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A tormentor forBeetlejuice 2confirms how Michael Keaton ’s iconic character died , which was depart a whodunit in Tim Burton ’s 1988 original movie . Bringing back Keaton as the titular diabolic ghost , Beetlejuice 2dives deeper into his personal backstory and origins as he ’s summoned by theDeetz family membersfor the first metre in over 30 days . While the originalBeetlejuiceonly suggest at who he was prior to death , the 2024sequel actually gift a glimpse at Keaton ’s iconic character when he was alive – including a scene of the import he dies .

Beetlejuice ’s origins were more vague in the 1988 picture show , but it was revealed that the ghostwriter had been around for over 600 years , ashe advert living through the Black Plague . His original backstory also includes a preceding wedding and serve as Juno ’s help before going out on his own to do “ freelance bio - dispossession , ” the latter of which could be complicated by the freshly break context of Beetlejuice ’s death . Themanner of his death is exhibit during a flashback scene about his wedding to Delores inBeetlejuice 2 , which does n’t align with his implied demise from the original film .

Delores Killed Beetlejuice By Poisoning Him During The Black Plague

Beetlejuice Was Murdered By His Wife At Their Wedding

A new TV spot teasing thestory ofBeetlejuice 2(viaX ) , which has seemingly since been deleted by Warner Bros. Mexico , reveals that the sequel features a pitch-black - and - white scene of Keaton and his ex - wife , Delores , before they marry . In gain to showing Beetlejuice as a grave robber during the Black Plague , the vista show his foreboding wedding with Monica Bellucci ’s Delores . During the marriage , it ’s reveal thatDelores fatally poison Beetlejuice ’s wine-coloured deoxyephedrine . In retaliation , Beetlejuice kill Delores by hitting her with an axe , explain her facial scrape in the hereafter .

Therefore , Beetlejuice 2finally explains the way of his expiry by confirming thatBeetlejuice was killed by his ex - married woman . It ’s still unclear exactly why Delores kill Beetlejuice , but his fatal revenge against her before succumbing to the poison led to her becoming a “ person sucker ” flavour in the afterlife . She can even be seen sucking the soul from Danny DeVito ’s custodialBeetlejuice 2character , suggesting she intends to do the same to Beetlejuice . The original motion picture divulge that becoming a “ drop off soul ” after an exorcism is “ death for the dead , ” which may be what Delores intend to inflict on Beetlejuice .

It direct 36 years , but Beetlejuice 2 finally clear a mystery presented during Beetlejuice and Lydia ’s nuptials scene from the original movie .

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Since it ’s suggested that Delores and Beetlejuice off each other within a matter of moments , it ’s indecipherable how the two went through a divorce in the hereafter . Whether divorces exist in that realm or their separation for six 100 plainly led them to be name to as ex - spouses , Beetlejuice and Delores ’ reunion inBeetlejuice 2begs some questions about the logistics of their marriage . moreover , it’sunclear when and why Beetlejuice decided to chop off Delores ’ fingerto keep her wedding band , which he afterward attempt to give Lydia inBeetlejuice ’s 1988 movie termination .

Beetlejuice’s Death Repeats Another Tim Burton Movie’s Death Twist

Beetlejuice 2 Shares Even More Similarities With Corpse Bride

While there were already exciting thematic overlaps andsimilarities between Tim Burton’sBeetlejuiceandCorpse Bridemovies , his 2024 continuation pull in these comparisons more difficult to ignore . Beetlejuice ’s last and parentage now partake even more similarity to the decease of Emily , the nominal stagnant character inCorpse Bride . BothBeetlejuice and Emily were kill by their intended spouses at their nuptials , severally condemn them to fates in the realm of the hereafter and the Land of the Dead .

Theend ofCorpse Bridereveals that Emily was antecedently engaged to Lord Barkis , who killed her on their wedding day . Lord Barkis survived and later on set about to conjoin Victoria or else , until several resident physician from the Land of the Dead fall upon him at his second wedding ceremony and vengefully killed him . Michael Keaton ’s Beetlejuice is now break to have suffered a similar fate , as he was poisoned by his married woman at their wedding . However , Delores is arguablyBeetlejuice 2 ’s interlingual rendition of the “ corpse bride,”as she stay in the black dress she get into at their wedding for timeless existence .

BeetlejuiceandCorpse Bridealso portion out the plot spot of the dispatch titular eccentric by and by essay to espouse a living person ; Beetlejuice tries to marry Lydia , while Emily tries to marry Victor .

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Is Beetlejuice’s Death A Retcon? How The Original Movie Hinted At A Different Fate

Beetlejuice’s Former Civil Servant Position Implied A Different Dark Demise

How Beetlejuice died before the 1988 Tim Burton movie take in sense , but it may contravene with the implications behind his last from the original . Beetlejuice 2appears to be thrive on and contribute some twists to the rules outline about the hereafter in the first movie , which include what ghosts are drive to work in the afterlife ’s bureaucratism . In the 1988 motion-picture show , Otho ( Glenn Shadix ) mentions that ghosts who go bad by self-annihilation become civil servants in the afterlife . This title is affirm by theghosts consider working in the Neitherworld , who all appear to have died by self-annihilation , including Juno .

Therefore , since Beetlejuice once worked as a polite servant in the afterlife when he was Juno ’s assistant , it was believed that he also pop off by self-destruction . There were n’t any seeable marks that revealed how exactly he would have conk in that personal manner , unlike the other civil servants , but it put up to a darker , orphic conception of his case . However , Beetlejuice 2reveals that he did n’t die by suicide – he was murdered , beg the question of why he was presumptively force to be a polite servant .

It ’s involve that Beetlejuice was a solemn robber and criminal while still alive , so his positions in the bureaucratism may be a punishment for his crimes .

Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder from original Beetlejuice next to Ryder as Lydia in Beetlejuice 2

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Since Tim Burton ’s original motion-picture show did n’t have a clearly - tailor account for who can work in the hereafter ’s bureaucratism , Beetlejuice ’s end in the sequel is n’t necessarily a retcon . While it may be the lawsuit that all ghosts who die by felo-de-se become civil handmaid , the afterlife may force trace who died in alternate ways to this eonian fate as well . It ’s implied that Beetlejuice was a grave robber and felonious while still live , so his positions in the bureaucracy may be a punishment for his criminal offence . instead , Beetlejuice may have simply elect to take a position as a caseworker after decease .

A subtle item in the official trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice seems to have confirmed the tragical circumstances of Charles Deetz ’s death .

It was n’t exonerated how ghosts who had institutionalise flagitious crimes while still alive were punished , butBeetlejuice 2implies that the titular ghost ’s homicide forced him into an afterlife of civic religious service . consider Willem Dafoe wizard inBeetlejuice 2as the hereafter detective Wolf Jackson , his investigating and hunting for both Beetlejuice and Delores will belike divulge more entropy around these rule . Without Sylvia Sidney ’s Juno in the sequel , another character will have to provide more clarity about the rules that regularize the afterlife and its rum bureaucratism .

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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the continuation to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a repulsion - comedy that involve ghostwriter judge to scare off new homebuyers from taking their theatre . The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the screaming and sleazy spectre with selfish intentions , now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role .

Tim Burton ’s Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton as the titular " bio - exorcist " , an objectionable heart who specialise in driving living resident out of homes . When Barbara ( Geena Davis ) and Adam Maitland ( Alec Baldwin ) become flat all of a sudden , they pass into the spirit kingdom , and must abide in their base . However , in the live world , the Deetz family buy the house and moves in , inspire the Maitlands to enlist the avail of Beetlejuice to labor them away .

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Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton as the titular “bio-exorcist”, an obnoxious spirit who specializes in driving living occupants out of homes. When Barbara (Geena Davis) and Adam Maitland (Alec Baldwin) die suddenly, they pass into the spirit realm, and must stay in their home. However, in the living world, the Deetz family purchases the house and moves in, prompting the Maitlands to enlist the help of Beetlejuice to drive them away.

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