Whereas chatting with GQ, the 72-year-old Oscar-nominated actor revealed he didn’t want Beetlejuice to have numerous screentime, no matter him being the precept character throughout the first film.

“The thought was, no, no, no, you possibly can’t load it up with Beetlejuice, that’ll kill it,” Keaton knowledgeable GQ.

“I believe the Beetlejuice character does not drive the story as a lot as he did within the first one. He is extra a part of the storyline on this one versus the primary one, which is a case of, this factor is available in and drives the film a bit bit.”

Keaton’s screentime was solely 17 minutes throughout the 1988 distinctive film.

As for his second state of affairs, Keaton wished to ensure the sensitivities of the world as we communicate didn’t affect the essence of who Beetlejuice is to his core.

“He is a factor. He is extra of a factor than a he or a she, he is extra of an it,” he acknowledged. “And I am not saying ‘it’ to be politically right. I simply considered it as a pressure greater than something. I imply, there’s positively robust male vitality, like silly male vitality, which I like. You do not wish to contact that as a result of it isn’t such as you go, ‘Properly, it’s a brand new 12 months and this factor would now act like that.’”

Together with Keaton reprising the titular perform, distinctive strong members Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara moreover reprised their roles.

“It was like a bizarre household reunion,” director Tim Burton knowledgeable GQ of his time capturing the highly-anticipated sequel.

“Very unusual, however the unusual a part of it’s, Michael received again so into it, it was type of scary in a approach. I imply, for any individual who did not actually possibly wish to do it, he appeared to channel it in a short time. And so it was fairly thrilling and surreal.”

Additionally throughout the GQ profile, Keaton touched on Warner Bros. willpower to shelve Batgirl indefinitely.

“I did not care a technique or one other. Huge, enjoyable, good examine,” he knowledgeable the publication. The $90 million-budgeted film was already shot and through post-production when the studio shelved it, which received right here as a shock to the enterprise.

Regardless of his deal with it, Keaton did actually really feel for Batgirl directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah.

“I like these boys. They’re good guys. I pull for them. I need them to succeed, and I believe they felt very badly, and that made me really feel unhealthy,” he acknowledged. “Me? I’m good.”

Jenna Ortega and Justin Theroux moreover star throughout the sequel. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice hits theaters on September 6.