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Michael Keaton Explains Why You Might Actually Not See That Much of Beetlejuice in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: Even some diehard fans of the original Beetlejuice might not
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  Speaker 2: know this fun fact because of the immense impact Michael
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  Speaker 2: Keaton makes as the titular character. But Beetlejuice is actually
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  Speaker 2: only on screen for seventeen short minutes in the nineteen
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  Speaker 2: eighty eight classic and in the new sequel. You might
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  Speaker 2: think the film's producer would milk the supernatural character for
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  Speaker 2: all it's worth and cram him into every scene possible.
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  Speaker 2: Keaton wouldn't have any of it, he tells GQ. The
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  Speaker 2: idea was no, no, no, you can't load it up
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  Speaker 2: with Beetlejuice. That'll kill it. In fact, the Beetlejuice character
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  Speaker 2: doesn't drive the story as much as he did in
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  Speaker 2: the first one. He's more part of the storyline in
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  Speaker 2: this one. As opposed to the first one. The original
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  Speaker 2: was so fun and exciting visually. The sequel is all
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  Speaker 2: that as well, but really beautifully and interestingly emotional here
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  Speaker 2: and there. I wasn't ready for that. It's great the
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  Speaker 2: word to Michael Keaton on returning to play Beetlejuice, which
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  Speaker 2: he adds, was the most funn he's had on set
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  Speaker 2: in a Long Time Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice in theaters Friday.
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.