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Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder face off once again in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ trailer

Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Warner Bros. Pictures’ comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice."

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(CNN) — Get ready everyone because the ghost with the most is back in town.

Warner Bros. Pictures released the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated sequel
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” on Thursday, a followup to the 1988 Tim Burton classic starring
Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. (Like CNN, Warner Bros. Pictures is owned by Warner
Bros. Discovery.)

Even in the brief minute-plus clip, much of the DNA that made the first movie so
captivating can be seen and felt, from Harry Belafonte’s calypso classic “Day-O (The
Banana Boat Song)” being heavily featured – along with the unmistakable and unsettling
deep synth chords of Danny Elfman’s soundtrack – to the locales, which include the red
covered bridge where Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) met
their end and the enchanted model town stowed away in the attic of their house. Ryder is
seen as Lydia – complete with her wayward black bangs – along with fellow returning cast
member Catherine O’Hara, reprising her fan-favorite role of Delia Deetz. The clip also
reveals a glimpse at new addition to the cast Jenna Ortega, seen riding a bicycle through
town much like her character’s mother did in the first film.

It all leads to the grand reveal of Keaton’s dastardly demon Beetlejuice, who rises from the
model town to the horror of Lydia and utters, “The juice is loose!”

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(From left) Catherine O’hara, Jenna Ortega,

Winona Ryder and Justin Theroux in
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” Parisa
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Starring Keaton, Ryder, Baldwin and Davis, the first “Beetlejuice” movie was a dark, funny
and inventive original story that turned into a critical and bankable success, spawning
cartoons as well as a recently-shuttered Broadway musical. The first film’s success was
largely thanks to the cast, featuring Keaton as a fast-talking and highly inappropriate
poltergeist who searches to take advantage of the “recently deceased” Maitlands as well as
their former abode’s new tenants, the Deetzes. “Beetlejuice” boasts one of the best
entrances of a character – Ryder’s gothic Lydia Deetz – in what was then her third-ever
screen credit. The movie also put O’Hara, Emmy-winning star of “Schitt’s Creek,” firmly on
the map in the delicious role of Lydia’s stepmother Delia.

Speculation about a potential sequel had been swirling for years, with CNN last reporting
in 2016 that Ryder thought “it would be great if it happened, if it was the right
circumstances.” Both Burton and Keaton also hinted a sequel was possible as early as
2013. According to a description from Warner Bros., the sequel’s cast includes Monica
Bellucci, Justin Theroux, “House of the Dragon ” star Arthur Conti and Willem Dafoe.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” – a nod to how the title character’s name should never be said
three times – will creep into theaters on September 6. 1

1. Even (incluso): You love me, even after the terrible things I've done?
2. Brief (breve): be brief, please.
3. Felt (sintió): I felt like screaming.
4. Away (lejos): keep away medicines from children
5. Fellow (compañero): He is a very decent fellow.
6. Success (Éxito): I respect your success.
7. Recently (recientemente): i recently bought car
8. Tenants : The tenant made a claim for payment.
9. Also (también): my mother also works very hard
10. Should (debería): You should eat more fruits and vegetables.

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