Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

The film's official poster

***Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice*** is an upcoming animated musical film directed and written by Jo Pinedo, produced by Starlight Productions, using songs written by Eddie Perfect. It based on the 2019 musical Beetlejuice and the 1988 film of the same name.

## Premise

Lydia Deetz, a teenage goth mourning the death of her mother, enlists the help of the ghosts of a recently deceased couple to scare her family away from the house they recently moved into, meeting a mysterious and devious ghost along the way.

## Voice Cast

* Doe Reynolds as Lydia Deetz
* Alex Roxas as Betelgeuse (pronounced as Beetlejuice)
* Cassidy M. as Barbara Maitland
* Miguel Vega as Adam Maitland
* TBA as Charles Deetz
* Amber Ramirez as Delia Schlimmer
* Jo Pinedo as "Otho"
* Storm Marie Baca as Juno Shoggoth
* Kiabett Pinedo as Ms. Argentina
* TBA as Maxie Dean
* Azarmidokht Nassiri as Sarah Dean
* Alex A. as Jane Butterfield
* Heather Pilgrim as Skye the Girl Scout

Additionally, Selene H., Lydia M., Nicole Burdick, and Reyna S. will play clones of Lydia, while Skye Williams Cassidy McTernan, Miguel Vega and Silver D. Golden will play clones of Betelgeuse. Summer M. Allison will make a cameo appearance in the film.

## Production

### Development

Beetlejuice: The Musical is a musical adaptation of the 1988 film of the same name, opening on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater on April 25th, 2019. Upon watching a recording of it for the first time in August of 2021, Jo Pinedo enjoyed it but noted that it differed significantly from the original film. They wondered what a film adaptation that borrowed more heavily from the original 1988 film would look like, and over the course of the next week, they began working on a script that followed the musical's story but reintroduced concepts from the 1988 film, such as Jane Butterfield and the Maitlands dying in a car accident. The first draft of the script was finished on September 2nd, 2021, with a second draft finished exactly a week later. They wrote the script with the intention of pitching the film to Warner Bros., who distributed the original film and owned the rights to both it and the musical, but upon learning of how terribly CEO David Zaslav treated the medium of animation, Pinedo abandoned the script, and the idea for the film was shelved.

On January 6th, 2023, Pinedo would watch the musical live at the Marquis Theater during its final weekend of performances, and the next day, decided that they needed to bring the film back. Unfortunately, at that point, the external hard drive the film's script was on was corrupted and inaccessible, meaning the script had to be rewritten from scratch. The new script, which Pinedo started writing on February 4th, 2023 was less influenced by the original 1988 film (for example, the Maitlands death method of death was reverted to falling through the floor of their house), while also introducing concepts from the original 2018 Washington D.C. production of Beetlejuice: The Musical. The script was completed on March 1st, 2023.

The film was announced was officially announced to be in development by Pinedo the next day on March 2nd, 2023, on both Twitter and Tumblr, with an announcement trailer and a post detailing the project. The next day, auditions for voice actors were opened.

### Casting

Prior to the opening of auditions, Amber Ramirez, Kiabett Pinedo, Alex A., and Heather Pilgrim were cast as Delia Schlimmer, Ms. Argentina, Jane Butterfield, and Skye the Girl Scout, respectively. After the opening of auditions, the first person to join the cast was Doe Reynolds as the voice of Lydia Deetz. Throughout the rest of March, Cassidy M. and Nicole Burdick were cast as Barbara Maitland and a clone of Lydia Deetz respectively.

On April 1st, Alex Roxas joined the cast as Betelgeuse, and Lydia M. was cast as another Lydia clone. That same month, Reyna S. and Selene H. joined the cast as two more clones of Lydia. Storm Marie Baca joined the cast, reprising their role of Juno Shoggoth, which they previously played in Beetlejuice: The Online Musical.

In May, Miguel Vega was cast as Adam Maitland. Silver D. Golden and Skye Williams were cast as clones of Betelgeuse. Pinedo was cast as Otho at around the same time, alongside Azarmidokht Nassiri as Sarah Dean. Near the end of the month, Summer M. Allison joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

## Music

Most of the songs were written by Eddie Perfect for the original musical. 5 songs from the musical were cut, those being "The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing Pt.2", "The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing Pt.3", "Ready, Set (Reprise)", "No Reason", and "That Beautiful Sound (Reprise)". Additionally, three songs that were written for the original D.C. production but cut from the Broadway production were restored for the fanfilm, those being "Mama Would", "Dead Mom (Reprise I)", and "Emily Would".

Covers of Harry Belafonte's songs "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" and "Jump in the Line" will feature in the film, in the musical and the original film. Additionally, his song "Sweetheart from Venezuela" will also feature in the film, though it will be the original track.

Additionally, Sam R. will be writing a new original song for the film.

The songs featured in the film are:

* Invisible
* The Whole "Being Dead" Thing
* Ready, Set, Not Yet!
* Dead Mom
* Fright of Their Lives
* Mama Would
* Invisible (Reprise)
* Say My Name
* Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)
* That Beautiful Sound
* [Untitled Original Sam R. Song]
* Maitlands 2.0 *(known as "Barbara 2.0" in the musical)*
* Dead Mom (Reprise I)
* "Being Dead" (Reprise) *(known as "The Whole 'Being Dead' Thing Pt.4" in the musical)*
* What I Know Now
* Home/Emily Would
* Creepy Old Guy
* Jump in the Line/Dead Mom (Reprise II)
* Girl Scout

## Marketing

The film's official poster and announcement trailer were released on March 2nd, 2023, on Twitter and Tumblr. The film's website was opened the same day. After feedback from Anthony King, a writer of the original musical, an updated version of the announcement trailer was released on YouTube on May 1st, featuring additional credits for both the original 1988 film and the musical.

On March 30th, 2023, a new poster was released on the film's social media accounts, which was a recreation of the official poster for the original 1988 film. The poster was made to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1988 film.

On May 14th, 2023, a demo version of the song Mama Would was released, recorded by Doe Reynolds, the voice of Lydia, to coincide with Mother's Day.

## Trivia

* This film marks the second time an online recreation of Beetlejuice: The Musical was made, following Beetlejuice: The Online Musical
* The clones of Betelgeuse and Lydia are based on other iterations of the characters.
	+ Both characters have clones based on the 1988 film, 1989 animated series, and 2018 musical versions of the characters.
	+ Betelgeuse has additional clones based on his appearance in the Teen Titans Go! episode "The Ghost With The Most" and the Beetlejuice Bishoujo statue from the Kotobukiya Horror Bishoujo series.
	+ Lydia has an additional clone based on her appearance in the 2023 Japanese production of Beetlejuice: The Musical