BEETLEJUICE 2 Cinematographer Explains Tim Burton's Move Is "a Story About Family"

I’ve been curious about the story that Tim Burton’s upcoming Beetlejuice 2 will tell. We really don’t know anything about the film other than who is starring in it, but during a recent interview with The Wrap, cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos has offered some additional insight. He explains that the movie will tell a story about family.

He explained: "At its heart 'Beetlejuice [2]' is a story about a family, and now it's 30 years later and what are the intricacies and the human condition in keeping a family together all that time set in the craziest world possible? That's why I choose projects. That human connection for me is always at the forefront."

The movie also stars Michael Keaton, who is returning to play the Ghost with the Most, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, Jenna Ortega as her daughter, Catherine O'Hara as Delia Deetz, Justin Theroux (The Leftovers), and Monica Bellucci (Irreversible, Spectre, The Apartment) as Beetlejuice’s wife in the story. Willem Dafoe is also in the movie and plays a ghoulish law enforcement officer in the Neitherworld.

The project started production this week with Burton directing from a script written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Wednesday and Smallville). The script was also worked on by Mike Vukadinovich, with earlier drafts from Seth Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg. Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith are producing. Danny Elfman is also returning to compose the score.

The movie will be released in theaters on September 6th, 2024.