Beetlejuice 2 with Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder reportedly confirmed

PanARMENIAN.Net - Beetlejuice 2, a remake of the classic horror-comedy will begin production sometime this year, with cast members from the original 1988 film reprising their roles, KpopStarz reports.

Producer Seth Grahame-Smith hinted that the rumors were true in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

"I know Tim [Burton] is excited about the idea," he said. "Where it stands now is Tim's got to get ready to make ['Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'], and then hopefully we are set, deals are done, and we're waiting in the wings ready to go right after 'Peregrine's' wraps up. The ideal timeline is we're really getting into it toward the end of this year."

Grahame-Smith also also confirmed that Michael Keaton will definitely appear as the title character in "Beetlejuice 2."

"I've emailed with Michael Keaton. I know he's excited about the idea," he added.

Winona Ryder who played teen goth Lydia Deetz in the original movie has also been confirmed for the remake.

"[Burton] was doing press for 'Big Eyes' right before the holiday, and was getting the 'Beetlejuice' question, and sort of tipped people off that Winona [Ryder] would be back. Which yes, she will be back," he mentioned. "I think we landed on the right idea, landed on the right approach. It's just now making sure that -- for me -- I don't want to shit my pants in front of the entire world making a sequel to one of my favorite movies."

Tim Burton, director of the first two installments, doesn't consider the upcoming movie a "sequel."

"There's a script now that I think is closer to what it could be and I'm excited about it," Burton said in an earlier interview with Yahoo! Movies. "I wouldn't call it so much a sequel, but it'll have some characters [from the original 'Beetlejuice']. It's a bit too early to say but it's definitely something that's on my radar and something I'd love to do."

Producers of "Beetlejuice 2" have yet to announce a release date.