Tim Burton has revealed the real reason behind filming the Beetle juice sequel after 35 years.
During a conversation at the press conference for the upcoming film at the 81st Venice Film Festival Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceThe 66-year-old filmmaker shared that he didn't start filming the horror-comedy sequel “for money,” but rather for “personal reasons.”
“I didn't want to make a big sequel for money or anything like that, I wanted to do this for very personal reasons,” Tim said.
“I didn’t watch the first movie to prepare for this. I remembered the spirit of the movie and I remembered everyone who was here,” the director shared.
Previously, in an interview with VarietyTim revealed that he wanted to make the film “from the heart.”
“As you get older, sometimes life takes a turn and I, in a way, got a little lost,” the filmmaker commented.
“So for me, this movie was a renewal of energy, a kind of return to the things I love to do, the way I love to do them and with the people I love to do them with,” the director told the publication.
For those who don't know, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be released in US theaters on September 6.
