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The official trailer forBeetlejuice 2introduces an exciting new character related to the titular ghost’s backstory, which is a reminder of how absurd the original movie’s weird “romance” was. In addition to bringing back Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, and Catherina O’Hara as Delia Deetz, thecast ofBeetlejuice 2is recruiting some popular actors to tackle new roles in both the realms of the living and the dead for the upcoming sequel. One of these new actors is Monica Bellucci, who portrays a character briefly referenced in Tim Burton’s 1988 originalBeetlejuicemovie.
Monica Bellucci has joined thecast ofBeetlejuice 2as Delores, the deceased wife of Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice. Bellucci’s appearances throughoutBeetlejuice 2’s official trailerset her up as one of the film’s antagonists, with her character actively searching for the titular “bio-exorcist” in the afterlife and seen having a confrontation with Danny DeVito’s janitor ghost. Of course, the fact that Beetlejuice already has a wife who is still seeking him out complicates an aspect of theoriginalBeetlejuicemovie’s endingand his connection to another character.
Monica Bellucci’s Presence As Beetlejuice’s Wife Makes Lydia’s Role In The Original Movie Weirder
Beetlejuice was already married when seeking out a child bride
The final act of 1988’sBeetlejuicesees the titular character concoct a plan to force Winona Ryder’s Lydia into marrying him, which would allow him more freedom in roaming the worlds of the living and dead. The two ultimately never get through the “I do” and exchanging of rings part of the wedding ceremony, but it’s unclear if the marriage would have even been “legal” in the afterlife given he was already married.Monica Bellucci’s Delores finally explains the severed fingerand ring Beetlejuice gives to Lydia in the original movie, butherBeetlejuice 2character still makes the titular ghost’s decades-long infatuation with Winona Ryder’s Lydia even weirder.
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Ultimately, the introduction of Delores further highlights how much of a scumbag Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice is. It was already disgusting that the 600+-year-old Beetlejuice wanted to marry the 16-year-old Lydia and force her into that union, and it’s even worse knowing that,with Delores still around, Beetlejuice was collecting multiple brides in two different realms.Beetlejuice 2will certainly give more context as to why Beetlejuice sought to abandon Delores for Lydia, but it seems like it’ll only make his romantic interest in the teenageDeetz family membermore despicable.
Ultimately, the introduction of Delores further highlights how much of a scumbag Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice is.
How Beetlejuice 2 Is Teasing An Odd Love Triangle
The original movie’s “romance” just gets weirder and weirder
The originalBeetlejuicemovie never revealed what happened between Beetlejuice and Delores, but the fact that he had her severed finger in his pocket indicates a violent end to their romance. Now, over 30 years later,Delores is trying to find Beetlejuice while he’s still trying to find a way to make Lydia marry him. It’s unclear if Delores knows about Beetlejuice’s plans to marry Lydia, but if she’s actually in love with him, it teases a bigger conflict in the 2024 sequel. With Lydia seemingly romantically involved withJustin Theroux’s Rory, Beetlejuice in love with Lydia, and Delores likely in love with Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’sBeetlejuice 2has quite a twisted love triangle in store.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
