Jenna Ortega In Talks To Star In Beetlejuice 2

“Beetlejuice 2” is a type of sequels that has been caught in growth hell for years, so it is most likely finest to not get our hopes up an excessive amount of till it is formally entered manufacturing. At one time, co-writer Seth Grahame-Smith (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) mentioned they had been gunning for a manufacturing begin date by the tip of 2015. By 2016, issues weren’t trying so good, and Michael Keaton mentioned the sequel most likely wasn’t going to occur. Nonetheless, final yr, “Beetlejuice 2” entered a brand new stage of early growth at Plan B Leisure, and the involvement of a well-liked younger star like Jenna Ortega now could possibly be simply the factor this sequel must lastly make it occur.

The unique “Beetlejuice” hit theaters in 1988, introducing moviegoers to the Maitlands, Adam and Barbara (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis), two just lately deceased householders who make use of Keaton’s titular “bio-exorcist” to frighten off the residing individuals who now inhabit their home. Keaton and Tim Burton would go on to make “Batman” collectively the next yr, re-teaming for the sequel “Batman Returns” in 1992 and Disney’s live-action “Dumbo” remake in 2019.

For her half, Ortega’s star has been on the rise together with her position in current horror movies like “X” and “Scream,” the latter of which put her as a part of the brand new era of characters to be terrorized by Ghostface. She’s set to return this weekend within the sequel “Scream VI,” and optimistically, we’ll see her going through off with Keaton’s self-described “ghost with essentially the most” in “Beetlejuice 2,” perhaps in time for the movie’s thirty fifth anniversary subsequent yr.

We’ll preserve you posted on “Beetlejuice 2” information as extra develops.