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Michael Keaton is opening up about Batgirl.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael Keaton recently told GQ magazine that he wasn’t too upset when Warner Bros. scrapped the release of “Batgirl,” in which the actor reprised his iconic role of Batman opposite Leslie Grace in the title role. The studio shelved the film in August 2022 in a cost-cutting move.

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Henry Selick, the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, says that he has hidden Jack Skellington’s in every one of his films.

Jenna Ortega has recreated the “demure” viral TikTok trend while on set with her co-stars of the upcoming film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.The trend has bubbled up in recent weeks after the creator Jools Lebron began using certain phrases as a way of explaining to followers how she handles herself in public – being “very demure” while waiting to board a plane, or “very mindful” when on holiday, for example.Since gaining traction, there have been tens of thousands of posts on the platform using the word “demure” and referencing the trend, and now Ortega has brought it into a more mainstream setting.Appearing alongside Justin Theroux, who plays Ortega’s father in the film, Ortega mouths along to Lebron’s words, including smirking as she says, “I don’t come to work with a green cut crease,” while pointing at the shrunken-headed green prosthetic figure sitting behind her.Jenna Ortega doing the “demure” trend in a new video for ‘BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE’ pic.twitter.com/TIVJCCtqto— Complex Pop Culture (@ComplexPop) August 15, 2024Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the sequel to the 1988 cult classic, is out in cinemas on September 4, and sees director Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara returning to the franchise alongside newcomers Ortega, Willem Dafoe and Monica Bellucci.Ortega plays the rebellious Astrid Deetz, the daughter of Ryder’s Lydia, as the Deetz clan return home to Winter River following the death of Charles Deetz. See the film’s trailer below.In other Ortega news, the Wednesday star has recently been speaking about the issue of “political correctness” in Hollywood and how she feels it can “lack honesty”.“The business that we work in is so touchy-feely,” she said.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, the long-awaited Warner Bros sequel to the 1988 Tim Burton directed, Michael Keaton starring haunted comedy landed on three-week tracking this AM with an outlook of $65M-$75M — however, don’t be surprised if it does more for there’s too much fuel on this building box office bonfire.

Jenna Ortega pulled influence from Beetlejuice’s color palette while getting dressed to attend a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice fan event in Mexico on Wednesday (August 14).

Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton, Justin Theroux and Monica Bellucci step out for the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice photo call held at Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday (August 13) in Mexico City, Mexico.

Deadpool & Wolverine popcorn bucket went viral on social media, fans are getting excited about a range of new popcorn buckets for the upcoming new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film release.Micheal Keaton is due to return as the character Betelgeuse in upcoming sequel, having originally played the role in the 1988 Tim Burton classic.The film will see Burton return as director, as well as Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz and Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz, with the story set 40 years after the events of the first film.Jenna Ortega joins the franchise as Lydia’s daughter Astrid, while Monica Bellucci plays Beetlejuice’s wife. Willem Dafoe meanwhile will play ghost detective Wolf Jackson.The film, which has been in the pipeline for many years and was confirmed in 2022, is due for release on September 6, with production last year delayed slightly due to the Hollywood strikes.Ahead of its release, some US cinemas are already starting to share details of their Beetlejuice Beetlejuice themed popcorn buckets which could rival those of the recent Deadpool & Wolverine success.Regal Cinemas shared some images of their buckets which you can see below.The collection includes a Sandworm collectable container which is designed to look like one of the black and white striped sandworms from the film.

EXCLUSIVE: The Jackal Group CEO Gail Berman is expanding her executive team as part of her overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, adding Chris Markey as Senior Vice President and Jennifer Katz as Director of Development. Berman inked a three-year overall deal with Sony TV in May to develop and produce scripted series for cable and streaming platforms.

EXCLUSIVE: Hammer Films turns a spritely 90 years old later this year, and Sky is getting in on the celebrations.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros., Roblox and Fandango have teamed up to launch a virtual box office for Tim Burton’s upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel inside of the online gaming platform. Beginning Monday, Roblox users ages 13 and up in the U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Ortega is in final talks, we hear, to join JJ Abrams‘ secret untitled movie at Warner Bros.

Variety has discovered the biggest trends in the costuming world. And while last year the cosplay event included tributes to everything from “Barbie,” to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to “Cobra Kai,” this year’s event at SDCC is bigger and better than ever.New to the scene this year were even more Beetlejuice iterations, as the ghost with the most’s sequel, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” is set to open Sept.

The Venice Film Festival, a perennial awards platform, revealed another powerhouse lineup this morning, including Todd Phillips’ Joaquin Phoenix/Lady Gaga starrer Joker: Folie à Deux, Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut The Room Next Door with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s Daniel Craig starrer Queer, based on the William S. Burroughs novel, Pablo Larrain’s Maria Callas biopic Maria with Angelina Jolie, and Nicole Kidman A24 movie Babygirl.

Refresh for latest…: The lineup for the 81st Venice Film Festival is being unveiled this morning from the Library of the Historical Archive of La Biennale. Making the announcement are La Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and Venice Film Festival Artistic Director Alberto Barbera. Scroll down to see the full list of titles which will be updated as they are revealed.

20th Century Studios’ successful reboot of The Planet of the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, is streaming on Hulu on Aug. 2. That’s a great 85-day window since the movie opened in theaters to a notable $58.4M and current running domestic box office of $170.6M U.S./Canada, and $396.3M worldwide.

The new trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has just debuted online!

Composer Nomi Abadi has filed suit for defamation against composer Danny Elfman, according to media reports

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” — starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe — will open the upcoming Venice Film Festival. Burton’s follow-up to his 1988 comedy-horror classic, in which Keaton returns as the foul-mouthed, shape-shifting ghoul, will world premiere out-of-competition on Aug. 28 at the Lido’s Palazzo del Cinema with talent in tow.

Ellise Shafer The full international jury for this year’s Venice Film Festival has been unveiled. The lineup joining president Isabelle Huppert is director-heavy, consisting of James Gray (“Ad Astra”), Andrew Haigh (“All of Us Strangers”), Agnieszka Holland (“Green Border”), Kleber Mendonça Filho (“Bacurau”), Abderrahmane Sissako (“Bamako”), Giuseppe Tornatore (“Cinema Paradiso”) and Julia von Heinz (“Treasure”). “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” star Zhang Ziyi rounds out the jury.