Tim Burton defends the casting of the 'Beetlejuice' sequel


Tim Burton defends the casting of the 'Beetlejuice' sequel

In it Beetle juice The sequel is missing some big names from the original film. However, director Tim Burton explains why he decided not to include the entire cast of the first film.

Missing from the 1988 classic are Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis, who played the ghost couple, Adam and Barbara.

Sharing the cause behind his decision, the Dumbo The star said People“I think what happened to me was that I didn’t want to just check all the boxes. So even though they were an incredible integral part of the first one, I was focusing on something else.”

She continued: “A sequel like this is really about time… That was my hook, the three generations of mother, daughter and granddaughter.”

And he added: “And that [would] be the core of everything. I couldn't have done it personally in 1989 or whenever.”

Although it's not part of the long-awaited sequel, Geena had already weighed in on the matter with her own theory.

“No, I'm not. I'm not in the remake,” he said. AND“Oh, did you expect me to be? Yeah, no, you know what? Because my theory is that ghosts don't age… Not that I have.

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