The Juice Is Loose
Michael Keaton and Tim Burton reunite to summon a screen legend back from the Afterlife, which means things are about to get strange and unusual all over again... It’s showtime!
Words Robb Sheppard
From the imagination of director Tim Burton, with Michael Keaton reprising his infamous paranormal protagonist, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice brings a cinema icon back to the big screen to make our millennium. For the uninitiated, and those that don’t believe in ghosts, the mischievous bio-exorcist makes his money by scaring the bejeezus out of the living.
It’s been thirty-five years since his last hilarious haunting, where an unearthly curse means “Beetlejuice” must be spoken aloud three times to get him out, and back into, his box. This time, the wise-cracking, fast-talking rent-a-ghost is on the run and ready to put the fear into three generations of the Deetz family.
This is bad news for Winona Ryder, who returns as grown-up goth Lydia Deetz and faces a reunion with her former phantasmal husband-to- be. Jenna Ortega was born to play Wednesday Addams and is as much a perfect fit here as Lydia’s wayward daughter, Astrid. Catherine O’Hara also returns as family matriarch, Delia. Following her unforgettable turn as the inimitable Moira Rose in Schitt’s Creek, she’s sure to squeeze everything out of her screentime.
Add to that the always interesting Willem Dafoe as ghost hunter Wolf Jackson and Monica Bellucci as Mrs Juice and you can see why we’re dead excited for this long-awaited sequel to the eighties smash.
Keaton Is King
Beetlejuice
The ghost with the most gets hired by a recently deceased couple to rid their home of its new, living lodgers. The rest, is history. The black and white striped suit, green hair, undead powers, and wicked sense of humour, this iconic role truly put Keaton in the spotlight.
Batman
Keaton first donned the cowl in Tim Burton's Batman back in 1989 where he faces Jack Nicholson's Joker. Nearly thirty-five years later, he suits up again for a fitting Bat send-off in The Flash.
Ken
Before Ryan Gosling declared "I'm just Ken," it was Michael Keaton who lent his voice as Barbie's boyfriend in the tear-inducing Toy Story 3. It turns out, one pack of tissues isn't Kenough.
