[Music] Tim Burton didn't summon Alec Baldwin and Gina Davis to reprise their ghostly roles from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the legendary director is explaining why Burton said in an interview I think the thing for me was I didn't want to just take any boxes even though they were such an amazing integral part of the first one I was focusing on something else Davis and Baldwin starred in the 1988 horror comedy as recently deceased couple Adam and Barbara matland who died when they accidentally drove off a bridge while swerving to avoid hitting a dog now in the afterlife the duo find themselves at odds with the Deets family Lydia deia and Charles after they moved into the Connecticut home in which the mands used to live for the 2024 sequel which hits theaters on September 6 Burton teamed back up with a handful of the original cast including Katon Ryder and Ohara along with new faces Jenna Orga Willam defo and Justin thorough Davis and Baldwin however don't make any appearances [Music]