Michael Keaton Is Back as Beetlejuice in First Sequel Photo

Michael Keaton is back as Beetlejuice, and it’s like no time has passed at all.

(Time flies when you are an undead ghost with the most I guess.)

The first image of Keaton in the upcoming sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was just debuted over at Entertainment Weekly. It shows Keaton back in his iconic look as the obnoxious “bio-exorcist,” black and white striped suit and huge green hair and all.

READ MORE: 10 Must-Watch Horror Movies That Are Totally Metal

As for what it was like for Keaton to reassume the role he played for the first time in almost 40 years, director Tim Burton told EW that he “just got back into it … It was kind of scary for somebody who was maybe not that overly interested in doing it. It was such a beautiful thing for me to see all the cast, but he, sort of like demon possession, just went right back into it.”

Very little is known about the premise of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice beyond the fact that it stars Keaton alongside returning actors Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara as Lydia and Delia Deetz. Jenna Ortega of Netflix’s Wednesday joins the cast as Astrid, Lydia’s daughter. Burton wouldn’t say much about the plot, but he gave EW one significant tidbit about the story, saying that it begins “decades later with a death in the family…”

That's all I will say. There's something that happens that sets things in motion.

Interesting. But who is the character who dies to kick it all off? We’ll find out when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is scheduled to open in theaters on September 6.

Get our free mobile app

49 Actors You Might Not Remember Are Musicians

Rock and roles.Henry Selick Says It’s ‘Unfair’ That People Assume Tim Burton Directed ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’Henry Selick Says It’s ‘Unfair’ That People Assume Tim Burton Directed ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’A New ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel Is in DevelopmentA New ‘Beetlejuice’ Sequel Is in DevelopmentGary Holt Helps Viral Kid Guitarist at ‘America’s Got Talent’ AuditionGary Holt Helps Viral Kid Guitarist at ‘America’s Got Talent’ Audition‘Alien’ Returns With First ‘Romulus’ Trailer – Watch‘Alien’ Returns With First ‘Romulus’ Trailer – WatchStudy: What Metal Band’s Merch Do Fans Spend the Most Money on Each Year?Study: What Metal Band’s Merch Do Fans Spend the Most Money on Each Year?Metalhead Goes on First Date With a Swiftie + It All Goes WrongMetalhead Goes on First Date With a Swiftie + It All Goes WrongHow the Grammys Are Righting a Wrong With Guns N’ RosesHow the Grammys Are Righting a Wrong With Guns N’ RosesCharlie Benante Has Vinnie + Dimebag Items at Every Pantera ShowCharlie Benante Has Vinnie + Dimebag Items at Every Pantera ShowWhy Pearl Jam’s First Listeners Were ‘Dicks’ to Eddie VedderWhy Pearl Jam’s First Listeners Were ‘Dicks’ to Eddie VedderOriginal Article