‘Beetlejuice 2’ Scares Up 3-Minute Venice Standing Ovation for Michael Keaton and Jenna Ortega’s Performances in Kooky Sequel
variety.comVenice Film Festival has gotten off to a green-haired, gothic bang with Tim Burton‘s long-awaited sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which opened the festival with a 3-minute standing ovation.
The clapping would have most likely gone on much longer but the Venice programmers quickly dimmed the lights as Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’ Hara and Jenna Ortega took a bow and lapped up the applause.
But this cast didn’t break a sweat. Keaton and Burton drew loud hoots of applause as they signed dozens of autographs (though Burton refused a female fans’ request to draw “my next tattoo” in a notebook she was holding).
Ortega, looking radiant in a red Dior gown, soaked up the spotlight as the newcomer to the franchise, taking selfies with well-wishers inside the lobby of the theater.
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