Geena Davis has explained why she’s not in Tim Burton’s upcoming sequel to 1988’s Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Speaking with Entertainment Tonight, per Deadline, Davis confirmed that she’s not starring in 2024’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
“No, I’m not. I’m not in the remake,” she said. “Oh, you were expecting that I would be? Yeah, no, you know what? Because my theory is that ghosts don’t age … Not that I have.”
Davis, who played Barbara Maitland alongside Alec Baldwin’s Adam Maitland in the first movie, added, “Our characters were stuck the way they looked when they died forever, so it’s been a while, it’s been a minute.”
Davis noted that she’d “heard” the first trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice had been released; however, she had not yet watched it at the time of the interview. “Somebody said they were crying, so I have to see the trailer,” she explained.
Watch the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice trailer below:
What is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice about?
“Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River,” the synopsis for the movie reads Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.”
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sees Michael Keaton reprise his role as the titular character. Also starring in the movie are Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Willem Dafoe, and Burn Gorman. Burton, who directed the original Beetlejuice, is helming the film, while the script was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice releases in United States theaters on September 6, 2024, from Warner Bros. Pictures.
