The 81st has gotten off to a delightfully ghoulish start. , ‘s hotly anticipated horror comedy sequel, received its very first press screening to a packed house Wednesday morning as the glamourous Italian festival’s opening movie. Burton and his starry cast — featuring returning stars and , along with Catherine O’Hara and newcomers Jenna Ortega, Willem Defoe, Justin Theroux and Monica Belluci — then swept into Venice’s press hall for their first group discussion of the making of the long-gestating project.
“One of my favorite parts was getting to stare into your eyes again,” Ryder told Keaton when asked what it was like to reunite 36 years after making the original . She said the atmosphere on set for the sequel was very similar to what she felt as a 16-year-old working with Burton and Keaton on the first film back in 1988. “My love and trust for Tim runs so deep and there was a sense of a certain playfulness and readiness to try things,” she explained.
“You feel so safe in nonsense, but you also feel just completely free.” Winona Ryder, at the Venice Film Festival, discusses returning to her Beetlejuice character after 36 years for the sequel 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' Summing up the whole journey of returning for the sequel, she said: “It was one of the more special experiences of my life.” An Italian journalist noted the “feeling of happiness” that was in the air during the morning’s press screening and asked Keaton how he approached his ch.