Beetlejuice 2: One Last Time (2025) brings the iconic “ghost with the most,” Beetlejuice, back to the big screen for one last otherworldly adventure. Directed once again by Tim Burton, this highly anticipated sequel sees Michael Keaton returning as the mischievous and manic spirit Beetlejuice, who is summoned back from the Netherworld to handle unfinished business. The movie also welcomes back Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, now an eccentric mother trying to protect her own teenage daughter from Beetlejuice’s chaotic influence.
The story follows Lydia’s daughter, who stumbles upon an old artifact that accidentally calls Beetlejuice back into her family’s life. With his usual mix of dark humor and trickery, Beetlejuice plunges the family into a surreal adventure that crosses into haunted realms and fantastical landscapes. As Lydia and her daughter attempt to send him back, they discover Beetlejuice isn’t just causing trouble for fun—he’s got a personal vendetta to settle and a dangerous new ghost nemesis to confront.
The film combines Burton’s signature Gothic aesthetic with modern visual effects, elevating the eerie, whimsical world of Beetlejuice while preserving its quirky charm. With a reported budget of $90 million, the sequel spares no expense on elaborate set designs, innovative puppetry, and cutting-edge CGI to bring the afterlife and its bizarre inhabitants to life. Beetlejuice 2: One Last Time promises an adventure filled with humor, nostalgia, and supernatural mayhem, offering a fitting finale for one of cinema’s most unconventional antiheroes.
