I Say, "No Thank You!" to Beetlejuice 2 – Who’s With Me?
Tue, September 6, 2011 
Right now...at this very moment...there's an executive in the Burbank offices of Warner Brothers who authorized this Beetlejuice 2 non-sense who's also enjoying a blowjob from behind his desk after the fact.
To that gentleman, I humbly ask, "Wouldn't you rather just settle for that blowjob?" You'll probably reach a better and more fulfilling conclusion.
As per "TOLDJA," Seth Grahame-Smith (author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride & Prejudice & Zombies – the former one of 20th Century Fox's summer 2012 tentpoles, the latter meandering between directors and leading ladies) has started a production company with David (Son of Jeffery?) Katzenberg and just inked a two-year, first-look deal with WB. And one of the first projects off the bat churning through development and into reality?
You guessed it, Beetlejuice 2.
It goes without saying that not every successful movie needs a follow-up. Like Ghostbusters, my feelings are any extension from that original universe was best served by the late-80s/early-90s animated series instead of an actual sequel. Although yes, attempts were made, scripts were written (Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian!) and executives with cash to make and careers to further tried to woo Tim Burton and Michael Keaton back.
But like my feelings on another Blade Runner, it'd be best to let a young and hungry director with something to prove (something Burton himself was when he made Beetlejuice back in 1987) take this on instead of Burton himself. I don't like this. But that's irrelevant. We're going through this 80s nostalgia trend similar to the one our parents did before we were born in the 70s with the 50s nostalgia trend. It will eventually die down.
Hopefully by the time it does, the world hasn't been subjected to Beetlejuice 2.
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