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It’s showtime forWinona RyderandJenna Ortega!
The two actresses were spotted on the set ofBeetlejuice 2in Hertfordshire, England, on Wednesday, filming what appeared to be a wedding scene as Ortega, 20, wore a tulle-laden gown — in white, as opposed to the red multi-tier ruffled one Ryder, 51, sported back in the original movie.
Ryder, who reprises her role as Lydia Deetz fromTim Burton’s 1988 film,was dressed in her goth character’s signature black and even sported Lydia’s iconic hairstyle, complete with spikey bangs.
Back in March, multiple outlets reported thatOrtega was in talks to starin the movie, playing the daughter of Ryder’s character.
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Ryder costarred alongside Keaton, 71, plusAlec Baldwin,Geena Davis,Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Jones and the lateGlenn ShadixinBeetlejuice, which follows a shady spirit who helps a recently deceased couple drive out an unbearable family who moved into their home.
Days after Ortega’s casting was announced, news broke thatMonica Bellucci— who recently confirmedshe is dating Burton, 64 — is among the new cast members in the sequel. TheMafia Mammastar is set to play Beetlejuice’s wife.
Willem Dafoealso joined the cast and is believed to be playing a law-enforcement officer in the afterlife, perThe Hollywood Reporter.
Justin Therouxis also set to appear in theBeetlejuice 2, though his role has yet to be revealed, while O’Hara, 69, will return as Lydia’s eccentric stepmother, Delia Deetz.
Jenna Ortega.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
AtEmpire’s VIP event earlier this month, Keaton raved about how amped he is to be back at it as the mischievous “bio-exorcist,” saying, “Beetlejuiceisthe most f—in' fun you can have working. It’s so fun, it’s so great. And you know what it is? We’re doing it exactly like we did the first movie.”
“[Tim] and I were talking about it years and years ago, never telling anybody,” he continued. “We’ve both said we’re doing it many times. We both agreed, if it happens, it has to be done as close to the way we made it the first time. Making stuff up, making stuff happen, improvising and riffing, but literally handmade stuff like people creating things with their hands and building something.”
Despite much of the cast’s return, Baldwin, 65, and Davis, who starred as Adam and Barbara Maitland in the original movie, may be unable to revisit their characters.
In October 2022, Davis, 67, told PEOPLE that she “wouldof course like to revisit” theBeetlejuiceworldagain but knows that, with her and Baldwin’s characters being ghosts, the actors’ more mature looks may be difficult to explain.
“I have a feeling that ghosts don’t age,” she said. “How would they explain that they’re older?”
source: people.com
