Michael Keaton to return for Beetlejuice 2 under one condition...

Similar to what Winona Ryder stated about her conditions regarding Beetlejuice 2, Michael Keaton has also stated he will return under one condition...

If Tim Burton returns to direct.


Yes, Keaton has gone on record saying he won't return as the freelance bio-exorcist if Tim Burton isn't directing. While speaking with MTV, he did say that the sequel is still in very preliminary stages and he is hopeful that Burton will return.
Seth Grahame-Smith has been working on the Beetlejuice sequel for close to two years now and there is still no real development on the project. It has just been announced and the actors from the first movie are just saying they'll return if Burton returns.

*shrug*

[Rumor] Tim Burton in talks for Beetlejuice 2

Beetlejuice 2 has been in negotiations for a couple years now and it kind of fell off the radar as of late. The project has revived a bit with news that director Tim Burton is apparently in talks to return to direct the sequel. Burton directed the original Beetlejuice back in 1988. Burton has stated his potential involvement depended on the quality of the screenplay being written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Apparently the script must be acceptable to Burton.
Filming for Big Eyes just wrapped and Burton is expected to direct Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Reports are saying his next film most likely won't be Beetlejuice 2, but his flirtation with the project is getting more serious.

Along with the rumored return of Tim Burton, it is also being rumored that Michael Keaton could return and reprise the role of Beetlejuice. Keaton has previously stated that he would love to reprise the role and would "do it in a heartbeat."


I don't even want this sequel to happen, but I will say that it makes me a tiny bit more comfortable with it if both Burton and Keaton return for the project.