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{{Infobox film
| image          = Beetlejuice Beetlejuice poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Tim Burton]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Alfred Gough]]
* [[Miles Millar]]
}}
| story          = {{Plainlist|
* Alfred Gough
* Miles Millar
* [[Seth Grahame-Smith]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|Characters|[[Michael McDowell (author)|Michael McDowell]]|[[Larry Wilson (screenwriter)|Larry Wilson]]}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Marc Toberoff]]
* [[Dede Gardner]]
* [[Jeremy Kleiner]]
* Tommy Harper
* Tim Burton
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--Per poster billing-->
* [[Michael Keaton]]
* [[Winona Ryder]]
* [[Catherine O'Hara]]
* [[Justin Theroux]]
* [[Monica Bellucci]]
* [[Jenna Ortega]]
* [[Willem Dafoe]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Haris Zambarloukos]]
| editing        = Jay Prychidny
| music          = [[Danny Elfman]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[The Geffen Company]]
* [[Plan B Entertainment]]
* [[Tim Burton Productions]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|2024|8|28|[[81st Venice International Film Festival|Venice]]|2024|9|6|United States}}
| runtime        = 104 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 19, 2024|title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' (12A)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde5ody2|access-date=August 20, 2024|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193729/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde5ody2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = <!-- Template:Infobox_film: If there are conflicting estimates, do not cherry-pick; list each estimate either as an individual value or as a number range. --> $99–100 million<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Aims to Clear $100 Million in Scary-Good Opening Weekend|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/beetlejuice-2-opening-weekend-box-office-projection-100-million-1236129913/|date=September 4, 2024|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904163741/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/beetlejuice-2-opening-weekend-box-office-projection-100-million-1236129913/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/business/media/beetlejuice-warner-bros-lifeline.html|url-access=limited|title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' Hands Warner Bros. a Lifeline|date=September 15, 2024|first=Brooks|last=Barnes|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref>
| gross          = $452&nbsp;million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web|title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2049403/ |access-date=November 21, 2024|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|archive-date=March 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322142654/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2049403/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=NUM>{{Cite web|title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' (2024) – Financial Information|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Beetlejuice-Beetlejuice-(2024)#tab=summary|access-date=November 21, 2024|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908164450/https://the-numbers.com/movie/Beetlejuice-Beetlejuice-(2024)#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref>
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'''''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''''' is a 2024 American [[Gothic film|gothic]] [[dark fantasy]] [[comedy horror]] film directed and co-produced by [[Tim Burton]], from a screenplay by [[Alfred Gough]] and [[Miles Millar]]. The sequel to ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988), the film stars [[Michael Keaton]], [[Winona Ryder]] and [[Catherine O'Hara]] reprising their roles alongside new cast members [[Justin Theroux]], [[Monica Bellucci]], [[Jenna Ortega]] and [[Willem Dafoe]]. Set more than three decades after the first film, it follows Lydia Deetz, now a mother, struggling to keep her family together in the wake of a loss as Beetlejuice{{efn|name=spelling|The title character's name is variously spelled "Betelgeuse", "Beetle Juice", and "Beetlejuice" in the film, script, and credits. The “Beetlejuice" spelling is used throughout this article for consistency.}} returns to haunt her.

After the success of ''Beetlejuice'', plans for a sequel were announced by [[The Geffen Film Company]], its original producers, and little materialized until 2011 when [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] hired [[Seth Grahame-Smith]] to pitch a story, which went through [[development hell|numerous revisions]] before being shelved in late 2019. Plans for a sequel were revived in early 2022, with Burton set to co-produce with [[Brad Pitt]]'s studio [[Plan B Entertainment]]. After the casting process finished in early 2023, [[principal photography]], supervised by cinematographer [[Haris Zambarloukos]], took place in parts of England and the U.S. from May to November, despite being suspended for four months due to the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike|2023 actors' strike]]. The official title was revealed in February 2024. During post-production, editing was handled by Jay Prychidny and the score was composed by longtime Burton collaborator [[Danny Elfman]].

''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' opened the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]] on August 28, 2024,<ref name="Venice">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-sequel-venice-film-festival-opening-movie-2024-tim-burton-michael-keaton-1235999536/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=2 July 2024|title=Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' To Open Venice Film Festival|access-date=July 2, 2024|archive-date=July 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702103939/https://deadline.com/2024/07/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-sequel-venice-film-festival-opening-movie-2024-tim-burton-michael-keaton-1235999536/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on September 6. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $452&nbsp;million worldwide.

==Plot==
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Lydia Deetz hosts a [[paranormal]] talk show called ''Ghost House'' and is estranged from her daughter Astrid; Astrid doubts her mother's [[psychic]] abilities and that [[ghosts]] exist after her father Richard died while in the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]]. While taping an episode, Lydia has a vision of the trickster spirit Beetlejuice, who tried to marry her 36 years prior,{{efn|As depicted in ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988).}} in the audience. 

Lydia and Astrid return to Winter River after Lydia's stepmother Delia reveals that her father Charles was [[shark attack|killed by a shark]]. At Charles' wake, Lydia's selfish boyfriend and producer, Rory, pressures her into marrying him on [[Halloween]] and she hesitantly agrees. Meanwhile, Astrid befriends local boy Jeremy Frazier, who invites her to spend the holiday with him.

In the Afterlife, Beetlejuice manages a [[call center]] consisting of [[shrunken head|shrunken-headed]] employees and remains obsessed with marrying Lydia. Former actor-turned-detective Wolf Jackson informs him that his ex-wife, [[occult|occultist]] Delores LaFerve, has resurfaced and is draining the souls of the deceased while hunting him down. The couple met during the [[Black Death]] in Italy. When Delores [[Poisoning|poisoned]] Beetlejuice during their honeymoon as part of an [[immortality]] ritual, he dismembered her before succumbing.

Astrid realizes she has inherited her mother's abilities and discovers that Jeremy is a ghost. He persuades her to accompany him to the Afterlife so she can see her father. After learning that Jeremy murdered his parents and is planning on stealing Astrid's life-force so her can return to the world of the living, Lydia reluctantly summons Beetlejuice for help.  Beetlejuice agrees to take Lydia into the Afterlife to save Astrid on the condition that she finally marry him. Wolf discovers Beetlejuice has brought a living person into their world and launches a [[Manhunt (law enforcement)|manhunt]] for him, capturing his disguised lead employee Bob. Delores kills Bob while he waits in an interrogation room.

As Beetlejuice and Lydia search for Astrid, Jeremy escorts her through the Afterlife's bureaucracy, then reveals his true intent to Astrid, who is taken to the "[[Soul Train#Homage|Soul Train]]" to be sent to the "[[Heaven|Great Beyond]]". Beetlejuice sends Jeremy to the "[[Hell|Fires of Damnation]]" while Lydia and Astrid escape from the Afterlife with the help of Richard's ghost. During a mourning ceremony for Charles, Delia is fatally bitten by a pair of [[Asp (snake)|asps]] and arrives in the Afterlife; she summons Beetlejuice to help find Charles, agreeing in exchange for help finding Lydia.

Returning home, Astrid apologizes to Lydia for her initial disbelief. The duo arrive at the church for Lydia and Rory's wedding, but Beetlejuice crashes the ceremony with Delia. He injects Rory with "[[truth serum]]", forcing him to confess that he never believed in Lydia's abilities and is only a profiteering [[gold digger]]. As Beetlejuice takes over, Wolf and his fellow officers appear, only to frozen solid by Beetlejuice. Delores then arrives to avenge herself.  With everyone else distracted, Astrid uses a copy of ''The Handbook for the Recently Deceased'' to open a portal to [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and summons a Sandworm that devours Delores and Rory. Astrid then reveals that Beetlejuice's marriage contract is voided due to him illegally bringing her mother into the Afterlife. Freed from the contract, Lydia sends Beetlejuice back to the afterlife.

Delia is then escorted back to the Afterlife by Wolf, reuniting with Charles at the Soul Train's station as the couple then depart for the Great Beyond together. Lydia ends ''Ghost House'' to spend more time with Astrid, but Beetlejuice continues to haunt her.

==Cast==
[[File:Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice-06550.jpg|thumb|right|The cast and crew of ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' at the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]]]]
* [[Michael Keaton]] as  Beetlejuice, a ghastly "[[wiktionary:bio-|bio]]-[[exorcist]]" who desires to marry someone from the living world. Both Keaton and director [[Tim Burton]] opted to keep the character as malicious and politically incorrect as he was in the original film due to their love for that character trait.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Tim Burton Was Never Tempted To Make Beetlejuice Anything but "Politically Incorrect" |url=https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-politically-incorrect/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193609/https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-politically-incorrect/ |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]}}</ref>
**Burton additionally provides the voice of a [[Infant|newborn]] version of the character.
* [[Winona Ryder]] as Lydia Deetz, the former [[Gothic fashion|gothic]] teenager who was almost forced to marry Betelgeuse, now mother of Astrid Deetz and hostess of a talk show called ''Ghost House''. Ryder initially imagined her character would live as a [[spinster]] in the Maitland residence's attic, but appreciated the development of her character, particularly around her relationship with daughter Astrid.<ref name="EWAug2024">{{cite web |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=August 26, 2024 |title=''Beetlejuice'' star Winona Ryder thought Lydia would be 'this spinster' rather than a mom in sequel |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-winona-ryder-thought-lydia-would-be-spinster-sequel-8699893 |access-date=August 28, 2024 |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193609/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-winona-ryder-thought-lydia-would-be-spinster-sequel-8699893 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Catherine O'Hara]] as Delia Deetz, Lydia's stepmother, Astrid's step-grandmother and Charles Deetz's widow, now the hostess of a real art show located in a [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]] gallery.<ref name="EWAug2024"/>
* [[Jenna Ortega]] as Astrid Deetz, Lydia's teenage daughter and Delia's step-granddaughter.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Angie Orellana |date=July 8, 2023 |title=It's Showtime! Here's the First Look at Jenna Ortega's Beetlejuice 2 Character |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1379350/its-showtime-heres-the-first-look-at-jenna-ortegas-beetlejuice-2-character |website=[[E! News]] |access-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407080724/https://www.eonline.com/news/1379350/its-showtime-heres-the-first-look-at-jenna-ortegas-beetlejuice-2-character |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Astrid">{{cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Tim Burton says 'Beetlejuice 2' has officially wrapped production |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/30/entertainment/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-wrapped-production/index.html |access-date=December 1, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202052909/https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/30/entertainment/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-wrapped-production/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Juneau |first=Jen |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Jenna Ortega Confirms Role as Lydia's Daughter in Beetlejuice Sequel: 'She's Weird, but in a Different Way' |url=https://people.com/jenna-ortega-confirms-shes-playing-daughter-of-lydia-deetz-beetlejuice-sequel-winona-ryder-8597895 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221202214/https://people.com/jenna-ortega-confirms-shes-playing-daughter-of-lydia-deetz-beetlejuice-sequel-winona-ryder-8597895 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Justin Theroux]] as Rory, a television producer and Lydia's ex-fiancé.<ref name="EWAug2024"/><ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=March 20, 2024 |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice...Beetlejuice returns in first look at Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-2-first-look-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-8611171 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320140823/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-2-first-look-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-8611171 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was inspired by the late [[Glenn Shadix]]'s Otho Fenlock character from the original film. The writers [[Alfred Gough]] and [[Miles Millar]] devised him as a character who everyone wanted to see getting his comeuppance, like Otho, and enjoying the idea of Lydia being in a weird codependent relationship which everyone sees that way, herself included. Gough and Millar wanted the audience to understand why Rory is with Lydia and that he was a "schmuck", but they felt that they needed to find Rory's humanity without him being a mere punchline. Once Theroux was cast and connected with the writers over [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]], he provided Gough and Millar with ideas they incorporated.<ref name="GoughEWSp2024">{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=September 7, 2024 |title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' scribe on writing the 'MacArthur Park' scene, that cameo, and more |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-macarthur-park-ending-danny-devito-cameo-screenwriter-alfred-gough-explains-8707254 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908050511/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-macarthur-park-ending-danny-devito-cameo-screenwriter-alfred-gough-explains-8707254 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Willem Dafoe]] as Wolf Jackson, an Afterlife detective who was a [[B movie]] action star in life before he was inadvertently killed by a live [[grenade]].<ref name="Dafoe">{{cite magazine |last=Vivarelli |first=Nick |date=November 26, 2023 |title=Willem Dafoe Back on Festival Trail in Marrakech, Talks 'Poor Things,' Reveals Role in 'Beetlejuice 2' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/willem-dafoe-marrakech-poor-things-beetlejuice-2-1235808939/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126145501/https://variety.com/2023/film/festivals/willem-dafoe-marrakech-poor-things-beetlejuice-2-1235808939/ |archive-date=November 26, 2023 |access-date=November 26, 2023 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
* [[Monica Bellucci]] as Delores LaFerve, Betelgeuse's ex-wife, who, in life, was a mysterious and soul-collecting occultist who poisoned Betelgeuse several centuries earlier during the Black Death before he murdered her with an axe in retaliation.
* [[Arthur Conti]] as Jeremy Frazier, the ghost of a troubled teenager who murdered his parents and becomes Astrid's brief love interest.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="Conti">{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=December 4, 2023 |title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Actor Arthur Conti Signs With WME |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/beetlejuice-2-actor-arthur-conti-wme-1235650830/ |access-date=December 4, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204183830/https://deadline.com/2023/12/beetlejuice-2-actor-arthur-conti-wme-1235650830/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Burn Gorman]] as Father Damien, a comically eloquent reverend in Winter River.<ref name="Gorman">{{cite web |last=DiVincenzo |first=Alex |date=July 21, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2' – We Visited the East Corinth, Vermont Filming Location of Tim Burton's Sequel |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3770151/beetlejuice-2-filming-locations-vermont/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |archive-date=January 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127082736/https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3770151/beetlejuice-2-filming-locations-vermont/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Santiago Cabrera]] as Richard, Astrid's late father and Lydia's ex-husband who was eaten alive by [[piranha]]s in the Amazon and is now employed at the Afterlife's civil service.
* [[Nick Kellington]] as Bob, the anxious leader of Betelgeuse's shrunken-headed employees at the Afterlife's call centre whose soul is later drained by Delores. 
* [[Amy Nuttall]] as Jane Butterfield Jr., a local real estate agent and the daughter of the original film's Jane Butterfield Sr. character. She was previously portrayed by Rachel Mittelman in said film as a child.
* [[Paul Warren (actor)|Paul Warren]] as Tom, a bald and one-eyed member of Betelgeuse's shrunken-headed employees.
* Mark Heenehan (physical) and Charlie Hopkinson (voice) as Charles Deetz, the Deetzes' late [[Patriarchy|patriarch]], who was killed by a shark following an [[Aviation accidents and incidents|airplane crash]] in the Pacific Ocean that occurred during his return from a [[birdwatching]] trip and, as a result of this, is left without most of the upper half of his body in death. The character is depicted with the likeness of his original portrayer, [[Jeffrey Jones]], through various means, including reused photographs and a [[stop motion]] sequence that describes the character's death.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/beetlejuice-jeffrey-jones-charles-deetz-not-in-sequel-8707300|title=Jeffrey Jones Doesn't Return in Beetlejuice Sequel After His Controversy. Here's How the Movie Includes His Character|date=September 6, 2024|first=Jack|last=Smart|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193611/https://people.com/beetlejuice-jeffrey-jones-charles-deetz-not-in-sequel-8707300|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1845464-beetlejuice-2-jeffrey-jones-return-who-plays-charles-deetz|title=Beetlejuice 2: Who Plays Charles Deetz? Why Jeffrey Jones Doesn't Return|date=September 6, 2024|first=Areeba|last=Masood|website=ComingSoon.net|access-date=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906194044/https://www.comingsoon.net/guides/news/1845464-beetlejuice-2-jeffrey-jones-return-who-plays-charles-deetz|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tim Burton Pitched 'Genius' Way to Kill Off Jeffrey Jones' Charles Deetz Character in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' |url=https://people.com/tim-burton-pitched-jeffrey-jones-charles-deetz-death-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-8708373 |access-date=2024-09-10 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> These circumstances were inspired by a [[nightmare]] of Burton's that detailed his own death.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/charles-deetz-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-fate-inspired-by-tim-burton-nightmare-exclusive-8706530|title=Charles Deetz's fate in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice inspired by Tim Burton's worst nightmare (exclusive)|date=September 6, 2024|first=Nick|last=Romano|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906192118/https://ew.com/charles-deetz-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-fate-inspired-by-tim-burton-nightmare-exclusive-8706530|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.threads.net/@screenthrill/post/DA4Q9E3xqlW | title=Threads }}</ref>
* [[Danny DeVito]] as a [[janitor]] in the Afterlife whose soul is consumed by Delores during her introduction.

Jane Leaney and David Ayres portray Jeremy's parents and Georgina Beedle portrays Janet, Wolf Jackson's secretary, who "keeps him real", while Filipe Cates portrays Vlad, a [[vampire]]-portraying young man whom Astrid marries in a dream Lydia has in the film's [[epilogue]].

==Production==
===Development===
After the success of ''[[Beetlejuice]]'' (1988), a sequel was fast-tracked by [[The Geffen Film Company]]. Two ''Beetlejuice'' sequel scripts were commissioned in 1990: the first, ''Beetlejuice in Love'', was penned by screenwriter [[Warren Skaaren]], who did a heavy re-write on the first film's script. In Skaaren's sequel,  Beetlejuice meets Leo, who plummets to his death while proposing to his girlfriend, Julia, on the [[Eiffel Tower]]. When Leo enters the afterlife,  Beetlejuice escapes to the world of the living and pursues Julia. Skaaren died shortly after turning in his first draft of the ''In Love'' script.<ref>{{cite book |last=Umland |first=Samuel J. |date=2015 |title=The Tim Burton Encyclopedia |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |pages=42–43 |isbn=9780810892002 }}</ref> That same year, [[Tim Burton]] hired [[Jonathan Gems]] to write a potential ''Beetlejuice'' sequel titled ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.''<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Salisbury |first1=Mark |title=Burton on Burton |last2=Burton |first2=Tim |author-link2=Tim Burton |publisher=Faber and Faber |year=2006 |isbn=0-571-22926-3 |page=145}}</ref> "Tim thought it would be funny to match the surfing backdrop of a beach movie with some sort of [[German expressionist cinema|German Expressionism]], because they're totally wrong together", Gems said.<ref name=Gems/> The story followed the Deetz family moving to Hawaii, where Charles is developing a resort. They soon discover that his company is building on the burial ground of an ancient Hawaiian [[Kahuna]]. The spirit comes back from the afterlife to cause trouble, and  Beetlejuice becomes a hero by winning a surf contest with magic. [[Michael Keaton]] and [[Winona Ryder]] agreed to do the film, on the condition that Burton directed, but both he and Keaton became occupied with ''[[Batman Returns]]'' (1992).<ref name="Gems">{{Cite journal |last=Ferrante |first=Anthony |author-link=Anthony C. Ferrante |date=March 1997 |title=Hidden Gems |journal=[[Fangoria]] |pages=53–56}}</ref>

Burton was still interested in ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian'' in early 1991. Impressed with [[Daniel Waters (screenwriter)|Daniel Waters]]' work on ''[[Heathers]]'' (1989), which also stars Winona Ryder, Burton approached him for a rewrite. However, he eventually signed Waters to write the script for ''Batman Returns.''<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sloane |first=Judy |date=August 1995 |title=Daniel Waters on Writing |journal=[[Film Review (magazine)|Film Review]] |pages=67–69}}</ref> By August 1993, producer [[David Geffen]] hired [[Pamela Norris]] (''[[Troop Beverly Hills]],'' ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'') to rewrite.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brodie |first=John |date=August 26, 1993 |title=Twentieth, Norris-Clay ink pact |url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/news/twentieth-norris-clay-ink-pact-109942/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040828/http://variety.com/1993/tv/news/twentieth-norris-clay-ink-pact-109942/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Warner Bros. approached [[Kevin Smith]] in 1996 to rewrite the script, although Smith turned down the offer in favor of ''[[Superman in film#Superman Lives|Superman Lives]].'' Smith later joked that his response was, "Didn't we say all we needed to say in the first ''Beetlejuice?'' Must we go tropical?"<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=[[An Evening with Kevin Smith]] |type=DVD |publisher=[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] |year=2002}}</ref> In March 1997, Gems released a statement saying, "The ''Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian'' script is still owned by The Geffen Company and it will likely never get made. You really couldn't do it now anyway. Winona is too old for the role, and the only way they could make it would be to totally recast it".<ref name=Gems/> Burton had considered several other sequel ideas as well over the years, saying in 2024, "We talked about lots of different things. That was early on when we were going, ''Beetlejuice and the Haunted Mansion'', ''Beetlejuice Goes West'', whatever. Lots of things came up",<ref>{{Cite magazine |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'...Beetlejuice returns in first look |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-2-first-look-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-8611171 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320211718/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-2-first-look-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-8611171 |url-status=live }}</ref> but all those initial scenarios set in Hawaii, the [[Wild West]] or Paris, France were all scrapped.<ref name="WhySequelNow">{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=August 20, 2024 |title=Tim Burton Explains Why 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Could Only Happen Now |url=https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-why-now/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909192509/https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-why-now/ |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2011, Warner Bros. hired [[Seth Grahame-Smith]], who collaborated with Burton on ''[[Dark Shadows (film)|Dark Shadows]]'' and ''[[Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter]]'' (both 2012), to write and produce a sequel to ''Beetlejuice.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |date=September 6, 2011 |title=KatzSmith Duo Makes First-Look Warner Bros Deal, Will Bring 'Beetlejuice' Back From Dead |url=https://deadline.com/2011/09/katzsmith-duo-makes-first-look-warner-bros-deal-will-bring-beetlejuice-back-from-dead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622100827/http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/katzsmith-duo-makes-first-look-warner-bros-deal-will-bring-beetlejuice-back-from-dead/ |archive-date=June 22, 2012 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Grahame-Smith signed on with the intention of doing "a story that is worthy of us actually doing this for real, something that is not just about cashing in, is not just about forcing a remake or a [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] down someone's throat". He was also adamant that Keaton would return and that Warner Bros. would not recast the role. Burton and Keaton had not officially signed on but would return if the script was good enough.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ary |first=John |date=May 17, 2012 |title=John Ary With A Brief Snippet Of Info Re: Beetlejuice 2 Via Writer Seth Grahame-Smith!! |url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/55824/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522005333/https://aintitcool.com/node/55824 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=[[Ain't It Cool News]]}}</ref> Grahame-Smith met with Keaton in February 2012, "We talked for a couple of hours and talked about big picture stuff. It's a priority for Warner Bros. It's a priority for Tim. [Michael's] been wanting to do it for 20 years and he'll talk to anybody about it who will listen".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turek |first=Ryan |date=February 11, 2012 |title=Michael Keaton Meets About Beetlejuice 2, Seth Grahame-Smith Offers Update |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/165575-michael-keaton-meets-about-beetlejuice-2-seth-grahame-smith-offers-update |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613204312/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/165575-michael-keaton-meets-about-beetlejuice-2-seth-grahame-smith-offers-update |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=[[Shock Till You Drop]]}}</ref>

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In November 2013, Ryder hinted at a possible return for the sequel as well by saying, "I'm kind of sworn to secrecy but it sounds like it might be happening. It's 27 years later. And I have to say, I love Lydia Deetz so much. She was such a huge part of me. I would be really interested in what she is doing 27 years later". Ryder confirmed that she would only consider making a sequel if Burton and Keaton were involved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Romano |first=Andrew |date=November 18, 2013 |title=Winona Ryder on 'Beetlejuice 2': 'Might Be Happening' with Burton, Keaton, and Ryder |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/18/exclusive-winona-ryder-on-beetlejuice-2-looks-like-it-s-happening-with-burton-keaton-and-ryder.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126055912/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/18/exclusive-winona-ryder-on-beetlejuice-2-looks-like-it-s-happening-with-burton-keaton-and-ryder.html |archive-date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=[[The Daily Beast]]}}</ref> In December 2014, Burton stated, "It's a character that I love and I miss actually working with Michael. There's only one Beetlejuice. We're working on a script and I think it's probably closer than ever and I'd love to work with him again".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Edward |date=December 14, 2014 |title=Exclusive: Tim Burton Thinks Beetlejuice 2 is Closer Than Ever |url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/392099-exclusive-tim-burton-thinks-theyre-closer-than-ever-to-beetlejuice-sequel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510223957/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/392099-exclusive-tim-burton-thinks-theyre-closer-than-ever-to-beetlejuice-sequel |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]]}}</ref> In January 2015, writer Grahame-Smith told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that the script was finished and that he and Burton intended to start filming ''Beetlejuice 2'' by the end of the year, and that both Keaton and Ryder would return in their respective roles.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=January 16, 2015 |title='Beetlejuice' 2, 'Something Wicked,' 'Gremlins,' vampires galore: Seth Grahame-Smith's 2015 to-do list |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/01/16/beetlejuice-2-something-wicked-gremlins-seth-grahame-smith/3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143556/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/01/16/beetlejuice-2-something-wicked-gremlins-seth-grahame-smith/3 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>

While negotiating to join the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Stranger Things]]'' as [[Joyce Byers]] in mid-2015, Ryder accepted that role under the sole request to [[the Duffer Brothers]] that if a ''Beetlejuice'' sequel were to be greenlit, they would let her take a break from the series to film it, as she and Burton had been having conversations about the project since 2000; the Duffers agreed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=July 17, 2024 |title=Winona Ryder's 'One Condition' for Joining 'Stranger Things' Was a Filming Break If 'Beetlejuice 2' Ever Happened: 'They Agreed. Luckily, It Worked Out' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/winona-ryder-stranger-things-offer-beetlejuice-2-filming-break-1236075759/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718014608/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/winona-ryder-stranger-things-offer-beetlejuice-2-filming-break-1236075759/ |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=September 9, 2024 |publisher=Variety}}</ref> In August 2015, on ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]],'' Ryder confirmed she would be reprising her role in the sequel.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Holmes |first=Mannie |date=August 11, 2015 |title='Beetlejuice 2' Is Really Happening, Says Winona Ryder |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/beetlejuice-2-sequel-winona-ryder-tim-burton-michael-keaton-1201567607/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907013642/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/beetlejuice-2-sequel-winona-ryder-tim-burton-michael-keaton-1201567607/ |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> In May 2016, Burton stated, "It's something that I really would like to do in the right circumstances, but it's one of those films where it has to be right. It's not a kind of a movie that cries out [for a sequel], it's not the ''Beetlejuice'' trilogy. So it's something that if the elements are right—because I do love the character and Michael's amazing as that character, so yeah we'll see. But there's nothing concrete yet".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=May 10, 2016 |title=Beetlejuice 2: Tim Burton Gives Update on Sequel |url=https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-update-tim-burton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116103357/http://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-update-tim-burton |archive-date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Collider}}</ref> In October 2017, Mike Vukadinovich was hired to re-write the script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anita Busch |date=October 12, 2017 |title='Beetlejuice 2' Pushes Forward With New Writer At Warner Bros. – Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/beetlejuice-2-new-writer-mike-vukadinovich-warner-bros-tim-burton-1202184970/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407065935/https://deadline.com/2017/10/beetlejuice-2-new-writer-mike-vukadinovich-warner-bros-tim-burton-1202184970/ |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |publisher=Deadline}}</ref> In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |date=April 2, 2019 |title=Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice' sequel is stuck in the afterlife waiting room |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/02/beetlejuice-sequel-tim-burton-michael-keaton/3337292002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407021141/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/02/beetlejuice-sequel-tim-burton-michael-keaton/3337292002/ |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 19, 2022 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

===Pre-production===
In February 2022, a sequel was announced again, this time produced by [[Brad Pitt]]'s studio [[Plan B Entertainment]], alongside Warner Bros.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=February 28, 2022 |title='Beetlejuice 2': Brad Pitt's Plan B Boards Sequel In Early Development At Warner Bros |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/beetlejuice-2-brad-pitts-plan-b-boards-sequel-in-early-development-1234962240/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331035156/https://deadline.com/2022/02/beetlejuice-2-brad-pitts-plan-b-boards-sequel-in-early-development-1234962240/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Burton stated in October 2022 that he was not involved in the project, but backtracked days later, saying "nothing is out of the question".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=October 22, 2022 |title=Tim Burton Addresses "Surreal" U.K. Politics, 'Beetlejuice 2' & Why 'Dumbo' Will Likely Be His Last Film With Disney – Lumière Festival Tim Burton Jamboree Continues |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/tim-burtonl-uk-politics-beetlejuice-dumbo-disney-lumiere-festival-1235152608/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119212748/https://deadline.com/2022/10/tim-burtonl-uk-politics-beetlejuice-dumbo-disney-lumiere-festival-1235152608/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Burton ultimately returned as the film's director and tried to strip everything from the story to go to the basics of working with "good people, actors and puppets", feeling that the project made him reflect why he liked making films.<ref name="BurtonTIComments">{{Cite news |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |date=September 9, 2023 |title=Tim Burton on cancel culture and his Beetlejuice sequel: 'I used to think about society as like the angry villagers in Frankenstein' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-johnny-depp-disney-b2406538.html |access-date=September 10, 2023 |work=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=September 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910011325/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-johnny-depp-disney-b2406538.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Burton came up with the film's story upon thinking about Lydia Deetz, a character of his with whom he connected as a teenager, wondering what could have been of her life after the first film's events and how her family life could have developed, turning from a "cool teenager" into a "f—ed-up adult" who hosts a popular [[Mediumship|medium-related]] show titled ''Ghost House with Lydia Deetz'' whose daughter hates her, Burton credited the years of his life since the original film's release as the reason he could not do ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' until then, having experienced many of those things himself, finding the project a very personal film starring a weird family in an emotional story of three generations experiencing basic things everyone feels in life when growing up.<ref name="WhySequelNow"/> Burton and Keaton agreed to not use excessive amounts of technology, and sought to make the film feel "handmade".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersson |first=Eric |date=February 19, 2024 |title=Michael Keaton Teases ''Beetlejuice'' Sequel: A 'Shrunken Head Room' and 'Enormous Fun' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/michael-keaton-teases-beetlejuice-sequel-enormous-fun-exclusive-8584898 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219185037/https://people.com/michael-keaton-teases-beetlejuice-sequel-enormous-fun-exclusive-8584898 |archive-date=February 19, 2024 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> With a plot likened to [[Willy Wonka]]'s psychedelic boat ride in ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' (1971), which takes "very big swings" like unhinged and uncontrollable phantasmagoria and Burton's head being "dumped out" onto the screen, Keaton felt the film's story to be stronger than its predecessor's, with "more of a connection" to the audience in terms of characters, finding "beyond delightful" things for which he was not ready while Ryder confidently expressed her belief that the film exceeded her high expectations and expected every generation to find something they can appreciate from the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=West |first1=Amy |last2=Crowther |first2=Jane |date=August 12, 2024 |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice stars promise "big swing" surprises in the sequel, as Michael Keaton says it's got a "stronger story" than the original |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/fantasy-movies/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-cast-interview-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-stronger-story-than-original-big-swings/ |url-status=live 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In March 2023, it was reported by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that [[Jenna Ortega]], who previously worked with Burton on the 2022 Netflix series ''[[Wednesday (TV series)|Wednesday]]'', was in talks to play Astrid Deetz,<ref name="Astrid"/> Lydia's daughter,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seo |first=Rachel |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Jenna Ortega in Talks to Star in Tim Burton's ''Beetlejuice 2'' |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jenna-ortega-beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-1235548928/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310043818/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/jenna-ortega-beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-1235548928/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Verhoeven |first1=Beatrice |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Jenna Ortega Circling 'Beetlejuice 2' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jenna-ortega-beetlejuice-2-1235342774/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310025933/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jenna-ortega-beetlejuice-2-1235342774/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Burton was now expected to direct the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=March 10, 2023 |title=Jenna Ortega In Talks To Join ''Beetlejuice'' Sequel At Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/jenna-ortega-beetlejuice-2-warner-bros-1235284489/ |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310035233/https://deadline.com/2023/03/jenna-ortega-beetlejuice-2-warner-bros-1235284489/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Ortega and Ryder bonded as they worked together, sharing hobbies such as both being [[Cinephilia|cinephile]]s and regarding the experience of working with each other special, resulting in Ortega developing her own performance for Astrid.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rudoy |first=Matthew |date=August 20, 2024 |title="A Younger Version Of Myself": Winona Ryder & Jenna Ortega On Their Intense Emotional Bond While Filming Beetlejuice 2 |url=https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-filming-winona-ryder-jenna-ortega-bond-response/ |access-date=August 21, 2024 |publisher=[[ScreenRant]] |archive-date=August 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240825034002/https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-filming-winona-ryder-jenna-ortega-bond-response/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May, [[Danny Elfman]] announced he was returning to compose the score for the sequel, while it was also revealed Ortega was confirmed to star, and ''Wednesday'' creators [[Alfred Gough]] and [[Miles Millar]] wrote the script.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Danny Elfman Talks 'Very Exciting' Return For 'Beetlejuice' Sequel, Drive To Perform 'Wednesday' Music In Concert |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-danny-elfman-on-sequel-wednesday-score-in-concert-1235355363/ |access-date=May 6, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=May 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505235520/https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-danny-elfman-on-sequel-wednesday-score-in-concert-1235355363/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Justin Theroux]], [[Burn Gorman]], [[Arthur Conti]], Filipe Cates, and [[Willem Dafoe]] would also be added to the cast, in undisclosed roles, with Dafoe's being described as an afterlife officer.<ref name=":0"/><ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 12, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2': Willem Dafoe Joins Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-willem-dafoe-jenna-ortega-michael-keaton-1235485808/ |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512212019/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-willem-dafoe-jenna-ortega-michael-keaton-1235485808/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Conti"/><ref name="Gorman"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=May 9, 2023 |title=Justin Theroux Joins Michael Keaton In 'BeetleJuice' Sequel At Warner Bros. |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/justin-theroux-tim-burton-beetlejuice-sequel-warner-bros-1235361001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509202125/https://deadline.com/2023/05/justin-theroux-tim-burton-beetlejuice-sequel-warner-bros-1235361001/ |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |access-date=May 9, 2023 |website=Deadline}}</ref> Dafoe later explained to ''Variety'' at the [[Marrakesh]] Film Festival that his character is an afterlife police officer who used to be a [[B movie]] action star in life before dying in an accident, with his skills leading him to become a detective within the realm.<ref name="Dafoe"/> He later regretted sharing those details about his character, fearing that Burton may get angry with him for revealing a few [[Spoiler (media)|spoilers]] from the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=January 7, 2024 |title='I'm never bored': Willem Dafoe on art, yoga – and alpacas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/07/im-never-bored-willem-dafoe-on-art-yoga-and-alpacas |access-date=January 12, 2024 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=January 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111202401/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/jan/07/im-never-bored-willem-dafoe-on-art-yoga-and-alpacas |url-status=live }}</ref> Conti auditioned for the role over a [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] call with Burton and a chemistry test with Ortega, receiving the news that he got the part on [[April Fools' Day]], leading him to initially dismiss it as a practical joke.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Mahalia |title=For his first big premiere, Arthur Conti dropped a Beetlejuice Easter egg in his custom suit |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/arthur-conti |access-date=8 September 2024 |publisher=GQ |date=29 August 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909192536/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/arthur-conti |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Catherine O'Hara]] reprises her role as Delia Deetz, as well as [[Monica Bellucci]] joining the cast as Betelgeuse's wife Delores.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=May 11, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2': Monica Bellucci Joins Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/monica-bellucci-beetlejuice-2-1235484497/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511181302/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/monica-bellucci-beetlejuice-2-1235484497/ |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |access-date=May 11, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Gough did not originally write Delores' first victim, a deceased [[janitor]], with an actor in mind, so Burton called his frequent collaborator [[Danny DeVito]] for the role and DeVito accepted it.<ref name="GoughEWSp2024" />

[[Colleen Atwood]], a frequent collaborator of Burton, was announced to be working on the costume design for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=May 12, 2023 |title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Adds 'Sweeney Todd' and 'Edward Scissorhands' Costume Designer Colleen Atwood (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/beetlejuice-2-costume-designer-colleen-atwood-tim-burton-1235611259/ |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513015200/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/beetlejuice-2-costume-designer-colleen-atwood-tim-burton-1235611259/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Atwood disclosed that Betelgeuse's striped suit would return in the film, as it is trademark to the character's quintessential appearance in the same way the [[Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|titular character]] of [[Lewis Carroll]]'s novel ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'' (1865) sports an iconic blue dress, although Keaton disagreed and preferred Betelgeuse's burgundy [[tuxedo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jirak |first=Jamie |date=October 21, 2023 |title=Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice 2 Striped Suit Confirmed by Costume Designer Colleen Atwood (Exclusive) |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/michael-keaton-beetlejuice-2-striped-suit-confirmed-costume-designer-colleen-atwood-interview/ |access-date=October 21, 2023 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021153629/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/michael-keaton-beetlejuice-2-striped-suit-confirmed-costume-designer-colleen-atwood-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For Lydia Deetz's attire, Atwood was inspired by [[Cassandra Peterson]]'s iconic ''[[Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)|Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]]'' (1988) character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=November 4, 2024 |title=How Elvira Inspired Winona Ryder's 'Ghost House' Costume in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' |url=https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-elvira-costume-winona-ryder-1236199607/ |access-date=November 8, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref> O'Hara later confirmed that the film would include [[Harry Belafonte]]'s 1955 song "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]", which was featured in the first film and serve as an unofficial memorial for Belafonte, who died just before the start of filming.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nolfi |first=Joey |date=March 13, 2024 |title=''Beetlejuice'' sequel will include return of 'Day-O' song from first film |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-sequel-day-o-song-returns-catherine-ohara-8608515 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313204330/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-sequel-day-o-song-returns-catherine-ohara-8608515 |archive-date=March 13, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> The writers decided that the wedding sequence would feature a musical number with Betelgeuse "being the crazy ringleader of that whole situation", but were unsure of what song to use, and Burton suggested "[[MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]]", which Gough found to be "the crazy, weird, insane thing you need at the end of this movie".<ref name="GoughEWSp2024" /> Keaton insisted that Betelgeuse had limited screen time in the film like the first film, saying, "The idea was, no, no, no, you can't load it up with Betelgeuse, that'll kill it, the Betelgeuse character doesn't drive the story as much as he did in the first one. He's more part of the storyline in this one as opposed to the first one, which is a case of, this thing comes in and drives the movie a little bit".<ref>{{Cite web |first=Gabriella |last=Paiella |date=2024-08-19 |title=The Zen-Dad Wisdom of Michael Keaton |url=https://www.gq.com/story/michael-keaton-gq-hype |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=GQ |language=en-US |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823110331/https://www.gq.com/story/michael-keaton-gq-hype |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Filming===
Filming was originally scheduled to begin in mid-2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Jenna |date=February 28, 2022 |title=Beetlejuice 2 With Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder Reportedly Being Produced by Brad Pitt's Plan B |url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/beetlejuice-2-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-produced-brad-pitt-plan-b/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=ComicBook |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321184614/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/beetlejuice-2-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-produced-brad-pitt-plan-b/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tolsky |first=Andy |date=February 28, 2022 |title=Michael Keaton & Winona Ryder Reportedly Returning For Beetlejuice 2 |url=https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-movie-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-return/ |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Screen Rant |archive-date=March 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322041523/https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-movie-michael-keaton-winona-ryder-return/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, it was delayed to an expected start date of May 10, 2023, taking place in London if the [[2023 Writers Guild of America strike|2023 WGA strike]] did not lead to another delay in production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Aidan |date=May 9, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2': Cast, Director, Filming Details, and Everything We Know so Far |url=https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-cast-director-filming/ |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Collider |archive-date=May 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511033332/https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-cast-director-filming/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=May 9, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2,' Starring Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega, to Hit Theaters in 2024 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/beetlejuice-2-release-date-theaters-1235607767/ |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510111541/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/beetlejuice-2-release-date-theaters-1235607767/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Production was officially confirmed to have begun the following day,<ref name="auto"/> with [[Haris Zambarloukos]] serving as cinematographer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Kristen |date=August 30, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2' Cinematographer Says Tim Burton Sequel Is About Keeping a Family Together 'In the Craziest World Possible' (Video) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-cinematographer/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=The Wrap |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201191722/https://www.thewrap.com/beetlejuice-2-tim-burton-cinematographer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and Jay Prychidny serving as editor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jordan |date=September 3, 2023 |title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Is A Way Bigger ''Wednesday'' Reunion Than Just Tim Burton & Jenna Ortega |url=https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-wednesday-reunion-tim-burton-jenna-ortega-crew/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031153905/https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-wednesday-reunion-tim-burton-jenna-ortega-crew/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 18, 2023, it was reported that filming was taking place around the [[Princess Helena College]] in [[Preston, Hertfordshire]], England.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Winona Ryder Seen in Costume as Her 'Beetlejuice' Character — 36 Years Later! — in Tim Burton's Sequel |url=https://people.com/movies/winona-ryder-seen-in-costume-as-her-beetlejuice-character-in-tim-burtons-anticipated-sequel/ |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529221045/https://people.com/movies/winona-ryder-seen-in-costume-as-her-beetlejuice-character-in-tim-burtons-anticipated-sequel/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mountney |first=Dan |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Filming at ex-school near Hitchin rumoured as sequel to 80s classic |url=https://www.thecomet.net/news/23525124.filming-ex-school-near-hitchin-rumoured-sequel-80s-classic/ |access-date=May 21, 2023 |website=The Comet |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521154742/https://www.thecomet.net/news/23525124.filming-ex-school-near-hitchin-rumoured-sequel-80s-classic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Exterior filming took place in [[East Corinth, Vermont]] (the location of the original film's outdoor scenes), in mid-2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weinstein |first=Ethan |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Like a ghost cloaked in NDAs, Beetlejuice 2 quietly begins production in East Corinth |url=https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/04/like-a-ghost-cloaked-in-ndas-beetlejuice-2-quietly-begins-production-in-east-corinth/ |access-date=June 5, 2023 |website=[[VTDigger]] |archive-date=June 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604144213/https://vtdigger.org/2023/06/04/like-a-ghost-cloaked-in-ndas-beetlejuice-2-quietly-begins-production-in-east-corinth/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Filming was suspended in July due to the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=July 14, 2023 |title=Here Are All The Movies Affected by the SAG-AFTRA Strike From ''Deadpool 3'' to ''Mission: Impossible 8'' (Photos) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/sag-aftra-strike-movies-affected-deadpool-3-mi8/ |access-date=July 14, 2023 |website=[[TheWrap]] |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714014112/https://www.thewrap.com/sag-aftra-strike-movies-affected-deadpool-3-mi8/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Burton described the film, which he enjoyed making, as being "99% done".<ref name="BurtonTIComments"/> It had two days of production left, which was interrupted, with Ortega being contacted to continue filming four days after the strike had ended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Jenna Ortega Thinks We Need More Weird Stories Like ''Beetlejuice'' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/jenna-ortega-2024-hollywood-portfolio-interview |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221154208/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/jenna-ortega-2024-hollywood-portfolio-interview |archive-date=February 21, 2024 |access-date=February 21, 2024 |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref> Filming resumed on November 16, 2023, in [[Melrose, Massachusetts]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Botelho |first=Darren |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Production of 'Beetlejuice' sequel resumes in Melrose |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/production-of-beetlejuice-sequel-resumes-in-melrose/3192416/ |access-date=November 16, 2023 |website=[[NBC Boston]] |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116015323/https://www.nbcboston.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/production-of-beetlejuice-sequel-resumes-in-melrose/3192416/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and wrapped in [[Vermont]] on November 30, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Piña |first=Christy |date=November 30, 2023 |title=''Beetlejuice 2'' Wraps Production in Vermont |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-wraps-production-tim-burton-1235702319/ |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130202534/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-2-wraps-production-tim-burton-1235702319/ |url-status=live }}</ref> East Corinth became an international tourist destination for fans of the two films.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/metro/east-corinth-beetlejuice-movie-site/ |title=Vermont town draws ‘Beetlejuice’ fans to iconic horror movie site |author1=AMANDA SWINHART |author2=KIMBERLEE KRUESI |date=October 31, 2025}}</ref>

===Post-production===
By March 2024, Keaton had seen a completed rough cut of the film and stated that further editing would occur thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=March 11, 2024 |title=Michael Keaton Watched 'Beetlejuice 2' and 'Wasn't Ready' for How Emotional It Gets, Says a 'Couple of Little Tweaks' Are Being Made: 'This Thing Is Great' |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/michael-keaton-watched-beetlejuice-2-great-movie-surprise-emotion-1235938261/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311225339/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/michael-keaton-watched-beetlejuice-2-great-movie-surprise-emotion-1235938261/ |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Later that month, it was stated in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' that [[Jeffrey Jones]] would not reprise his role as Charles Deetz in the film, his character being revealed in the trailers to have been [[Killing off|killed off]];<ref>{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Mathew|date=March 23, 2024|title=Original 'Beetlejuice' Star Won't Return for Sequel Despite Easter Egg Hint|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/original-beetlejuice-star-jeffrey-jones-wont-return-for-sequel-despite-easter-egg-hint|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=The Daily Beast|archive-date=March 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323173028/https://www.thedailybeast.com/original-beetlejuice-star-jeffrey-jones-wont-return-for-sequel-despite-easter-egg-hint|url-status=live}}</ref> it had been speculated that Jones did not return due to legal issues Jones had in the interim and the controversy surrounding films he has made since the early 2000s due to his status as a [[Sex offender registry|registered sex offender]].<ref name=":3" />

In April, [[Geena Davis]] stated she would not be returning as Barbara Maitland due to her age, saying, "Our characters were stuck the way they looked when they died forever, so it's been a while, it's been a minute".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sloop |first=Hope |title=Why Geena Davis Is Not in the 'Beetlejuice' Sequel (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/geena-davis-confirms-shes-not-in-the-beetlejuice-sequel-heres-why-exclusive-223341 |date=2024-04-11 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |language=en-US |archive-date=July 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701094006/https://www.etonline.com/geena-davis-confirms-shes-not-in-the-beetlejuice-sequel-heres-why-exclusive-223341 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August, Burton would confirm via ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' that Davis and [[Alec Baldwin]] did not return for ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' as the Maitlands were not needed for the story he wanted to tell, which he admitted that he personally could not have done in 1989 due to it focusing on three generations within the Deetz family. To explain their absence, Burton stated that the film would reveal the Maitlands used a [[loophole]] to leave their former house during the interim between this film and the original.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andersson |first=Eric |title=Tim Burton Explains Why Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis Aren't in the ''Beetlejuice'' Sequel (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/tim-burton-alec-baldwin-geena-davis-not-beetlejuice-sequel-exclusive-8701936 |date=2024-08-28 |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en-US |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829030002/https://people.com/tim-burton-alec-baldwin-geena-davis-not-beetlejuice-sequel-exclusive-8701936 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 in motion pictures and television|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]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Romano |first=Nick |title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' early draft featured Maitlands cameo — here's why it was cut (exclusive) |url=https://ew.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-deleted-maitlands-cameo-alec-baldwin-geena-davis-exclusive-8705788 |access-date=8 September 2024 |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=6 September 2024 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909024058/https://ew.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-deleted-maitlands-cameo-alec-baldwin-geena-davis-exclusive-8705788 |url-status=live }}</ref> In any event, much like Jones, legal issues would have prevented Baldwin from returning for the film due to the then-ongoing [[Rust shooting incident|''Rust'' shooting incident]] that saw Baldwin accidentally shoot and kill cinematographer [[Halyna Hutchins]] on the set of the film ''[[Rust (2024 film)|Rust]]'' (2024).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv/alec-baldwin-beetlejuice-2-why-not-in-307291-20240909 | title=Why Alec Baldwin isn't in Beetlejuice 2 as director reveals reason he and Geena Davis were cut from sequel | date=September 9, 2024 }}</ref>

The production VFX supervisor was Angus Bickerton, working with VFX producer Alex Bicknell, supported by visual effects studios [[Framestore]], One of Us and [[BUF Compagnie|BUF]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frei |first=Vincent |date=2024-03-22 |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=The Art of VFX |language=fr-FR |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526122512/https://www.artofvfx.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'… Beetlejuice Returns with First Trailer |url=https://www.awn.com/news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-returns-first-trailer |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Animation World Network |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508133447/https://www.awn.com/news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-returns-first-trailer |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music==
{{Main|Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (soundtrack)}}

[[Danny Elfman]], who scored ''Beetlejuice'', returned for the sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-05-03 |title=Danny Elfman Talks "Very Exciting" Return For 'Beetlejuice' Sequel, Drive To Perform 'Wednesday' Music In Concert |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-danny-elfman-on-sequel-wednesday-score-in-concert-1235355363/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510203153/https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-danny-elfman-on-sequel-wednesday-score-in-concert-1235355363/ |archive-date=2023-05-10 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}</ref> The soundtrack to the film featured licensed music being incorporated in the film as well as two cues from Elfman's score being included.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Dessi |date=2024-09-06 |title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' Soundtrack: From 'Day-O' to 'Margaritaville' |url=https://deadline.com/feature/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-soundtrack-songs-1236079390/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907013330/https://deadline.com/feature/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-soundtrack-songs-1236079390/ |archive-date=2024-09-07 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> A cover of "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]" is performed by Alfie Davis and the Sylvia Young Theatre School Choir and was released on May 23, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title="Day-O" Cover from ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' Released |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/23/day-o-cover-from-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-2-soundtrack-released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525181835/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/23/day-o-cover-from-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-2-soundtrack-released/ |archive-date=2024-05-25 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> The 11-song soundtrack was released by [[WaterTower Music]] on August 30, 2024, and a vinyl edition was released by [[Waxwork Records]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=2024-08-29 |title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/09/05/beetlejuice-2-beetlejuice-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910233942/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/09/05/beetlejuice-2-beetlejuice-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=2024-09-10 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunn |first=Jack |date=2024-09-10 |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Soundtrack Gets Vinyl Release from WaterTower Records and Waxwork |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-soundtrack-vinyl-release-watertower-waxwork-1236138865/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911015458/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-soundtrack-vinyl-release-watertower-waxwork-1236138865/ |archive-date=2024-09-11 |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The film's score, originally released in 2024 on digital, received a vinyl and CD release in 2025, again, through Waxwork Records.<ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVincenzo |first=Alex |date=2025-06-20 |title=Danny Elfman's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Score Pressed on Vinyl by Waxwork Records |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-soundtrack-vinyl-release-watertower-waxwork-1236138865/ |website=Bloody Disgusting |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Release==
''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' opened the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]] on August 28, 2024, at the [[Palazzo del Cinema di Venezia|Sala Grande]] in a non-competitive slot.<ref name="Venice" /> The film was theatrically released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on September 6, 2024, including [[IMAX]], [[4DX]] and [[ScreenX]] engagements.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 9, 2023 |title='Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-theatrical-release-date-1235360977/ |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=May 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509192244/https://deadline.com/2023/05/beetlejuice-2-theatrical-release-date-1235360977/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Warner Bros.' former regime considered releasing the film straight to streaming on [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]], but Burton butted heads with the studio over the film's costs and distribution; Warner was unsure on spending a projected $147&nbsp;million on a sequel to a 1980s film from Burton, who had not had a hit since ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (2010). Burton's demands were granted once Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs [[Michael De Luca]] and [[Pamela Abdy]] were installed in their positions in 2022, who agreed to a major theatrical release if the budget was under $100&nbsp;million; Burton reportedly spent $99&nbsp;million, thus fulfilling the deal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=September 15, 2024 |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Hands Warner Bros. a Lifeline |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/business/media/beetlejuice-warner-bros-lifeline.html |access-date=September 16, 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Initially, the film was supposed to be delayed to 2025, because of the [[2023 SAG-AFTRA strike]], despite most of the production having been completed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Movie Theaters Brace for Holiday Season Blues and More Delayed Blockbusters as Strike Drags On |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/features/theaters-impacted-sag-strike-holiday-movies-1235766961/ |access-date=October 25, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref> However, in February 2024, the producers reiterated the release date as well as revealing the official title.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1753101347925504256 |user=wbpictures |title=Dare you to say it again. #Beetlejuice #Beetlejuice – Only in theaters September 6. |date=February 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 1, 2024 |title='Beetlejuice 2' Gets Official Title; Pic Still Set For Post Labor Day Theatrical Release |url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/beetlejuice-2-title-1235811127/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201182401/https://deadline.com/2024/02/beetlejuice-2-title-1235811127/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |date=February 1, 2024 |title=Beetlejuice 2 Title Confirmed, Clever Wordplay Revealed In New Poster For Tim Burton Sequel |url=https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-movie-poster-title/ |access-date=February 1, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |archive-date=February 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202135700/https://screenrant.com/beetlejuice-2-movie-poster-title/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At their 2024 [[CineEurope]] presentation, Warner Bros. announced that the film would be released overseas on September 4, 2024, two days before its domestic premiere.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warner Bros Blows Away CineEurope With Fresh 'Twisters' Footage, Lights Up New 'Joker: Folie A Deux' Trailer|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=18 June 2024|access-date=18 June 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/warner-bros-joker-folie-a-deux-twisters-beetlejuice-cineeurope-1235976835/|archive-date=June 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618180731/https://deadline.com/2024/06/warner-bros-joker-folie-a-deux-twisters-beetlejuice-cineeurope-1235976835/|url-status=live}}</ref> The promotion included tie-in marketing deals with [[CarMax]], [[Progressive Corporation|Progressive]], [[Secret (deodorant brand)|Secret]], [[Denny's]], [[Fanta]], [[NYX Professional Makeup|NYX]], and [[Sally Hansen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/beetlejuice-marketing-carmax-warner-bros-1236138135/|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Sees Warner Bros. Pictures' Marketing Team Bring the Afterlife Alive With Host of Partnerships: 'The Little Details Are What Bring The Magic'|date=September 9, 2024|accessdate=October 22, 2024|author=Yossman, K.J.|work=Variety}}</ref>

===Home media===
''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' was released to [[video-on-demand]] platforms on October 8, 2024, then on DVD, [[Blu-ray]] and [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] (as well as [[SteelBook]]) on November 19.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-02 |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: All we know about digital, blu-ray and DVD release |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-all-we-know-about-digital-blu-ray-and-dvd-release/articleshow/113882428.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-03-08 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |date=2024-10-01 |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Sets October Digital Release Date, Hits 4K Blu-ray in November |url=https://www.thewrap.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-digital-4k-blu-ray-release-date/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lammers |first=Tim |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' New On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray And DVD This Week |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/11/17/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-new-on-4k-ultra-hd-blu-ray-and-dvd-this-week/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The film premiered on [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] on December 6.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=November 25, 2024 |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Unveils Max Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-streaming-premiere-date-set-max-1236186773/ |access-date=December 2, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' grossed $294.1&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada, and $157.9&nbsp;million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $452&nbsp;million.<ref name=BOM/><ref name="NUM" />

In the United States and Canada, ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' was released alongside ''[[The Front Room]]'' and was projected to gross $100–110&nbsp;million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-box-office-preview-1236076630/|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Warner Bros Sequel To Tally A Lot Of Bananas At B.O. With $145M Global Opening – Preview|date=September 3, 2024|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Nancy|last2=Tartaglione|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 4, 2024|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909192356/https://deadline.com/2024/09/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-box-office-preview-1236076630/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film made $42&nbsp;million on its first day, including $13&nbsp;million from Thursday night previews.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-beetlejuice-2-previews-1236132258/|title=Box Office: 'Beetlejuice 2' Makes $13 Million in Previews|first=Jordan|last=Moreau|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=September 6, 2024|accessdate=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193632/https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/box-office-beetlejuice-2-previews-1236132258/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-1236079763/|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Rocking Body In Time To $100M+ After $42M+ Friday – Early Saturday AM Update|date=September 7, 2024|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-date=September 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906233119/https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-1236079763/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to debut with $111&nbsp;million, registering the second biggest opening of September (behind ''[[It (2017 film)|It]]''), the second biggest for Burton's career (behind ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]''), and the third biggest opening of the year (behind ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'' and ''[[Inside Out 2]]''). Around 7.7&nbsp;million admissions, 73% of the total weekend's box office earnings, came from the film alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-1236079763/|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Shakes Senora To $110M Opening After $42M Saturday – Early Sunday AM Update|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|work=Deadline|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907200813/https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-1236079763/|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening weekend gross surpassed the entire $74&nbsp;million run of the original film, unadjusted for inflation.<ref name="Deadline-Aug25">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-box-office-opening-1235994410/|title=Box Office: 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Scares Up Near-Record $110M Domestic Opening|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 8, 2024|archive-date=September 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193613/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-box-office-opening-1235994410/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film then grossed $51.6&nbsp;million in its second weekend (a drop of 54%),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-speak-no-evil-beetlejuice-beetlejuice-dave-bautista-1236087187/ |title=''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' Still The Ghost With The Most: Second Weekend At $51M+; ''The Killer{{'}}s Game'' Gets Whacked — Sunday Box Office Update|date=September 15, 2024|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=September 15, 2024}}</ref> and $25.9&nbsp;million its third weekend (a drop of 49%), beating newcomers ''[[Speak No Evil (2024 film)|Speak No Evil]]'' and ''[[Transformers One]]'', and finishing in first for three consecutive weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/weekend-box-office-chart|title=Weekend Domestic Chart for September 20, 2024|publisher=The Number.com|accessdate=September 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://collider.com/beetlejuice-2-transformers-one-box-office-results/|title=Box Office: 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Exorcises 'Transformers One' In a Surprising Upset|first=Ryan|last=O'Rourke|publisher=Collider|date=September 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Weekend Box Office Upset! 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' At $26M Dispels 'Transformers One' From No. 1; Halle Berry & Demi Moore Genre Pics Come Up Short — Sunday AM Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-transformers-one-the-substance-never-let-go-1236095371/ |website=Deadline |access-date=24 September 2024 |date=22 September 2024}}</ref> It was eventually dethroned by ''[[The Wild Robot]]'' in its fourth weekend, grossing $16&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2024/09/box-office-megalopolis-the-wild-robot-1236101618/ |title='Wild Robot' Powers To Third Best September Animated Pic Debut With $35M; 'Megalopolis' Collapses With $4M & D+ CinemaScore; 'Saturday Night' Alive In Limited Release – Box Office Update |date=September 29, 2024 |first1=Anthony |last1=D'Alessandro |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=September 29, 2024 }}</ref>

Internationally, the film debuted with $36.2&nbsp;million from 69 markets. It had the biggest openings in the UK ($9.6&nbsp;million), Mexico ($6.5&nbsp;million), Australia ($2.6&nbsp;million), Spain ($2.5&nbsp;million) and Italy ($1.7&nbsp;million).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-opening-weekend-disney-milestone-vijay-global-international-box-office-1236081611/|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Jumps In With $145M+ Global Bow; Holdovers (& Disney) Hit New Milestones; Vijay's 'GOAT' One To Watch – International Box Office|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|work=Deadline|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=September 9, 2024|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908224113/https://deadline.com/2024/09/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-opening-weekend-disney-milestone-vijay-global-international-box-office-1236081611/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Viewership===
According to data from Showlabs, ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' ranked eighth on Netflix in the United States during the week of 5–11 May 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Title Insights |url=https://www.showlabs.tv/en/title/44459-beetlejuice-beetlejuice |website=Showlabs |access-date=2025-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Netflix Top 10 – Week of May 5–11, 2025 |url=https://www.showlabs.tv/en/rankings/netflix/top-10/2025-may-5-11 |website=Showlabs |access-date=2025-12-11}}</ref>

===Critical response===
<!--{{As of|December 2025}}-->{{RT prose|score=75|count=378|4=Michael Keaton's devious poltergeist still has plenty of juice left in this madcap return to form for Tim Burton, marrying charming practical effects and ghoulish gags to provide a fun fun time.|ref=yes|access-date=December 26, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|62|61|ref=yes|access-date=December 26, 2025}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, up from the "B" earned by the first film, while those surveyed by [[PostTrak]] gave it an 81% overall positive score, with 68% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name="opening"/>

Margaret Roarty of ''[[The Film Magazine]]'' stated that "the filmmaker manages to create something just as wacky and weird and meaningful as the original film."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roarty |first=Margaret |date=2024-09-09 |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Review |url=https://www.thefilmagazine.com/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-2024-review/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |language=en}}</ref> Jocelyn Noveck of the [[Associated Press]] gave it three out of four stars and wrote "In the Burtonian spirit, let's just say it took a long time to bake it, yes, but the director has recovered the recipe — at least enough to make us smile, chortle, even guffaw, for 104 minutes. And we can be happy with that."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noveck |first=Jocelyn |date=2024-09-05 |title=Movie Review: Bring your global entry card — 'Beetlejuice’ sequel’s a soul train ride to comedy joy |url=https://apnews.com/article/beetlejuice-movie-review-burton-keaton-ortega-d2c29ca4f14ba504488486d72e2cf65a |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> [[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of [[Roger Ebert]] felt that it was "fun in direct proportion to how wanton and tossed-off it seems...[the] deranged final sequence...ranks with Burton's most decadent displays of pure inspiration. The movie seems to be having fun seeing how far it can push the content limits of a PG-13 rating."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Zoller Seitz |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Zoller Seitz |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice movie review (2024) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/beetlejuice-2-movie-review |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=[[Roger Ebert]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] felt that the film started "awkwardly, with Burton setting up his characters as if they were part of some 'Beetlejuice' board game. As it goes on, though, the pieces start to come together...'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' is no 'Beetlejuice,' but in the end it's got just enough Burton juice."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |author-link=Owen Gleiberman |date=2024-08-28 |title=‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: Tim Burton’s Lightweight Sequel Works as Ghostly Fan Service |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-tim-burton-jenna-ortega-winona-ryder-1236119595/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Manohla Dargis]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film a "fun but less edgy sequel".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/movies/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review.html|title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Review: Delightfully Undead Again|date=September 6, 2024|first=Manohla|last=Dargis|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=September 6, 2024|archive-date=September 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906011425/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/movies/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Xan Brooks, writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', gave it two out of five stars and stated, "Burton's game attempt to bring the 1980s horror-comedy back from the spirit world is full of gaudy set-pieces but fails to add much to the original."<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Brooks |first=Xan |date=2024-08-28 |title=Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review – Tim Burton sequel takes retro joyride through old haunts |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/28/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-venice-film-festival |access-date=2024-09-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909193412/https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/28/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-venice-film-festival |url-status=live }}</ref> David Fear of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called it "a perfectly fine fine sequel, neither a total letdown nor a complete, shout-it-from-the-hills return to form for its creator...Maybe we should have said his name — Burton Burton Burton — three times, and the filmmaker who did that beloved original would reappear, grinning maniacally and giving us something a bit less undead and a bit more alive."<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Fear |first=David |date=2024-09-04 |title='Beetlejuice Beetlejuice': Tim Burton's Long-Awaited Sequel Is Fine Fine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-tim-burton-1235089851/ |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

The performances, particularly Ortega's, were praised. Fear called Ortega's casting "one of the few unimpeachable choices made here. It's not just that she and Ryder play well together, and make for a believable mother-daughter combo; rather, Ortega's ability to express vulnerability, exasperation, rage, and more via a world-class deadpan stare comes in handy when she's passed the mantle of ''My So-Called Afterlife'' Goth-teen moodiness from Ryder."<ref name=":6" /> Brooks felt that Ortega brought "just the right note of soulful sullenness" into her performance,<ref name=":5" /> and Zoller Seitz called her and Conti's performances "note-perfect," saying it enhanced their on-screen chemistry. He also praised Keaton's and Ryder's performance, calling Keaton "sensational, as always. He slips into Beetlejuice's rancid skin again with the prideful glee of one of those blessed old guys who keeps his prom tuxedo in a hall closet and can put it on any time he likes and have it fit perfectly" and Ryder "the standout. She conveys a sweetly glum and fragile presence, somebody who's been through a lot and changed as a result. She taps into the sense of a woman so dragged down by her mistakes and missed opportunities and random tragedies that she can't seem to get off the tracks she's been on for years now, or even change direction...She plays a seasoned, slightly battered grownup here, but her flutey croak of a voice still has music in it. She's wonderful with Theroux, who has that Jon Hamm gift of being able to play a self-involved twit without telegraphing that he's not actually that guy."<ref name=":4" /> Allison Willmore of [[Vulture (website)|''Vulture'']] praised the lead performances: "While Michael Keaton slips zestfully back into the role of Beetlejuice like he never left, and the always reliable O'Hara is spookily unchanged, Ryder plays Lydia, poignantly, as a brittle adult who's stuck dressing in the style she affected a few decades ago, as though she'd gotten interrupted before she could fully finish growing up."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=2024-08-28 |title=Tim Burton Is Great Again |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/beetlejuice-beetlejuice-review-tim-burton-is-great-again.html |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>

Others, however, were less enthusiastic regarding Keaton. Brooks called him "one of the more superfluous acts in this retro circus, on hand to introduce the film's hand-tooled effects and strongarm [<nowiki/>[[sic]]] the plot twists...But he remains a mothballed, one-note presence, a series of wisecracks in search of a point."<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> Fear also described Keaton's performance as lackluster.<ref name=":6" />

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 99%"
! scope="col" |Award
! scope="col" |Date of ceremony
! scope="col" |Category
! scope="col" |Nominee(s)
!Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Refh}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[The Astra Awards|Astra Midseason Movie Awards]]
| [[7th Astra Midseason Movie Awards|July 3, 2024]]
| Most Anticipated Movie
| rowspan="2" | ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''
| {{Nominated}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite press release |title=Hollywood Creative Alliance Announces the Nominees for the 2024 Astra Midseason Movie Awards |date=July 1, 2024 |publisher=[[The Astra Awards]] |url=https://theastras.com/2024-astra-midseason-awards-nominees/ |access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Neglia |first=Matt |date=July 3, 2024 |title=The 2024 Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) Midseason Astra Award Winners |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2024-hollywood-creative-alliance-hca-midseason-astra-award-winners/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |publisher=Next Best Picture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bolding |first=Hunter |date=July 3, 2024 |title='Dune: Part Two' Leads 2024 Astra Midseason Movie Awards Winners |url=https://thathashtagshow.com/2024/07/03/astra-midseason-movie-awards-2024-announced/ |access-date=July 3, 2024 |publisher=That Hashtag Show}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Venice International Film Festival]]
| [[81st Venice International Film Festival|September 7, 2024]]
| Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film
| {{Won}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-07 |title=Biennale Cinema 2024 {{!}} Official awards of the 81st Venice International Film Festival |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/official-awards-81st-venice-international-film-festival |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=La Biennale di Venezia |language=en}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="4" scope="row" | [[Hollywood Creative Alliance|Astra Creative Arts Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | December 8, 2024
| Best Costume Design
| [[Colleen Atwood]]
| {{Nominated}}
| rowspan="4" align="center" |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pond |first=Steve |date=2024-11-25 |title='Wicked' Leads Nominations for Astra Film Awards |url=https://www.thewrap.com/astra-film-awards-nominations-wicked/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling
| rowspan="3" | ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| Best Marketing Campaign
| {{Nominated}}
|-
| Best Visual Effects
| {{Nominated}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | [[San Diego Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="2" | [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2024|December 9, 2024]]
| Best Comedic Performance
| [[Michael Keaton]]
|{{runner up}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=AwardsWatch – 2024 San Diego Film Critics Society Nominations |url=https://awardswatch.com/2024-san-diego-film-critics-society-nominations/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=AwardsWatch |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| Best Costume Design
| Colleen Atwood
| {{Nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[82nd Golden Globe Awards|January 5, 2025]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement|Cinematic and Box Office Achievement]]
| ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''
| {{Nom}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andrews |title=Golden Globes Nominations Full List Revealed: 'Emilia Perez' Leads In Film & 'The Bear' Leads TV |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/golden-globes-nominations-2025-list-film-tv-1236198070/ |date=December 8, 2024 |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="12" | [[Saturn Awards]]
| rowspan="12" | [[52nd Saturn Awards|February 2, 2025]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]]
| ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="12" align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/saturn-awards-nominations-2025-list-1236195149/|title='Dune: Part Two', 'Fallout' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=December 5, 2024|accessdate=December 6, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Film Direction]]
| [[Tim Burton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Film Writing]]
| [[Alfred Gough]] & [[Miles Millar]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Film]]
| Michael Keaton
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress in a Film]]
| [[Winona Ryder]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor in a Film]]
| [[Willem Dafoe]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|Best Younger Actor in a Film]]
| [[Jenna Ortega]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Editing|Best Film Editing]]
| Jay Prychidny
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Film Music]]
| [[Danny Elfman]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Production Design|Best Film Production Designer]]
| Mark Scruton
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Costume Design|Best Film Costume Design]]
| Colleen Atwood
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Best Film Special / Visual Effects]]
| Angus Bickerton, James Brennan-Craddock, [[Neal Scanlan]] & Stefano Pepin
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[AARP Movies for Grownups Awards]]
| [[24th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|February 23, 2025]]
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Ensemble|Best Ensemble]]
| The cast of ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''
| {{Nom}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=2024-11-20 |title=Movies for Grownups Awards: 'Conclave' Leads With 6 Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/movies-for-grownups-awards-2025-nominations-nominees-list-1236067195/ |access-date=2024-11-26 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
| rowspan="4" | [[2025 Kids' Choice Awards|June 21, 2025]]
| [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie|Favorite Movie]]
| ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice''
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/kids-choice-awards-nominations-ariana-grande-lady-gaga-1236398184/|title=Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar & Selena Gomez Lead 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominees; Tyla To Host|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|author=Denise Petski|date=May 15, 2025|access-date=May 24, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress|Favorite Movie Actress]]
| Jenna Ortega
| {{nom}}
|-
| Winona Ryder
| {{nom}}
|-
| Favorite Villain
| Michael Keaton
| {{nom}}
|-
|}
The film was [[Short list|shortlisted]] on December 18, 2024, for [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup and Hairstyling]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music (Original Score)]] at the [[97th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=97TH OSCARS® SHORTLISTS IN 10 AWARD CATEGORIES ANNOUNCED |url=https://press.oscars.org/news/97th-oscarsr-shortlists-10-award-categories-announced |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=press.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref>

==Future==
Though cast members expressed interest in a potential third film, Burton said, "Let's do the math ... it took 35 years to do this, so I'll be over 100. But I guess it's possible with the advent of science these days, but I don't think so".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-not-for-money-didnt-watch-first-1236120087/|title=Tim Burton Didn't Make 'Beetlejuice 2' to 'Do a Big Sequel for Money': 'I Didn't Even Watch the First Movie to Prepare'|first1=Ellise|last1=Shafer|first2=Alex|last2=Ritman|work=Variety|date=August 28, 2024|access-date=August 28, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828104807/https://variety.com/2024/film/festivals/tim-burton-beetlejuice-2-not-for-money-didnt-watch-first-1236120087/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2025, Warner Bros. Pictures CEO [[Michael De Luca]] stated that a sequel was in the works.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2025-04-11 |title=Warner Bros' Mike De Luca & Pam Abdy: Playing Long Game, Mixing IP Like 'Bodyguard' Revamp & Bold Originals & Animation Despite Brutal Press |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/warner-bros-mike-de-luca-pam-abdy-courage-in-face-of-brutal-press-coverage-1236366618/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> However, in July 2025, Burton cast doubt on the possibility of a third film in an interview with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', stating that no one contacted him about it. In the same interview, [[Jenna Ortega]] stated she would be open to reprising her role as Astrid only if Burton was involved in directing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=2025-07-23 |title=Back in Black: Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton Break Their Silence on 'Wednesday' Season 2 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/jenna-ortega-tim-burton-wednesday-season-two-interview-1236325035/ |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of films set around Halloween]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Official website|https://www.beetlejuicemovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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