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Puzzle #27 Answer

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was the link movie connecting Spider-Man: Homecoming and Iron Man 3.

Linked through Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega.

ComedyFantasyHorror 2024
The Connection
Spider-Man: Homecoming poster
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3 poster

Both Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega appeared in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

About Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

★ 6.9/10 ⏱ 1h 45m 📅 Sep 4, 2024

"The ghost with the most is back."

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Miles Millar, Seth Grahame-Smith, Alfred Gough

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Top cast

Michael Keaton
Michael Keatonas Beetlejuice
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryderas Lydia
Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortegaas Astrid
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoeas Jackson
Monica Bellucci
Monica Belluccias Delores
Arthur Conti
Arthur Contias Jeremy
Nick Kellington
Nick Kellingtonas Bob - Shrinker

Behind the camera

Producers
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Tim Burton, Marc Toberoff, Tommy Harper
Executive Producers
Anthony Tittanegro, Sara Desmond, Katterli Frauenfelder, Andrew Lary, Brad Pitt, David Katzenberg, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Pete Chiappetta, Larry Wilson, Laurence Senelick, Seth Grahame-Smith
Cinematography
Haris Zambarloukos
Editing
Jay Prychidny
Composer
Danny Elfman
Production Design
Mark Scruton
Costume Design
Colleen Atwood
Casting
Sophie Holland
Visual Effects
Angus Bickerton, Mathew Krentz, James Brennon-Craddock
Sound
James Boyle

Box office

Budget
$99.0M
Worldwide gross
$452.0M

Awards

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opened the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2024, and received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release in the United States and Canada on September 6, 2024.

Soundtrack

Score by Danny Elfman

The score for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was composed by Danny Elfman, a long-time collaborator of director Tim Burton, during the film's post-production phase.

Movie trivia

  • 1

    Plans for a sequel to Beetlejuice were announced soon after the original's success, but it took decades for the project to materialize, with various scripts and ideas proposed over the years.

  • 2

    Principal photography for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice took place in parts of England and the U.S. from May to November 2023, but was suspended for four months due to the 2023 actors' strike.

  • 3

    Michael Keaton and Tim Burton chose to maintain Betelgeuse's malicious and politically incorrect nature, reflecting their fondness for that character trait from the original film.

  • 4

    Winona Ryder, who reprises her role as Lydia Deetz, initially envisioned her character living as a spinster in the attic of the Maitland residence but appreciated the character's development in the sequel.

  • 5

    The character of Rory, played by Justin Theroux, was designed to be a character everyone wanted to see get his comeuppance, inspired by the original film's Otho character.

  • 6

    The film features a unique portrayal of Betelgeuse managing a call center in the Afterlife, staffed by shrunken-headed employees, showcasing a blend of humor and horror.

Themes

afterlifehaunted housesequelparanormalteenage girlgothicdeathnew englandghostunexpected deathmother daughter relationshipfantasysuburban gothicsurreal visualsghoulish humor

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