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Winona Ryder is again on set for Beetlejuice 2, and it looks like no time has handed since she first performed Lydia Deetz 35 years in the past within the 1988 hit Beetlejuice. Winona, in new photos posted by Daily Mail, reworked into the long-lasting character as she filmed new scenes for the sequel in Hertfordshire, England, on Might 18.
The 51-year-old Stranger Issues star was rocking Lydia’s signature spiky ‘do, darkish eye make-up, and an all-black ensemble as she sat in a automobile. The years have flown by however Lydia Deetz nonetheless seems to be precisely the identical. Then once more, Lydia is technically useless.
Winona might be joined by Michael Keaton, who is about to return because the one and solely Betelgeuse. Wednesday star Jenna Ortega will play Lydia’s daughter. Warner Bros. confirmed Jenna’s casting on the firm’s CinemaCon panel.
Beetlejuice 2 has been within the works for years now. Winona first talked about it again in 2015 throughout an look on Late Night time with Seth Meyers. “Um, I believe I can verify it, as a result of Tim Burton did this interview — like, it was very hush-hush, high secret … after which he was performing some press for Massive Eyes and he did an on-camera interview and he mentioned, ‘Oh yeah we’re doing it and Winona’s going to be in it,’ and I used to be like [shocked face],” she mentioned on the time.
Clearly, Winona has been busy during the last a number of years taking part in Joyce Byers within the Netflix juggernaut Stranger Issues, which is able to return for a fifth and ultimate season sooner or later. After years of being in limbo, Beetlejuice 2 was lastly confirmed in 2022. Catherine O’Hara might be reprising her function as Delia Deetz. Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, and Monica Bellucci have additionally joined the forged, with the latter taking part in Betelgeuse’s spouse. Tim Burton will return to direct the movie.
Filming started in Might 2023 regardless of the continued writers’ strike exterior London. Beetlejuice 2 is about to hit theaters on September 6, 2024.
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