Beetlejuice 2: Jenna Ortega, Tim Burton, & Wednesday's Spooky Sequel

The world of cinema is always looking for hits! Fans love a good sequel! This time it is Tim Burton who delivers his follow-up project Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to the classic movie Beetlejuice.

A Beetlejuice Sequel With A Twist:

What is different about this? It has the charm of the first film with the addition of Jenna Ortega (star of Wednesday) playing Astrid. A truly clever choice that brings in new fans.

What makes it interesting? The writers for Wednesday were tapped for this project. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, helped bring back Tim Burton back into the limelight!

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Parallels Between Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Wednesday:

Astrid (Jenna Ortega) looking frightened in Beetlejuice 2 Image

There are obvious comparisons between these projects! With the star, writers and the direction.

The most notable are those around the character of Astrid.

Both Wednesday and Astrid have very similar character traits including this dry wit.
Both are very much loners and not social creatures
Their likes and interests seem very alike too.

In fact Astrid, can easily be seen as Wednesday 2.0 But in her unique approach.

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More Similarities:

Jenna Ortega in a high school hallway in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Image

It is not simply that the characters are similar but the environments that these characters are set in seem similar as well.

The stories begin at a very creepy boarding school!
Even though the storyline from the boarding school leaves Astrid out, It's what kickstarts the movie and shows off its exciting moments!
There's a strong comparison between the schools, Nevermore Academy in Wednesday, versus the one in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

If you didn't catch some of the subtle elements it seems these creative talents, are fans themselves!

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Subtle Easter Eggs:

Astrid's classmates laughing in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Image

The movie added its own unique elements such as Delores from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice re-emerging and this unique, animated arm might have some striking similarities to Wednesday's Thing., adding to its originality!

In fact, it goes beyond that and another storyline looks a lot alike:

Both stories, present their lead characters with a love interest, who ends up becoming a villain.
In a fun, exciting way to capture audiences "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has a new approach and more depth. The villain in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" might even attempt to steal life!

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A New Take On Iconic Scenes

Delores' hand crawls along the floor in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Image

Remember Wednesday's unforgettable dance scene? It looks like those at the helm wanted to bring something special, adding their spin to iconic dance scenes. There's nothing more that could be added because this scene, featuring Astrid in a dance! But not only her! Even Delia gets swept up and even if they don't get to do something incredible it may leave a unique impression.

Fans get an iconic song from Richard Harris, with "MacArthur Park", that helped create a new exciting scene.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice's Success:

Arthur Conti as Jeremy looking at Jenna Ortega as Astrid Deetz in Beetlejuice 2 Image

Bringing in these creative talents behind Wednesday.

Made it super fun to create some awesome callbacks!
The project looks to be successful! Those that came before seemed to enjoy this new film! They loved the fun callbacks and its nod to another iconic and critically beloved series!

It shows what kind of fun a project might be capable of and that includes its use of talent! "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" and the incredible success that is created in making a sequel to such an important classic.