Iconic ‘Beetlejuice’ Prop Stolen From the Set of the Sequel
After decades of development, Beetlejuice 2 is finally happening. There were many ideas floated around about what a sequel could look like, including at one point a concept where the title character would take a nice, relaxing vacation out in Hawaii. Luckily, the studio eventually thought better of that plan.
The current (and hopefully final) incarnation of Beetlejuice 2 started filming before the strike, in the small town of East Corinth, Vermont. It seems that director Tim Burton and star Michael Keaton really want the sequel to be as faithful to the first film as possible, including the use of some iconic props from the original film — like the weird, spidery sculpture that appears in the movie’s climax.
Because of the strikes, the props ha...