Nobody's told Tim Burton about Beetlejuice 3

Reiterating the same logic he trotted out on the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice press tour, Burton said, “It took 35 years to make the second one, so by that time I’ll be 105. I know those odds are not good. I really, really enjoyed making this one, and [Warner Bros.] didn’t even really want to do it. We did it the same way I did the first one, with the actors doing improv. It was beautiful to see some of the old cast and have Jenna. But it’s like trying to re-create the Wednesday dance scene. I love the characters, but I don’t necessarily see it.”

Ortega speculated that perhaps she’d also be replaced (“Maybe [her character] Astrid dies and goes to heaven instead [of the films’ Netherworld]. They should just take Baby Beetlejuice on tour and send him to Hawaii”). Certainly, she wouldn’t sign on for a threequel without Burton involved. “I also think anybody would be really wrong to get behind that project. Without him involved, what is it?” She said. “It is what it is because of Tim. There’s no other film you can compare Beetlejuice to. So why would you do that? That would be a tad disrespectful.”

Safe to say Burton would indeed feel disrespected if Beetlejuice 3 went on without him at the helm. “I feel very proprietary about everything I do, even if I don’t own the characters,” he explained. “When they did the [Beetlejuice Broadway musical], I got pissed.” Warner Bros., beware!