The 'Beetlejuice' Sequel That Never Happened

(From L) US actor Willem Dafoe, US-Canadian actress Catherine O'Hara, US actor Justin Theroux, US actor Michael Keaton, Italian actress Monica Bellucci and US director Tim Burton pose during a Warner Bros Pictures photo opp as they arrive to promote "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" during CinemaCon 2024 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by Ronda Churchill / AFP) (Photo by RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP via Getty Images)

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The long-awaited sequel to Beetlejuice will finally arrive later this year - but it could have happened decades ago.

At one point, director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton were on board for a sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian.

It would have followed the gang to - obviously - Hawaii, where Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz would have summoned Beetlejuice to to save the locals with a magic surfing contest.

A few people, including Kevin Smith, took a crack at the script, but the movie never got off the ground.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be out Sept. 7th, starring Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Jenna Ortega.

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