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Winona Ryderis throwing it back to 1988 with her look for thesequel toBeetlejuice.
On Thursday, Ryder was spotted wearing jet-black hair and sporting matching black clothing as she sat in the passenger’s seat of a car while filming a scene for the upcomingTim Burtonmovie, in which she is expected to reprise her role from the originalBeetlejuiceas Lydia Deetz.
The outlet reported that production on the new movie began in London last Wednesday, with Thursday’s filming taking place in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, north of the United Kingdom capital.
The first image ofStranger Thingsstar Ryder filming the long-anticipated sequel comes amid a smattering of casting reports in recent weeks, though plot details forBeetlejuice2remain unknown.
Ryder costarred alongsideAlec Baldwin,Geena Davis, Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones, Glenn Shadix and Keaton inBeetlejuice, which follows a shady spirit who helps a recently deceased couple drive out an unbearable family who moved into their home.
Multiple outlets reportedin March thatWednesday’sJenna Ortegaisin talks to starin the sequel as Lydia’s daughter. Last Thursday,The Hollywood Reporterreported thatMonica Belluccihadsigned on to play Beetlejuice’s wifein the upcoming film, withMichael Keatonexpected to reprise his titular role as well.
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The outletreportedfirst last week that Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are expected to reprise their roles in the sequel, whileJustin TherouxandWillem Dafoe, who is expected to play a law enforcement officer in the afterlife, are among its new cast members.
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As far back as 2011,Deadlinereported that producers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith had signed with Warner Bros. and aimed to create aBeetlejuicefollow-up. Director Burton, as well as Keaton and Ryder,expressed interestin making a sequel at different times throughout the 2010s.
Beetlejuice 2will release in theaters Sept. 6, 2024.
source: people.com
