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Jenna Ortega and Catherine O'Hara on Sabrina Carpenter and Beetlejuice 2 | Cosmopolitan UK
So happy for everyone involved 
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Scares Up $110 Million in Second-Biggest September Debut in History
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 horror comedy about a pesky poltergeist, scored a huge $110 million from 4,575 theaters in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the second-biggest September debut of all time, ahead of 2019’s “It: Chapter 2” ($91 million debut) and behind only 2017’s “It” ($123 million debut).
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“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” also debuted internationally with $35.4 million, bringing its global tally to $145.4 million. It cost $100 million to produce.
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‘BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE’ — Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton and more | Full Episode
3 minutes ago, Sunshiine said:Dior
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Hey, Oh! ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Conjures $264M+ WW Through Second Frame – International Box Office
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The international running cume is $76.3M; and the worldwide total is currently $264.3M through Sunday.
Kudos to the cast & crew for giving up a lot of money to bring this project to life
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Hands Warner Bros. a Lifeline
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So the horror comedy “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which arrived in theaters from Warner on Sept. 6, in some ways became a flash referendum on the studio’s future. Some people in Hollywood were starting to wonder aloud if there would even be one, at least without a merger with a competitor.
Talk about the undead: “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” collected $111 million in its first weekend in North America, one of the best results on record for September. The PG-13 sequel, directed by Tim Burton, has now been No. 1 for two weeks in a row. It took in another $52 million over the weekend, for a 10-day domestic total of roughly $190 million.
Worldwide ticket sales will total about $264 million through Sunday, according to box office analysts. The film cost $99 million to make.
“Dancing in the hallways, smiles on faces,” said Michael De Luca, one of Warner’s top film executives. “There is really nothing better for morale than a hit.”
All of a sudden, the studio’s summer misfires, including “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Watchers,” were distant memories.
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The notion of doing a sequel to Mr. Burton’s “Beetlejuice” (1988) had kicked around Warner Bros. for more than a decade. But haggling over cost and distribution — for a time, the studio tried to push “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” toward the Max streaming service — had frustrated Mr. Burton and other members of the creative team.
“That was never going to work for Tim,” Ms. Abdy said, referring to a streaming slot. “You’re talking about a visionary artist whose films demand to be seen on a big screen.”
At least on paper, the executives who preceded Ms. Abdy and Mr. De Luca had reason to be cautious. A sequel … to a 36-year-old film? Hmm. Also, Mr. Burton’s last big hit was in 2010, when “Alice in Wonderland” took in more than $1 billion worldwide. Since then, results had been soft. (The less said about Mr. Burton’s live-action “Dumbo” from 2019 the better.)
Mr. De Luca and Ms. Abdy wanted to rebuild the studio’s relationship with Mr. Burton. But the gross projected budget for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” was roughly $147 million, in large part because of star salaries and producer fees. Too risky. Make it for under $100 million, they said, and Warner would give it a major theatrical release.
Mr. Burton’s agent, Mike Simpson, started working the phones. Were any stars willing to join Mr. Burton and vastly reduce their upfront payment? In return, they would get a larger piece of the “back end,” Hollywood slang for the money that a film generates over its lifetime.
“Two months went by where every day the movie almost died,” said Mr. Simpson, a partner at the William Morris Endeavor agency.
During that time, Ms. Abdy and Mr. De Luca — against the advice of Warner’s business development department — began spending hundreds of thousands of dollars a week on preproduction. That way, when the deals were done, Mr. Burton could quickly start shooting, before losing stars to other commitments.
“That showed real guts, especially for two executives who were fairly new in their jobs,” Mr. Simpson said.
In the end, the principal cast (Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara) agreed to work for substantially less money upfront, as did Mr. Burton and some producers. Additional financial maneuvering (tax incentives, some cost cuts related to shooting) got “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” to the magic budget number.
The strong box office figures mean that those people will be cashing checks. And while one hit movie can’t turn around the fortunes of an entire company, certainly not one with problems as big as Warner Bros. Discovery, it can at least deliver a glimmer of hope.
Jenna Ortega & Catherine O'Hara HILARIOUS Beetlejuice Interview 😂 | Beetlejuice Interview IGV
Could Jenna Ortega Play Joan of Arc in Baz Luhrmann's Next Historical Biopic Movie?
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On Tuesday, director Baz Luhrmann revealed his next feature film with Warner Bros. with the working titles Jehanne or Jehanne d'Arc. Per Deadline, the movie will be another historical biopic — the filmmaker's follow-up to his 2022 blockbuster Elvis starring Austin Butler — and will tell “the epic story” of Joan of Arc, the teen peasant-turned-heroine who led an army during the Hundred Years' War to defend her nation of France.
According to Deadline, the film has officially begun casting in active search of the young actress who will lead what the cast breakdown calls “the ultimate teenage girl coming-of-age story, set in the Hundred Years’ War."
Here is where Jenna Ortega could come in. In a recent interview with Letterboxd while promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the Wednesday star named the 1928 silent film The Passion Of Joan Of Arc as one of her favorites. “Renée Falconetti’s performance in that is absolutely insane," Ortega gushed in the video. “I feel like a dream character for me would be Joan Of Arc.”
Talk about the power of literal dream casting and manifestation, right? Though Ortega is 21 years old, she's created a unique lane for herself in Hollywood by portraying teens with grit and complexity throughout her career. And what role could be more complex and transformative than a 15th century teen martyr?
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2 hours ago, Lilja K said:Could Jenna Ortega Play Joan of Arc in Baz Luhrmann's Next Historical Biopic Movie?
I don't know if there is any juicy male character but imagine Leo joining Baz and Jenna in a movie about a young woman. That would be iconic iconic lol
1 hour ago, Jade Bahr said:I don't know if there is any juicy male character but imagine Leo joining Baz and Jenna in a movie about a young woman. That would be iconic iconic lol
I see him as one of the villainous inquisitors, but he could have played anyone: King, Bishop, etc. I can't imagine a more iconic cast, how do we get in touch with Baz?
And in general, I'd love Jenna to star in the same movie with Leo. I don't know how possible this is, but can I at least dream?
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“I just read it and went, oh sh*t” Jenna Ortega & Catherine O’Hara on Beetlejuice Beetlejuice MTV
23 hours ago, Lilja K said:And in general, I'd love Jenna to star in the same movie with Leo. I don't know how possible this is, but can I at least dream?
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