Overview

• Warner Bros. co-CEO Mike De Luca announced in April that Beetlejuice 3 would enter development imminently.
• Tim Burton told The Hollywood Reporter in July that he was unaware of those plans and doesn’t necessarily see himself directing another installment.
• Jenna Ortega said she would never star in a third Beetlejuice without Burton at the helm, calling a non-Burton version disrespectful to the franchise’s identity.
• The 2024 sequel was helmed by Burton with an improvisational approach, reuniting Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara alongside Ortega.
• With studio intent at odds with the creative leads’ reluctance, the future of Beetlejuice 3 remains unresolved.