Empire had the pleasure of internet hosting the one and solely Michael Keaton on Saturday night, as a part of a VIP occasion additionally that includes a screening of 1989’s Batman and the upcoming The Flash, through which he reprises his iconic superhero function for the primary time in a long time. However Keaton additionally opened up in regards to the pleasure of engaged on one other movie which includes a return for considered one of his traditional characters: Beetlejuice 2.

Keaton is clearly enthusiastic to be as soon as once more again with previous pal, director Tim Burton and discovering extra chaos for his bio-exorcist lunatic to trigger.”Beetlejuice is probably the most f–kin’ enjoyable you possibly can have working. It’s so enjoyable, it’s so nice. And you recognize what it’s? We’re doing it precisely like we did the primary film,” he says. “There’s a lady within the nice ready room for the afterlife actually with a fishing line – I need folks to know this as a result of I find it irresistible – tugging on the tail of a cat to make it transfer.”

The Beetlejuice sequel is one thing that has been in growth limbo for years, however Burton and Keaton are lastly taking pictures it. And from the sounds of it, doing precisely what they need. “[Burton] and I had been speaking about it years and years in the past, by no means telling anyone. I mentioned, ‘if it occurs, initially, we’ve each mentioned we’re doing it many occasions. We each agreed, if it occurs, it needs to be finished as near the best way we made it the primary time. Making stuff up, making stuff occur, improvising and riffing, however actually handmade stuff like folks creating issues with their fingers and constructing one thing. F–kin’ nice. It’s probably the most enjoyable I’ve had engaged on a film in I can’t let you know how lengthy.”

Beetlejuice 2 will probably be in cinemas on 6 September subsequent 12 months.