Michael Keaton's son Sean Douglas is 'super proud' of his Beetlejuice success Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 06:05, 21 September 2024 | Updated: 06:11, 21 September 2024 e-mail View comments While many people regard Night Shift (1982) and Mr.
Mom (1983) as Michael Keaton's breakthrough films, it turns out Beetlejuice (1988) ended up trumping them both at the box office. And now with the early success of the long-awaited sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), it's clear as to why his son Sean Douglas thinks his dad has reached 'a wonderful, full circle place' in his career. 'I've always been super proud of him,' Douglas, 41, told People of his father, adding, 'And the success of Beetlejuice is incredible.
' He added, 'And it's funny, I'm going to these things, to sets of movies with my kids who are the age that I was when I visited the original sets, so it's surreal,' he said of his son River, seven, and daughter Maggie, five. Keaton shares Douglas with ex-wife Caroline McWilliams, whom he was married to from 1982 to 1990. Musician Sean Douglas, 41, heaped praise on his father, Michael Keaton, 73, calling the results of the success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 'a wonderful, full circle place' to be in his career In a role reversal, Douglas made his heartfelt comments about his dad while walking the red carpet together for Will Ferrell 's new documentary Will & Harper, for which the musician co-wrote a song with Kristen Wiig for the production.
Read More Saturday Night Live unveils star-studded lineup for upcoming 50th season 'I think that they were really well-timed and organic and really fun,' Douglas said of his father reprising the title role of Beetlejuice for the sequel. Along with Keaton, Catherine O'Hara also returned for to reprise her incredible role of Delia Deetz, as well as Winona Ryder, who originally played the ghoulish Lydia Deetz. The Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania native has hailed the casting of the new actors to the franchise such as Justin Theroux and Monica Monica Bellucci, who are joined by the likes of Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Arthur Conti, and Burn Gorman.
For the original Beetlejuice film, starring Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis as the young deceased couple Adam and Barbara Maitland, Burton helmed the production while working from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren, which was based on a story by Michael McDowell and Larry Wilson. It became a critical and commercial hit, grossing $74.7 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of $15 million.
The film went on to win an Academy Award for Best Makeup and three Saturn Awards for Best Horror Film, Best Makeup and Best Supporting Actress for the late Sylvia Sidney. For the sequel, Burton returned as director, only this time working from a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who based it on a story they wrote with Seth Grahame-Smith. Since its widespread release in theaters on September 6, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice quickly became a hit, grossing $277.
3 million after working with a budget of $100 million. 'I've always been super proud of him and to see what a wonderful, full circle place that his career is in now just always makes me super proud,' Douglas, said of his dad; seen in 2008 'And the success of Beetlejuice is incredible' Douglas remarked; Keaton seen in Beetlejuice (1988) Along with Keaton, Catherine O'Hara and Winona Ryder also reprised their iconic roles for the long-awaited sequel Set more than three decades after the first Beetlejuice, the story for the dark fantasy comedy horror film follows Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder), now a mother, struggling to keep her family together in the wake of a loss as the specter Betelgeuse returns to haunt her. Keaton, now 73, looked like one proud father as he walked the traditional red carpet at Thursday's event for Will & Harper at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
The longtime Hollywood leading man has had lots to be proud about in his own career, which some people dubbing his more recent success part of a career resurgence that's believed to have begun with his Oscar-nominated performance in Birdman (2014) a decade ago. Since then he's starred a wide variety of roles and genres of films beginning with animated comedy Minions (2015), which was a massive hit at the box office with $1.159 billion against a $74 million budget.
He also scored hits with the biographical drama Spotlight (2015), which grossed $98.7 million; Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) was a beast earning $880.9 million; the action-thriller American Assassin (2017) earned 67.
2 million; the period adventure Dumbo (2019) grossed $353.3 million; the superhero flick The Flash brought in $271.3 million.
Soon after its premiere on September 6 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice quickly became a hit with moviegoers, raking in $277.3 million on a $100 million budget 'I think that they were really well-timed and organic and really fun,' Douglas said of his father reprising the title role of Beetlejuice for the sequel He also was part of the rave reviews for the drama television miniseries Dopesick (2021) on Hulu that included the likes of Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg, Will Poulter, John Hoogenakker, Kaitlyn Dever, and Rosario Dawson. On the heels of the crime thriller Knox Goes Away (2023), for which he also served as director, Keaton has the new film, Goodrich, now in post-production, that stars Mila Kunis, Andie MacDowell, Carmen Ejogo, and Kevin Pollak.
In the comedy, Keaton plays Los Angeles art dealer Andy Goodrich, who seeks out his adult pregnant daughter Grace for help with raising his nine-year-old twins after his wife leaves him and he's entering a 90-day rehab program. Will & Harper is in select theaters now; while the documentary is set to drop on Netflix on September 27. Michael Keaton Share or comment on this article: Michael Keaton's son Sean Douglas is 'super proud' of his Beetlejuice success e-mail Add comment.
