Catherine O’Hara is not here for the hatred when it comes to what’s to come Beetlejuice Consequence.
“If people don’t like it, fuck them,” O’Hara, 70, told the crowd before new footage from the film was unveiled at CinemaCon on Tuesday, April 9 Weekly entertainment.
The Canadian actress added that the film is titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuicewill share some similarities to the original 1988 cult classic, meaning people can expect both scary and funny moments throughout.
O’Hara was accompanied at the event by the director Tim Burton and some of her castmates, including Michael Keaton, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci And Willem Dafoe who couldn’t help but rave about the film.
“I’m telling you this, it’s really fucking good,” Keeton, 72, shouted to the audience. “This cast is so good. Everyone is so damn funny. It’s unbelievable how funny these guys are. I was really excited to see if we could do it again, but every day it got more fun.”
Burton, 65, also chimed in, sharing a sentimental statement to everyone in attendance.
“It’s really very personal, emotional and special,” he revealed. “To me it’s like a strange big home movie.”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will hit theaters this fall, 36 years after the release of the first film. Not only will it welcome back O’Hara as Delia Deetz and Keeton as Beetlejuice, but also Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz. The OG cast will be added Jenna Ortegawho will portray Lydia’s teenage daughter Astrid.
While most information about the remaining roles is being kept under wraps, it has been revealed that Bellucci, 59, will play Beetlejuice’s wife, while Theroux, 52, will play a mysterious character named Rory. Dafoe, 68, will take on the role of a police officer in the afterlife.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice takes place in the same fictional town of Winter River, Connecticut. The film follows Delia and Lydia as they return to the same house where they previously lived with Astrid after an unexpected death in the family. As they settle into their new home, Astrid comes across an old figurine model of the city in the attic, which accidentally opens a portal to the afterlife – and brings Beetlejuice back into everyone’s lives.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be in theaters and IMAX on September 6, 2024.