Michael Keaton didn't want Beetlejuice to 'drive' the sequel
Michael Keaton didn't want Beetlejuice to be the main character in 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'.The 72-year-old Hollywood star is reprising the iconic role for the upcoming sequel to the 1988 horror comedy classic, and before agreeing to the comeback, he wanted to ensure Beetlejuice wasn't steering the story.He told GQ: “The idea was, no, no, no, you can’t load it up with Beetlejuice, that’ll kill it."He explained: “I think the Beetlejuice 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.”Tim Burton's character remains a "sicko".Keaton said: “He’s a thing. He’s more of a thing than a he or a she, he’s more of an it.
- 8/20/2024
- by Lizzie Baker
- Bang Showbiz
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