Film fans flocked to cinemas at the weekend to watch the long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel, starring a host of Hollywood's famous faces and one star from closer to home.
Released on Friday, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice re-unites original cast stars Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Michael Keaton with a host of new faces including Jenna Ortega and Blackburn-born Amy Nuttall.
At the weekend, the film racked up an impressive £110m at the box office globally, with the UK leading all overseas territories with £7.33m.
The 42-year-old recently joined the cast for the premiere of the film that sees Oscar nominee Keaton reprise the title role of director Tim Burton’s visually arresting sequel to his 1988 comedy horror.
A family tragedy woos Delia Deetz (O’Hara), daughter Lydia (Ryder) and rebellious teenage granddaughter Astrid (Ortega) back to the close-knit community of Winter River.
Familial tensions are evident from the moment the clan descends. Astrid discovers the model of the town in the attic and accidentally opens a portal to the afterlife by summoning Beetlejuice (Keaton) three times. The mischievous demon ricochets between realms, wreaking havoc wherever he goes.
Amy, also known for Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Downton Abbey and Emmerdale, plays Jane Butterfield - the daughter of Jane in the original Beetlejuice movie.
You know, i somehow have a Hunch that Actress Amy Nuttall who was casted in #BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice could be playing Little Jane Butterfield in the upcoming movie, what do you think? pic.twitter.com/O0H2IJxdkA
— Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Film Updates (@BeetleJuic46388) August 10, 2024
Ahead of the film's release director Tim Burton said: “I tried to treat this movie like the spirit of the first movie, where we had a script, but there was a lot of improv that went on.
"I’m very lucky to work with people like Michael and Catherine that are very good at improv, so we just tried to do it in the spirit of that. We’d shoot quickly, and all the actors contributed. They really took it from the page and made it something else.“
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