On March 22, the sequel to the fantasy horror comedy film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" directed by Tim Burton released a preview trailer. The Beetlejuice returns after 36 years.
The film has a luxurious cast, including: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara return to star, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci , Willem Dafoe newly joined.
"The Master of the Underworld 2" is scripted by Alfred Goff and Miles Miller ("Key No. 4"), and Brad Pitt's Plan B company participates in the production. The film was completed at the end of November last year. According to Tim Burton, the film was also affected by the Hollywood writers and actors' strike during the filming process, and the production cost increased slightly.
The previous work " The Great Master of the Underworld " (Beetlejuice) was released in 1988. It tells the story of a couple who died in an accident and became ghosts. They still wanted to live in the original house, so they invited a great wizard from the underworld "Beetlejuice" Juice” in an attempt to scare the new residents away. The film has a good reputation, with a Douban score of 7.7 and more than 16,000 ratings. "The Master of the Underworld" earned a global box office of US$75 million at a cost of US$15 million. It also won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and other awards, and was also selected as one of the top 100 comedy films in AFI's 100-year film history.
It is worth mentioning that in the list of "Ten Most Anticipated Movies by North American Audiences in 2024" announced by fandango, the largest ticketing website in North America, "The Expendables 2" beat "The Expendables: Frozen City" and "" Films such as "Dune 2" and "Venom 3" ranked second, second only to "Deadpool 3/Deadpool and the Dead".
In the list of "The Most Anticipated Movie Characters of 2024" released by fandango, the archmage "Beetlejuice" played by Michael Keaton ranked third.
"The Master of Hell 2" will be released in North America on September 6.