Say Beetlejuice 3 Times and You’ll Get Jenna Ortega

Scream queen Jenna Ortega meets scream queen Michael Keaton in the new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer. The Wednesday actress will star in a sequel to Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy starring Keaton and Winona Ryder, playing Lydia Deetz’s daughter, who’s been roped into yet another crazy scheme by the ghost with the most. Many of the first film’s cast members are returning 36 years later, along with
Burton himself. Ideas to bring back Beetlejuice have been rumored for decades, including the fabled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. “We talked about lots of different things,” Burton told EW. “That was early on when we were going, Beetlejuice and the Haunted Mansion, Beetlejuice Goes West, whatever. Lots of things came up.” Below, everything we know about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, starting with the brand-new trailer.

Summon a trailer.

Daylight comes and the juice is loose. A second trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is out and about, and not only do we get an angsty Jenna Ortega, but we get to see her among her fellow scream queens Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara as Lydia and Delia Deetz. The three attend a funeral in the first trailer, so that would explain where Alec Baldwin went. But the best part? Through totally avoidable circumstances, Ortega’s Astrid is dragged to hell by ghouls, requiring Beetlejuice to take Lydia on the rescue mission of an after-lifetime. There’s choreography, there’s bulging eyes, there’s Beetlejuice rizz. What can we say except congrats to Lauren Boebert?

Who’s back from Beetlejuice 1 (and who isn’t)?

Keaton and Ryder will resume their roles as the poltergeist Beetlejuice and goth girl Lydia Deetz, respectively. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Catherine O’Hara is returning as Delia Deetz, which means she’ll play Ortega’s onscreen grandma. Jeffrey Jones and Alec Baldwin both are not announced as reprising their roles.

And who are the Neitherworld noobs?

Willem Defoe is reportedly playing a law enforcement officer in the afterlife, while Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Reloaded) goes villain mode as Beetlejuice’s seemingly scorned wife. “Never seen that chick before in my life,” he tells Dafoe in the trailer. “Or afterlife.” In addition to Danny DeVito and House of the Dragon’s Arthur Conti, Justin Theroux (Mulholland Drive) will also have a part to play in the upcoming film, though details on his character are slim at the moment. We know is name is Rory, though.

Lemme get a look at these ghouls.

Entertainment Weekly had first look pics of the living Deetz family, who gather after a death in the family. “That’s all I will say,” Burton said of the plot.

When does Beetlejuice Beetlejuice creep into theaters?

Warner Bros. plans to release the film on September 6, 2024, just ahead of spooky season and in time to haunt the Wednesday writers.

This post has been updated.