Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Trailer Reveals Closer Look At Michael Keaton’s Return To Living World & Big Wedding
Summary
A new update forBeetlejuice Beetlejuicereveals further details about Willem Dafoe’s character. Following up on his hit 1988 film after decades, Tim Burton steps into the director’s seat again forBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, which continues the tale of the Deetz family.Beetlejuice Beetlejuicefeatures a leading castincluding Dafoe, Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Danny DeVito, and Burn Gorman.
PerEmpire, new details have been revealed about Dafoe’sBeetlejuice Beetlejuicecharacter.Dafoe’s character is named Wolf Jackson, a former actor who is now the head of the Afterlife Crimes Unit. Dafoe described the character as “not a normal role” and emphasized the importance of finding the right “tone” for the character.
It’s not a normal role. The most important thing for me was to find the tone. It had to be rooted but it also had to be free enough that you could play with it. I take my cue off of [Michael Keaton]. You take your cue off of the world.
How Dafoe’s Role Will Help Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Dafoe Will Fit In With The Strange Appeal Already Established
Dafoe’s Wolf Jackson is one of the new characters that will be introduced inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice. The most notable returning character is Keaton’s Beetlejuice, but the film will also see Ryder reprise her role as Lydia, this time years older and now a mother. AsBeetlejuice Beetlejuicetraces the legacy of the Deetz family, it will be fascinating to see the intertwining of familiar faces from the ‘80s film with newer roles such as that of Astrid and Wolf.
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Though he is playing a new role, it seemsDafoe is careful not to reinvent the wheel. He wants to “take [his] cue off of” Keaton, whose outlandish stylings provide the idiosyncratic kinesis thatBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceneeds to thrive. One cannot have aBeetlejuicemovie without its titular oddball, so it is of the utmost importance that any new characters fit into the fold. Dafoe’s reports make it sound like he has taken the time to “find the tone” and nail thisBeetlejuice Beetlejuicerole.
Dafoe’s character will fit in with the general esthetics of the sequel film. One of the key aspects of the original was its over-the-top effects, something that the sequel film appears to have maintained according to theBeetlejuice Beetlejuicetrailers. The look of Wolf Jackson is almost cartoonish in nature, which fits in smoothly with the playful esthetics of the film as a whole.
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Cast
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
