“Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega is sticking with Tim Burton as the actress is reportedly circling a role in the long-in-the-works sequel to the 1988 supernatural comedy “Beetlejuice” for Warner Bros. Pictures.
THR reports that Burton and Michael Keaton will return as director and star respectively with filming eyeing a late May or early June start in London. The project’s budget has not yet been set which may still impact things.
If a deal is made though, sources for the trade indicate Ortega would play the daughter of Lydia Deetz, the character played by Winona Ryder in the original. No word as yet on whether Ryder herself might return or if her character is even in the film.
Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara and Glenn Shadix also starred in the original film which grossed $80 million from a $15 million budget and is often considered one of Burton’s best films and certainly amongst his most accessible.
The casting talk arrives as Ortega stars in this weekend’s “Scream VI” which looks set to have a franchise-best debut.
The actress recently filmed Brian Helgeland’s “Finestkind” and Jade Halley Bartlett’s “Miller’s Girl”. She’s currently shooting Trey Edward Shults’ new film and will host SNL this weekend.
Source: THR
