Beetlejuice 3 (1 Viewer)

[darkrock17]

It could absolutely not work with them involved it if the script is terrible. That's what I thought about the second one.

Tim had been trying to come up with a story for the sequel for over 20 years before he liked what BJ2 was about.

So you may have not liked it, but the majority however that did see it must have enjoyed it as BJ2 stayed at #1 at the box office for almost a whole month just like the original did in April 1988.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Tim had been trying to come up with a story for the sequel for over 20 years

He should have kept trying. I would not have greenlit the movie with the script that they used. Frankly I'm surprised Burton considered it to be acceptable.

So you may have not liked it, but the majority however that did see it must have enjoyed it

I acknowledged that I'm in the minority in my original post. But I'm probably not the only person who showed up for 2 and won't show up for 3 either.

If it happens, I sincerely hope the fans who show up for 3 like it. But I'm out.

 

[darkrock17]

He should have kept trying. I would not have greenlit the movie with the script that they used. Frankly I'm surprised Burton considered it to be acceptable.

I acknowledged that I'm in the minority in my original post. But I'm probably not the only person who showed up for 2 and won't show up for 3 either.

If it happens, I sincerely hope the fans who show up for 3 like it. But I'm out.

Nothing is 100% yet so this all just a rumor until something is actual official.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Nothing is 100% yet so this all just a rumor until something is actual official.

It's more than a rumor. Michael DeLuca and Pam Abdy confirmed to Deadline that they're working on this. They are in charge at WB. That makes official that they intend to do it. Of course, actually getting it to the screen is a whole other thing. But it is officially in development.

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[Tino]

He should have kept trying. I would not have greenlit the movie with the script that they used. Frankly I'm surprised Burton considered it to be acceptable.

Agreed

 

[Tino]

I acknowledged that I'm in the minority in my original post. But I'm probably not the only person who showed up for 2 and won't show up for 3 either.

Add me to that list. Critics reviews and audience scores were lower than the original film so most agree it’s a lesser sequel. But money talks and obviously the majority of people that saw it enjoyed it.

 

[TravisR]

Since it took about 35 years to get everyone on board for a sequel, I don't see another one happening. Understandably, if the paycheck is big enough, Warners could probably get them to make another one but Keaton is at a point in his career that he can pick what he wants to do and since Burton finally had another hit, I wish he'd do something original again or at least not make another sequel. If they can't get them back, I think that Warners will eventually make the hilariously bad decision to reboot Beetlejuice with new folks in front of and behind the camera.

 

[darkrock17]

Nothing is 100% yet so this all just a rumor until something is actual official.

It's more than a rumor. Michael DeLuca and Pam Abdy confirmed to Deadline that they're working on this. They are in charge at WB. That makes official that they intend to do it. Of course, actually getting it to the screen is a whole other thing. But it is officially in development.

For me it won't me 100% official until Tim says it is.

 

[Malcolm R]

Sounds like they considered including at least a cameo by the Maitlands in the second film, but cut it for a number of reasons:

Gough told Entertainment Weekly that an early draft for the film had the Maitlands making a cameo appearance at the end, he and Millar discussing the idea with Burton, but all three moved on from the concept as they felt no de-aging technology would be convincing enough to make the audience believe that Davis and Baldwin had not aged since 1988. Also, they felt that the Maitlands' story had been told and their appearance would clash with Burton's decision to not make any fan service.

At the time this was shooting, Baldwin was also embroiled in the legal issues around the Rust on-set shooting, which would have been a distraction, at a minimum.

Press around the time just before the film's release had Burton kind of cool to the idea of a third film, though the cast sounded like they wanted to do it. Not sure if Burton has changed his mind based on the reception of the film.

 

[Tino]

Yeah, if a third film does get made it definitely won’t include Baldwin and Davis’ characters. And that’s a smart move.

 

[Malcolm R]

I agree that I don't think they would or should be the central characters, but I could see a short cameo if they could get the technology right, or create something in the story about their different appearance. They did have the ability to change their appearance in the original film in the scenes when they would try and scare people. Just something as simple as one of the Deetz's saying, "Wow, you guys look different!" Maitlands: "Yeah, this is how we see ourselves now. It's been a long time since we died."