Fans React to 'Beetlejuice 2' News Starring Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega
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It's a match made in goth heaven: Jenna Ortega will officially have the main role in Beetlejuice 2 alongside the original's stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder.
The Hollywood Reporter announced the news, sharing that Ortega will reportedly star as Ryder's character Lydia Deetz's daughter, while Keaton is set to return as the hilariously obnoxious "bio-exorcist." Deadline also reported that Ryder is returning as Lydia, and Justin Theroux will have an undisclosed role.
Ortega's already been part of a beloved spooky and kooky franchise brought back to life, starring in Netflix's Tim Burton-helmed retelling of The Addams Family series Wednesday. With Wednesday fans being thrilled about seeing Ortega in another moody role, especially alongside icon Ryder, the response from fans of both Beetlejuice and the respective Netflix stars has been overwhelmingly positive.
LET'S GOOOOO JENNA ORTEGA AND WINONA RYDER YEEEES AJDNDSGSHHDFHHAJJZHHSJJHSBFBJJWJJDJFJFJJFJDJJDJDJWJWJEKEEKEJEJJRJRJRJEJJJEJWJEJJEJE https://t.co/lLrmUAlLo5
— EverLasTing (@Roxdk7) May 9, 2023
jenna ortega as winona Ryder's daughter in Beetlejuice yees I'm so excited pic.twitter.com/bI14K1IGFs
— EverLasTing (@Roxdk7) May 9, 2023
WINONA RYDER AND JENNA ORTEGA IN A MOVIE TOGETHER AND THEYRE PLAYING MOTHER AND DAUGHTER😭😭 pic.twitter.com/2ZwKfSZz56
— graham (@soshisbians) May 9, 2023
oh my god jenna ortega and winona ryder playing mother and daughter?? https://t.co/BNcqAQnmzI pic.twitter.com/Eds85iJYZW
— ً laiba ౨ৎ (@RERUNS0FGLEE) May 9, 2023
Beetlejuice sequel…with Tim Burton returning to direct…Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton back…and Jenna Ortega as Winona’s daughter pic.twitter.com/kPIqYZ2dUE
— ethan 🫧 (@thebeachb0y) May 9, 2023
However, some Beetlejuice fans are skeptical that the sequel can live up to the 1988 film despite its great cast.
Cool we're getting a movie with Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega but it's a bummer that it's a Beetlejuice sequel that's probably going to suck. https://t.co/tUnO0oUmaO
— Powell and Asperger's ⚑👹📼🎥#DoTheWriteThing (@suspiraserhead) May 9, 2023
Jenna Ortega is THEEEEE choice to replace Winona Ryder.
Still a pointless movie, but Ortega got me interested. Give us Alex Brightman somehow and I'll completely be sold. https://t.co/mlPtKOsgx1— Emily Kranking (@emilykranking) May 9, 2023
Warner Bros. announced Beetlejuice 2 will be out on September 6, 2024. The movie is written by Wednesday creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, which hints at what Beetlejuice fans can expect from the second installment. Production is scheduled to begin on May 10 in London.
The news comes nearly 8 years after Ryder said on Late Night With Seth Meyers that a Beetlejuice sequel was in the works. However, at the time she said that though she knew Burton was planning the movie and wanted her to star in it, she didn't know "more than anybody else."
