Click here for lightsabers
  • Home
  • Help
  • Login
  • Register
Pages: [1]   Go Down
Author Topic: Tim Burton to Direct ‘Beetlejuice 2′?  (Read 948 times)
Kham-Ryn Kurios
Sentinel Prime; Knight of the HoloNet Order
SaberForum.Com Moderator
Knight Commander
OVER 9000!!
*****

Force Alignment: 1723
Posts: 12447


I am Mr. Yellow.


« on: October 20, 2013, 07:10:12 PM »



Before Tim Burton was known for bringing Batman to the big screen, he made his name directing weird, offbeat comedies. First came Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, which was Burton’s debut film, paving the way for the even weirder Beetlejuice in 1988. Now, more than twenty years later, fan interest in a sequel remains high.

The last we heard about Beetlejuice 2, screenwriters David Katzenberg (producer of the Gremlins and It remakes) and Seth Grahame-Smith (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) were still working on it, with Grahame-Smith saying it was still a reality. Not only did the project have Tim Burton’s blessing and the apparent interest of original stars Winona Ryder and Geena Davis, (with Michael Keaton’s involvement still up in the air), but when asked a year ago if Burton would want to direct it, his answer was yes.

Now, according to Schmoes Know (via Comic Book Movie), Tim Burton definitely wants to direct the sequel. The major caveat here: Schmoes Know‘s “VERY RELIABLE” source is unnamed and unknown, but according to them:

“…we can happily confirm that Tim Burton IS looking to direct the sequel himself. No word yet on scheduling or if the movie is near a green light in the development phase. What we know is that Burton wants to do both ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ and the new ‘Beetlejuice.’ “

Until this rumor surfaced, there had been zero rumblings in the film blogosphere about any of this. With Burton’s last effort, the 3D animated Frankenweenie, he regained some of the goodwill that the hollow spectacle of Dark Shadows had squandered.



The director’s next project is the (relatively) low-budget art-world biopic Big Eyes, which has so far been flying under the radar. With this in mind, the notion of Burton returning to Beetlejuice universe is less unthinkable now than it was a couple of years ago, especially if the script is as good as reported… and nowhere near the Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian concept which was originally pitched back in the late ’80s.

Still, there is absolutely no official confirmation from Burton’s camp that he’ll be directing, and while the screenwriters have reportedly tailored the script for Michael “the ghost with the most” Keaton himself, there is no hard confirmation that he’ll return to the role. We were skeptical that this project would ever get off the ground a year ago, and frankly, we’re still skeptical now. A two decades-later revisiting of this classic romp could be worthwhile – and the character had a successful run as an animated series – but the original movie is such a deeply strange and singular experience that a sequel still feels unnecessary.

What do you think, Screen Rant readers? Do you want to see a sequel to Beetlejuice.

Source: http://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-directing-rumor/

______________
Logged


/LIGHT SIDE POINTS PLEASE\
‎Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Luna
Knight Commander
*

Force Alignment: 550
Posts: 5360


This land is peaceful, its inhabitants kind...


« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2013, 01:15:03 AM »

I'm more than okay with this.
Logged

no

Master Bluespike74
Guardian Prime
Vanguard of the Azure Order
Knight Commander
******

Force Alignment: 977
Posts: 4666


As long as there is light, I will be here.


« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2013, 07:03:27 PM »

It will be tough having that much time elapsed between movies.  I know that some will send me to Tron Legacy as an example but I believe that to be the exception and not the rule.   Now if they make a bit part for Miley Cyrus, it might be worth the laugh at her expense.
Logged



Guided by the Aing Tii Monks

Shodan in Shaolin Kempo Karate/Kung Fu/Jiu Jitsu

Yes, I am a color:  BLUE

Pages: [1]   Go Up
Send this topic | Print
Jump to: