the film, and Michael Keaton confirming back in February that he’d had discussions with the director about reprising the role of the bio-exorcist Betelgeuse. Since then, things have fallen quiet, but Keaton […]

There was going to be a Batman store in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns

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Holy Meta Batman! A brilliant find over at 1989Batman.com shows an unused set from Tim Burton’s Batman Returns which was – get this – a Batman store that sold merchandise from the 1989 Batman movie. Can’t get more meta than that! Here’s an excerpt from the Daniel Waters script: EXT. A STORE–EARLY EVENING OF THE CURRENT […]

Samuel L. Jackson in talks to star in Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

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After a long career that has seen him work with some of the biggest directors in Hollywood, it looks as if Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Pulp Fiction) will be able to cross another name of his list. Deadline is reporting that Jackson is in talks to join Tim Burton’s latest project, Miss Peregrine’s Home […]

Alan Arkin joins Tim Burton’s live-action Dumbo

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Oscar-winner Alan Arkin is set to reunite with his Edward Scissorhands director, having signed on to appear in the cast of Disney’s Tim Burton-directed Dumbo remake. Arkin will portray J Griffin Remington, a Wall Street tycoon. Arkin joins a cast that includes Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Michael Keaton (Beetlejuice), Danny DeVito (Batman Returns), Eva Green (Miss Peregrine’s […]