It seems like every week there's word from Hollywood that yet another classic movie is being eyed for a potential reboot. And just in time to welcome you back from your Labor Day holiday, Deadline reports that Warner Bros. Studios is setting up a reboot/sequel of the Beetlejuice franchise with producers David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith.
Of course this means that the 1988 original will be completely ignored, and in its place will be a glossier version filled with the most up-to-date technology and, most likely, a cheesy 3D gimmick. Katzenberg and Grahame-Smith are getting a pretty sweet deal to simply rehash a story that was told two decades ago.
The 1988 Tim Burton directed classic featured grotesque humor and a memorable performance by Michael Keaton, so we’ll have to be patient as the choices for director and main stars begin to slowly trickle down over the next few months/years in order to gauge if this new Beetlejuice will be something more than a cash grab.
[Via Deadline]
“Beetlejuice” Reboot On The Horizon At Warner Bros.
By Jason Serafino | Sep 6, 2011 | 2:54 pm | Permalink
Lorraine Titmuss September 6th, 2011 at 03:04 PM
One of the following recognisable actors with comedic experience will probably play Beetlejuice: Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Eddie Izzard, Jack Black, Steve Coogan
Ace September 9th, 2011 at 04:27 AM
Univercal Studeos is the copyright Holder not warner brothers they were jsut the destribators
Shawn September 9th, 2011 at 06:45 PM
What the fuck... I quit life. They should at least have Michael Keaton play Beetlejuice, he said he'd do it in a heartbeat about a year back anyways.