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Just like the original , Tim Burton ’s bequest sequelBeetlejuice 2mixes the director ’s signature elaborated set excogitation with several existent - world locations . The result is that , despite its fantastical story , the movie always has a beachhead in reality , making use of several typical landmark to enhance the narrative . These locations do n’t just mirror the rural American limit ofBeetlejuice 2 ’s storybut also dilate the scope to let in some other regional and international context .
Ever since the achiever of the original 1988Beetlejuice , design for a follow - up have periodically waver and struggled to gain adhesive friction . An initial Hawaiian - localize sequel was canned after Burton and star Michael Keaton became depart byBatman Returns , while other planned projects fail before they began . Beetlejuice 2took 36 years to be made , but it promises to pick up the tarradiddle of Lydia Deetz ( Winona Ryder ) among theBeetlejuicesequel ’s returning character . The trailer has also confirmed that several options will be retained from the first film , informing the movie ’s filming locations .
East Corinth, Vermont Was Used For Exterior Shots Of Winter River, Connecticut
The Area In Vermont Was Used For The Original Beetlejuice
Just as in the originalBeetlejuicemovie , Beetlejuice 2uses the small town of East Corinth , Vermont , as a pedestal - in for the fabricated community of Winter River . The initialBeetlejuice 2trailer open up with a poignant viewgraph of the community , while subsequentfootage shows Jenna Ortega ’s Astrid riding a bike past several of the motion-picture show ’s significant turning point – including Miss Shannon ’s School for daughter . East Corinth ’s former Masonic lodge served as a procurator for the shoal , while other country of the town were also redecorated to matchBeetlejuice 2 ’s distinctive aesthetic to the first film .
While many of East Corinth ’s storefront were repurposed to give the picture show ’s exterior shots an air of authenticity , perhaps the most significant change to the townspeople came when the production use - build the Deetz ’s star sign . While interior shots were take elsewhere , the house ’s unique Gothic facade was recreated on a hillside overlooking the townspeople . However , agree toBloody Disgusting , " The sequel finds the rest home shrouded in filmy black drapery for a post - funeral sequence in which the house itself is in mourning , " which connects to the reveal ofCharles Deetz ’s death in theBeetlejuice 2trailer .
Additional Exterior Shoots Took Place In Melrose, Massachusetts
Melrose Was Decorated For Halloween
Given the yield ’s vehemence on re - using East Corinth , it is unsurprising that the originalBeetlejuicetown features in the majority of exterior scenes . However , due to unanticipated circumstances , Beetlejuice 2also had to use the town of Melrose , Massachusetts , in some successiveness . As reported byNBC Boston , some of the movie ’s Halloween sequences were shot in Melrose , with the township decorated for the October 31st holiday . Filming in Melrose also centered aroundOrtega’sBeetlejuice 2character , including more bike scenes and a succession arrange at a local home with a treehouse in the backyard .
The most illustrious tantrum in Beetlejuice is that of the dinner party and the song " Day - O " , which has an interesting origin that goes many years back .
Much Of The Interior Filming Took Place In England
An Old Boarding School Was Also Used
While the most distinctive elements ofBeetlejuice 2make full utilization of East Corinth and its tie-in to the original movie , some of the moving picture ’s natural process was filmed in England . Interior studio scenes forBeetlejuice 2all take home in London – a change from the original , which used the Culver City Studios in California . Again , the decision to found the product in England came amid uncertainness over the various strikes scheduled to take piazza in 2023 .
Although the London locations were essential forBeetlejuice 2 ’s extensive studio apartment work , they were not the only English preferences catch in the movie . AsThe Directconfirms , a wedding sequence for the flick was shoot in the Hertfordshire orbit . There were also scenes filmed at an forsake embarkment school , which is likely the school Astrid attends in the sequel , as teased by trailer footage .
How The Hollywood Labor Strikes Affected Filming Of Beetlejuice 2
The Tim Burton Sequel Experienced Several Delays
With the terror of the SAG - AFTRA strike hover in 2023 , take forBeetlejuice 2commenced in England before moving to the US short after . The labor strikes finally halt product despite only having a few days left of film the long - wait sequel . When the Hollywood parturiency strikes terminate , filmingBeetlejuice 2wrapped up almost right away , with final shoot taking stead November 2023 in Vermont and Massachusetts . Less than a class later , Beetlejuice 2was quick to hit its September release day of the month .
source : Bloody Disgusting , NBC Boston , The Direct
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