Beetlejuice 2: “Jenna and I had so much fun rehearsing this weird choreography!”

Catherine O'Hara (Delia Deetz) tells us about her “musical comeback” in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

36 years after his unforgettable choreography on “Day-O”by Harry Belafonte, Catherine O'Hara returns in the sequel to Beetlejuice. As can be seen in the new trailer for the film, still directed by Tim Burtonshe has lost none of her sense of rhythm! Between two antics of the bio-exorcist (who remains embodied by Michael Keaton), we see Delia sitting next to her little girl Astrid (Jenna Ortega) and both of them can't help but dance!

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The excerpt is short, but it promises a new memorable dance scene for the Canadian actress, as well as for her young partner, who has already proven her talents in this area in the series. Wednesday. While waiting to see more (remember that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be released in theaters on September 11), here are some comments from Catherine O'Hara, who deciphers in First his return to the universe of Tim Burton.

In issue 553, which she shares the cover with Jenna Ortega, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, she discusses the return of special effects. “old”including “shrimp hands” attacking all the guests in the famous scene of “Day-O” in the first part. Here is an exclusive of what she told us about another key element of the universe of Beetlejuice : his music.

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“It was both exciting and scary to come back so long after, Catherine O'Hara immediately admits when we talk about the three decades that have passed between Beetlejuice and its sequel. But once on set, it was a joyful experience. Tim Burton was very happy to be making this film and his enthusiasm was extremely infectious.”

“Tim loves music, so do I, Danny (Elfman) was once again very inspired, she continues. They imagined this wink to 'Day-O', sung by a children's choir at the beginning of the film, in the cemetery. It's a way of echoing Beetlejuice, while playing with its dark themes. With its own particular humor, too. Then with Jenna (Ortega)we share a never-before-seen dance scene in this sequel. We had so much fun rehearsing this weird choreography! I really like how Tim plays with his own universe, and I'm glad our reunion was musical, it made sense.

Personally, I love to sing. Tim has offered me vocal roles in Frankenweenie And The Nightmare Before Christmasbecause he knows I like to play with my voice. 'Day-O'at the time, it was such a weird scene. I remember shooting it over several days: imagine us doing all these ridiculous movements around this table, over and over, until we were perfectly in sync… it was really crazy! (laughs) Now, I'm dancing with Jenna, in a different choreography, of course, but in a way reminiscent of this one.”

If the reunion between Tim Burton and Catherine O'Hara was musical, she still insists on the “shock” felt when seeing themselves age on screen. Not to mention that the arrival of Astrid creates a new dynamic for Delia and her family.

“As much as I enjoyed my voice roles with Tim Burton, I really loved coming back physically to play Delia, she confides in us. It wasn't so easy to see myself ageing on screen, it was a shock (laughs). It was a challenge to find his machine-gun flow, his artistic obsession… So much time later, it's strange, our brain has to get used to it again.

Do you know that Beetlejuiceat the time, it was only my third or fourth film? I had the chance to build Delia with Tim, we thought about everything: her look, her way of speaking, of moving… We had imagined a slightly strange gait for her, for example, and to find that, it was not enough to try to imitate what I had done, I had to immerse myself in her way of being.”

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“I think that's why it took Tim so long to come back to this story, she concludes. It was necessary to find the reason why all these characters still exist today. What was their reason for being, how had their lives evolved? Did they change or did they stay more or less the same? It was not only 'make a sequel to make a sequel'all of this has been deeply thought out.

Obviously, this represents a challenge as an actor, and an acceptance. We too have evolved, our lives are no longer the same as they were 35 years ago… Thanks to this, we can bring something new to our characters. In addition, with the arrival of Astrid, the Delia-Lydia dynamic is turned upside down: the former tormented teenager has become a mother. From my point of view as a grandmother, I observe my (step)daughter struggling with her, trying to protect her, a bit like me at the time. At the same time, it's different, because they don't have the same character at all: Astrid is less cerebral and solitary, she is more in tune with the world around her…”

To wait until the release of Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceour special report dedicated to the film is worth reading on newsstands. And here is its new trailer:

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