Tim Burton talks Beetlejuice 2: I’ll do it if it’s interesting

OHMYGOSSIP — Tim Burton has offered more details on the possible sequel to his 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice. When asked about his involvement with Beetlejuice 2, Burton told Collider that he will take on the project as long as he likes writer Seth Grahame-Smith’s work.

“[I’d do it] if it was interesting,” Burton said. “Although I don’t know if I would ever know a good script if it bit me in the face. But I know what I like, so we’ll see.”

The director also revealed that he plans to take a short hiatus before working on his next project, saying: “I think I should [take a break]… It’s kind of embarrassing that I have three movies [this year]. I’m sick of me already.”

Burton is releasing his latest collaboration with actor Johnny Depp, Dark Shadows, on May 11.

His animated feature Frankenweenie is due for release in the autumn, while Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, for which he is executive producer, comes out in June.

Grahame-Smith, who wrote the screenplay for Dark Shadows and both the novel and script adaptation for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was personally chosen by Burton to pen the Beetlejuice sequel.

He said last March that the project, which he has yet to finish writing, will be a sequel in the strictest form.

“It’s not a remake, it’s not a reboot, it is a true sequel with Michael Keaton as the title character Beetlejuice,” he said.

Both Grahame-Smith and Burton have met with Keaton, who is keen to participate in the sequel.

It is unknown which other stars from the original film will return should the project go through.