The ghost with the most may return to make my millennium, if reports are to be believed. Yup, Tim Burton is in talks with Michael Keaton to reprise the latter’s role for a sequel to ‘Beetlejuice’. Ooh-er!
Sure, naysayers may poo-poo the idea and I’d hope the original’s use of Harryhausen-style practical effects would not be displaced by shiny CGI, but I’m in the ‘pro’ camp. And if they don’t get Keaton to sign on, I vote Russell Brand put on his best stripy suit and go all-out zany in his place. Say it with me: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetle…