‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: Tim Burton’s Delightfully Inventive Sequel Stays Loyal to Original Cult Classic While Deepening Human Stakes
Venice: Starring Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, and more new and returning stars, Burton has married his jamboree of gags, visual spectacle, and charming practical effects with a distinctly human tale.
Jenna Ortega Hits the Red Carpet for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Premiere in Venice
Jenna Ortega hit the red carpet at the 81st Venice International Film Festival at the world premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on Wednesday. Ortega joined her castmates Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara — who all starred in the 1988 original — as well as returning director Tim Burton. In the new film picking up […]
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Slays at Venice Premiere
Tim Burton couldn’t have wished for a better return from the dead. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the 36-years-in-the-waiting sequel to Burton’s 1988 cult horror-comedy hit, was greeted with a warm standing ovation at this year’s Venice Film Festival from the crowd upon its world premiere on Wednesday night. As the audience applauded for a nearly four-minute standing […]
‘Beetlejuice 2’ Scares Up 3-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega’s Performances in Kooky Sequel
The 2024 Venice Film Festival has gotten off to a green-haired, gothic bang with Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which opened the festival with a 3-minute standing ovation. The clapping would have most likely gone on much longer but the Venice programmers quickly dimmed the lights as Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’ Hara […]
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton Help Tim Burton Rediscover the Ghoulish Mischief of His Glory Days
Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux also star in the Venice opener, a sequel to the 1988 horror comedy about a renegade “bio-exorcist” liberated from the afterlife.
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: Tim Burton’s Lightweight Sequel Works as Ghostly Fan Service
The movie is just a lightweight riff on "Beetlejuice" — a piece of fan service, really. It doesn’t give you the full monster-kitsch jolt that the original film had. Yet there’s good fan service and bad, and as stilted and gimcracky as it can sometimes be, I had a pretty good time at "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Receives 4-Minute-Plus Ovation At Venice Film Festival World Premiere
The Ghost with the Most just took a 4 minute-plus bow in the Sala Grande as Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice world premiered as the opening movie of the Venice Film Festival this evening. After the movie ended, the crowd gave an enthusiastic 4-minute, 35-second bow clapping to the beat of the closing music. Unlike at […]
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: What The Critics Are Saying About Tim Burton’s Sequel Starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder & Jenna Ortega
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice had its world premiere this evening as the opening film of the Venice Film Festival. Its stars were out in force with Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Justin Theroux and Catherine O’Hara treading the carpet alongside director Tim Burton. The sequel’s synopsis reads: “After a family tragedy, three […]
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: It’s A Wonderful Afterlife For Tim Burton’s Joyously Macabre Sequel – Venice Film Festival
Oh no, you’ve done it now: You said that name three times, so he’s out! Yep, it’s Michael Keaton’s compellingly horrible undead Beetlejuice, still large as life and twice as unnatural, still with the sweaty black circles around his eyes, still barking and twitching like an automaton gone rogue. Thirty-five years after he last created […]
Jenna Ortega Made Sure She Wasn’t ‘Ripping Off’ Winona Ryder for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
"Wednesday" star Jenna Ortega shared at a Venice Film Festival press conference that her role in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" as the daughter of another goth icon plays with audience expectations.
Tim Burton Says He “Was a Little Bit Lost” Before Returning to His Roots With ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
Tim Burton is back, baby! The legendary cult filmmaker was in high spirits at the 81st Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The long-awaited and hotly-anticipated sequel to Burton 1988 fantasy-horror-comedy will open the 2024 Venice Film Festival Wednesday night. Burton said the movie felt like a return to his roots, […]
Tim Burton Didn’t Make ‘Beetlejuice 2’ to ‘Do a Big Sequel for Money’: ‘I Didn’t Even Watch the First Movie to Prepare’
Tim Burton said during the Venice Film Festival press conference for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” that he didn’t set out to make the sequel “for money” — in fact, he didn’t even rewatch the original before he started filming the sequel. Speaking on making a second installment 35 years after his 1988 cult original, Burton revealed, “And […]
Tim Burton Talks Being “Disillusioned” By Film Biz & Says ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Is Not A Sequel Cash Grab — Venice Film Festival
Thirty-six years after Tim Burton and Michael Keaton collaborated on classic supernatural comedy Beetlejuice, the pair are unveiling the sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice here at the Venice Film Festival. The follow-up will have its gala world premiere this evening after having screened for the press this morning. Meeting with reporters this morning, Burton was joined by […]
Jenna Ortega Believes She Read for ‘Dune’ in ‘Very Secret’ Audition: ‘I Think It Was Zendaya’s’ Role
Jenna Ortega has a hunch that she auditioned for Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” adaptation six years ago. During a Buzzfeed interview, the actor shared that she was excited to meet with the director when the project was still in development. “I think I auditioned for ‘Dune’ when I was about 15,” the 21-year-old actor said when […]
Jenna Ortega Thinks She Auditioned for Zendaya’s Role in ‘Dune’: “Everything Was Very Secret”
Jenna Ortega is pretty sure she auditioned for Zendaya’s role in Dune. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice actress said she was 15 when she went in for the interview. “I think it was Chani, I think it was Zendaya’s,” Ortega recalled in a BuzzFeed interview. “But they weren’t saying that, everything was very secret.” Ortega added that […]
Jenna Ortega Was Safe From Set Misconduct as a Child Star Because Mom ‘Watched Over Me Like a Hawk,’ Says ‘Child Acting Is Strange’ and ‘There’s Times I Regret It’
Jenna Ortega got her start in Hollywood as a child actor at age 9 and quickly gained a following with roles on hit series like Disney Channel’s “Stuck in the Middle.” She recently told The New York Times that she never endured misconduct as a kid on sets because her mother “watched over me like […]
Jenna Ortega Deleted Her Twitter Account After Being Sent Explicit AI-Generated Images of Herself
The young actress was only 12 when she first experienced the depths of depravity online trolls are willing to plunge.
Jenna Ortega Quit Twitter After Seeing Explicit AI Photos of Herself as a Teen: It’s ‘Dirty Edited Content’ and ‘It’s Terrifying. It’s Corrupt. It’s Wrong’
Jenna Ortega revealed in an interview with The New York Times that she quit Twitter after seeing explicit images of herself generated by AI when she was a teenager. She also became inundated with messages from fans that ranged from “disgusting” to “absurd.” “I hate AI,” Ortega said. “I mean, here’s the thing: AI could […]
Winona Ryder Says ‘Beetlejuice’ Role Lydia “Was Hard To Imagine” As Adult
Although her hairstyle appears to have remained the same, Winona Ryder had her work cut out for her in updating the character of Lydia Deetz. The Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star said the role in Tim Burton‘s upcoming sequel, which premieres Sept. 6, was “hard to imagine” as an adult after first playing Lydia as a death-obsessed […]
Jenna Ortega Reveals She Deleted Twitter After Receiving Explicit AI Images of Herself as a Teen: “It’s Disgusting”
Jenna Ortega is opening up about her personal experience with the negative side of artificial intelligence. During a recent conversation on The Interview podcast for The New York Times, the Wednesday star recalled a disturbing encounter she had on social media as a teen that led her to shut down her Twitter, now known as X, account. […]
Jenna Ortega Says She Deleted Twitter After Receiving AI-Generated Explicit Images Of Herself As A Child
Jenna Ortega revealed she deleted her Twitter account after receiving AI-generated pornographic DMs of herself as a child. Speaking to the New York Times in advance of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the second season of Netflix‘s Wednesday, the actress reflected on growing up in the spotlight and navigating her identity as a young woman in Hollywood. […]
Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega Kiss and Murder Each Other in Hilariously Gory ‘Taste’ Video
The “graphic violence” warning that appears at the beginning of Sabrina Carpenter’s video for her brand-new single “Taste — from her just-released sixth album “Short n’ Sweet” — has one thinking at first that the playful revenge fantasies of the two previous videos have gotten serious. But strange as it might sound, the murder weapons, […]
Michael Keaton Snuck Up Behind Jenna Ortega as Beetlejuice and Scared Her Before They Even Had Met: ‘He Had Molds Peeling Off His Face’
Jenna Ortega met Beetlejuice before she met Michael Keaton on the set of Tim Burton’s long-awaited “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” During an interview on “The Tonight Snow,” Ortega was asked about what it was like meeting an icon like Keaton for the first time when he’s playing one of his most iconic characters. The answer is scary. […]
Sabrina Carpenter Gives “Taste” Of New Music Video Featuring Jenna Ortega
Sabrina Carpenter shared a teaser of her upcoming music video “Taste,” which features Jenna Ortega. The “Please Please Please” singer took to social media to share a 16-second teaser of her new music video, which will be released on Friday. In the preview, Carpenter is seen grabbing a knife from a bed full of weapons. […]
Jenna Ortega Thought She Was ‘Disassociating’ Seeing Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice: ‘I Had to Stare at My Hands’
In a new interview on the upcoming legacy sequel, Ortega also jokingly shared how it was "a dream" to work with the sand-worms featured in the original film.
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Set To Pop $65M-$80M Opening As Jenna Ortega-Michael Keaton Sequel Hits Tracking – Early Look Box Office Update
UPDATED: NRG just reported an $80M opening weekend for Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. PREVIOUS: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited Warner Bros sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton-directed haunted comedy starring Michael Keaton, landed on three-week tracking this AM with an outlook of $65M-$75M — but don’t be surprised if it does more for there’s too much fuel on […]
Winona Ryder Says Filming ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’ Was a ‘Religious Experience’
Ryder and co-star Jenna Ortega recently spoke with Vanity Fair to discuss the "sacred" bond they formed on set of the upcoming legacy sequel.
Jenna Ortega Says That By Being Politically Correct, “We Lose A Lot Of Our Humanity And Integrity”
Jenna Ortega has opened up about what happened with Scream 7. During an interview with Vanity Fair, Ortega was asked about her support of Palestine amid the Gaza conflict. Her Scream co-star Melissa Barrera was fired for sharing comments on the subject, and Ortega later exited the film, citing production conflicts with Season 2 of […]
Jenna Ortega Says Everybody in Hollywood Wants to Be ‘Politically Correct’ but That ‘Lacks Honesty’ and Makes Us ‘Lose a Lot of Our Humanity and Integrity’
Jenna Ortega shared her thoughts to Vanity Fair about the intersection of Hollywood and politics, mainly how the need for actors to be politically correct often contributes to their loss of integrity. The actor left the “Scream” franchise last year one day after her co-star Melissa Barrera was fired due to social media posts about […]
Jenna Ortega Says Hollywood Is Too ‘Touchy Feely’: Being ‘Politically Correct’ Makes People Lose ‘Integrity’
"Imagine if everyone could say what they felt and not be judged for it."
Jenna Ortega Reveals Denzel Washington Movie That “Changed the Entire Course of My Existence”
Jenna Ortega is revealing the name of the Denzel Washington film that inspired her to start her acting career. The Emmy-nominated actress, who has gone on to star in hit projects including the Scream franchise, You, Wednesday and the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sequel, recently told Vanity Fair in a wide-ranging interview that it was 2004’s […]
Jenna Ortega Says Approaching ‘Everything I Do With the Confidence of the Average White Man Changed My Life’ and ‘Made Me Feel Better’
Jenna Ortega was asked in a Vanity Fair video interview about one of the best pieces of advice she’s ever received from a mentor; her answer traced back to her cello instructor on “Wednesday.” The advice pertains to Ortega’s own doubts and insecurities whenever she’s tackling a new challenge. All the actor has to do […]
Jenna Ortega Reflects on Controversial ‘Wednesday’ Writers Room Comments: ‘I Probably Could Have Used My Words Better’
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Jenna Ortega reflected on the controversial comments she made in March 2023 about changing her character’s lines on Netflix’s “Wednesday,” admitting, “I probably could have used my words better in describing all of that. I think, oftentimes, I’m such a rambler. I think it was hard because I […]
Jenna Ortega on Backlash to ‘Wednesday’ Writers Comments: “Could Have Used My Words Better”
Jenna Ortega is saying she “could have used [her] words better” when she spoke about changing lines for her Wednesday character and questioning the writers’ intentions in a podcast appearance last year that sparked backlash. Speaking to Vanity Fair for a cover story that posted online on Tuesday, Ortega said, “I probably could have used […]
Jenna Ortega Looks Back On Controversial ‘Wednesday’ Writers Comments: “I Probably Could Have Used My Words Better”
Wednesday star Jenna Ortega is reflecting on some controversial comments she made in a March 2023 interview about changes she made to her character’s lines while on-set. “I probably could have used my words better in describing all of that. I think, oftentimes, I’m such a rambler,” she tells Vanity Fair. “I think it was hard […]
Jenna Ortega Recalls TV Writers’ Wrath After ‘Wednesday’ Comments: ‘I Felt Like a Caricature’
"It was hard because I felt like had I represented the situation better, it probably would've been received better."
Jenna Ortega in Talks to Join Glen Powell in J.J. Abrams Movie
Jenna Ortega is in talks to join Glen Powell in the new J.J. Abrams movie set up at Warner Bros. Little is known about the project that was written by Abrams and will be produced by his Bad Robot, which has an overall deal with the studio. Both Ortega and Powell were recently flagged as […]
Jenna Ortega In Talks To Board J.J. Abrams’ Secret Glen Powell Movie At Warner Bros – The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Ortega is in final talks, we hear, to join J.J. Abrams’ secret untitled movie at Warner Bros. The Wednesday and Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice star will star opposite Glen Powell, who is also finalizing his deal. Few details are known about the movie, other than it’s not a time-travel movie. Abrams wrote the script and […]
Miranda Cosgrove & Pierson Fode To Topline Netflix Rom-Com ‘The Wrong Paris’
EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Cosgrove (Mother of the Bride) and Pierson Fode (The Man from Toronto) have signed on to star in The Wrong Paris, a new romantic comedy that Janeen Damian (Irish Wish) will direct for Netflix. Written by Nicole Henrich, the film centers on Dawn (Cosgrove), who is desperate to get to France for a […]
New ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Trailer: Winona Ryder Recruits Michael Keaton’s Ghost With the Most to Help Her Daughter
A new trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reveals the new misadventures in the afterlife for Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) and her daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega). Like her mom, Astrid is a bit of an outcast. She has to deal with a gaggle of mean girls at her prep school. As they cackle at seeing Astrid’s reaction […]