Beetlejuice 2 replaces the live action Tim Burton movie adaptation I’ve wanted for 19 years

Warning! This article contains spoilers for Beetlejuice 2!I’ve always held out some hope that we might someday see a live-action adaptation of 2005’s dead brideWhether that meant in a film or on Broadway, but I now feel satisfied that Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice fulfilled the wish. dead bride remains one of Burton’s most beloved movies of the past 20 years, implementing his classic horror-comedy tones, unique character designs, macabre stories, and hyper tension for spooky musical numbers into a stop-motion animated film. The movie contains one of his most fantastic, distinctively macabre worlds, and Bringing it to life felt achievable given its similarity to Beetlejuice.

Tim Burton has never remade one of his feature films in a different format; The closest he came to this was adapting his 1984 live-action short film Frankenvenie In 2012, in a feature animated movie in 2012. Burton has rarely engaged in a proper return to one of his earlier projects and stories, with the 36-year delayed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice This is the first time since 1992 Batman Returns That he is helping a sequel to one of his movies. Therefore, a Life-struggle dead bride Movie does not seem to be on the horizonAnd if it never happens, I’m happy to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice As its replacement.

Beetlejuice 2 is a great replacement for a live-action Corsican movie

Corpse Bride & Beetlejuice 2 share many similarities

I’ve been interested for a long time to see what it would look like dead bride To be translated into a live-action format, and I feel like I get that desire fulfilled by Beetlejuice 2. dead bride And the original Beetlejuice Movie already Shared many thematic, design and style, character and story elementsAnd the 2024 sequel makes the comparisons even harder to ignore. Although the names of characters and more specific plot details are different, Beetlejuice 2 Feels like close to a live-fight dead bride Movie how we will get.

Beetlejuice And dead bride are these Two Tim Burton movies split between the realms of the living and the deadWith the living world being more bleak while the afterlife is colorful and vivid yet macabre. as with dead bride Characters Emily and Victor, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Also sees two “romances” with one living and one dead. The deceased Jeremy seduces and tricks Astrid when he takes her to the afterlife realm to try to steal her life, with the long-dead Betelgeuse looking to marry the living Lydia Detz for the second time.

not to mention, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice And dead bride Both include some notable song-and-dance sequences in the lands of both the living and the dead. Although Tim Burton’s 2024 horror comedy is not technically a musical, the dance scenes and songs in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Often make it feel that way. In addition, many of the Dead letters in Beetlejuice 2s afterlife are also given cartoonish deep blue or green coloring that reflects the designs of dead brides death figures. Some of the background characters in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Feel like they were plucked straight out of the land of the dead dead bride.

What seal the Beetlejuice 2 And dead bride Comparisons is Monica Bellucci’s character Delores, who is literally the 2024 movie’s “dead bride“ But much more evil. After Delores fatally poisoned Michael Keaton’s Betelgeuse on their wedding night, Betelgeuse killed Dolores by chopping her into pieces, ghosting her and then dressing her in a black wedding dress. dead brideEmily’s is similarly killed by her fiancé on their wedding night and wears her wedding dress in the afterlife. Combined with the blue hue of Emily’s character design, Delores’ stitched-up appearance resembles a live-action Sally from Tim Burton’s. The Nightmare Before Christmas.

With the added victories of a fantastic box office showing and positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Satisfies almost everything I would want from a live-action dead bride Movie. Plus, it comes from Tim Burton himself, rather than another filmmaker adapting his world and vision in a way that feels even more like an imitation of his style than a genuine translation of dead bride to another format.

A live-action Corse Bride movie would struggle to follow Beetlejuice 2

Beetlejuice 2 sets the bar high

Given how big Beetlejuice Beetlejuices character design, makeup and effects, and production design look, it is reasonable to believe that a live-action dead bride Movie would be able to successfully replicate the movie’s appearance. however, Beetlejuice 2 Being a hit also sets the bar and expectations much higher for a prospect dead bride Remake. From reviews to box office performance to the film’s stylish yet practical handmade design, successfully returning to a beloved Tim Burton property requires a special authenticity to be aesthetically pleasing in live-action while staying true to the original film.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Already had very high expectations given the beloved nature of the 1988 film, and it already had the benefit of Burton back in the director’s chair with Beetlejuice Cast members Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton and Catherine O’Hara return. Meanwhile another dead bride Movie would not have these benefits. A proper remake of a movie is typically perceived under a harsher lens than a legacy sequel, especially when it’s in a different filmmaking medium and new actors stepping into the iconic roles.

I’m excited for more original Tim Burton movies after Beetlejuice 2 (like Corpse Bride)

I’d rather see a brand new Tim Burton world come to life

One of the most exciting revelations about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Is that the movie confirmed Tim Burton successfully returns to the quirky, creatively free, comically macabre, practical, handmade approach to filmmaking that defined his early career. Although it was shown in a sequel, Beetlejuice 2 was a great reminder of how unique and original Tim Burton’s movies are as he crafted an original story and world to which he shares a deep personal connection.

Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, dead brideAnd Frankenvenie are some great examples of this, and I’m excited to see his creative rejuvenation lead to original projects of similar caliber in the future. Rather than watching a remake of live action dead bride, I look forward to the new movies that Tim Burton makes that introduce new worlds with the same unique creativity that led to the 2005 dead bride Or the 1988 Beetlejuice.

yet Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceTim Burton is already lined up to remake or continue spinoffs to other classic horror properties. In addition to directing Wednesday Season 2, its hit spinoff of The Addams FamilyBurton is attached to direct a remake of the 1958 sci-fi horror movie Attack of the 50 foot woman. As much as I love these projects, I’m even more interested in the next original one.”Tim Burton” movie with a fantastic new world reminiscent of Beetlejuice, dead brideAnd Edward Scissorhands.