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Tim Burton’s movies are usually made with much love, care, and attention to detail which several directors do not usually show. However, his latest flick may have made a complete mess of things.

A still from Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (1988) | Credits: The Geffen Company

Ghouls, long faces, comedy, and equal amounts of horror usually create a Tim Burton film. His latest flick Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (or simply Beetlejuice 2) was a chaotic mess of all of these things, but somewhere, something was missing.

Tim Burton Failed To Explain One Thing in Beetlejuice 2

It was 1988 when Tim Burton released the iconic film Beetlejuice. Starring Michael Keaton in the role of Beetlejuice alongside Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz and several others.

Not all characters were brought back for the sequel | Credits: The Geffen Company

Although it took several years, the world eventually got a sequel to this highly acclaimed movie in...

We all have our hobbies and favorite interests when we were teenagers, and so does Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz in Tim Burton’s original 1988 Beetlejuice film. She loved photography, and many fans resonated with her character’s fondness for creative art, but this was seemingly absent in the sequel.

Credits: Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice / Warner Bros. Pictures

Other characters showcased their different interests in the follow-up film, but Lydia’s arc seemed to focus on the Ghost House TV program and her complicated relationship with Jenna Ortega’s Astrid.

Beetlejuice 3 Needs to Bring Back This Iconic Lydia Deetz Hobby

After the commercial success of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, many fans have been wondering if Tim Burton plans to make another sequel so much as to wrap the story into a trilogy. It is only fitting given the open ending that leaves a possibility of a continuation; however, the director once told THR: “Well,...

Moana 2 Box Office (Worldwide): Beats Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Moana 2 has been in the theatres for a few more days over a week, and it has already been moving past the global collections of the top 10 biggest films of the year. It has now surpassed Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s worldwide collections to move one step closer to the top 5. Its next target is Venom: The Last Dance. Scroll below for the deets.

Beetlejuice 2 was released in early September and is among the most successful movies of the year list. It is also a sequel to the first film, which came out in 1988 and was directed by Tim Burton. The gothic horror had an ensemble cast comprising Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara, Monica Bellucci, and Willem Dafoe. It was made on an estimated budget of $100 million.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice collected a solid $111.00 million on its...

Our top pick this week, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” may not seem like an Academy Awards contender at first glance, but our predictions indicate it’s likely to earn a nomination for Best Makeup & Hairstyling. It’s quite an achievement turning Michael Keaton into the freaky “bio-exorcist” Betelgeuse.

Tim Burton returns to direct this nearly 40-years-in-the-making sequel, which reunites original film stars Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara and adds Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, and Burton’s “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega. This time, Lydia (Ryder) agrees to marry Betelegeuse in order to enter the Netherworld and save her daughter Astrid (Ortega). It’s a darkly whimsical sequel that’s Burton’s best film in a decade, and it’s now available on Max.

Here are some other movies to stream this weekend:

“Smile 2”: This blockbuster sequel is one of the highest-grossing horror movies of the year. Widely considered...

Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is now available to stream exclusively on Max as of Friday, December 6th.

An American Sign Language (Asl) version of the film is also available to stream on Max in the U.S. and Europe, along with a Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras) version in Brazil.

Arriving 36 years after Tim Burton’s original Beetlejuice film, the sequel reunites original cast members Michael Keaton (playing Mr. Juice himself), Winona Ryder (Lydia), and Catherine O’Hara (Delia) — plus new additions Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe (ghost detective Wolf Jackson), Monica Bellucci (Beetlejuice’s wife), and more.

In the film, Ortega’s Astrid doesn’t seem to care for her mother too much, nor does she believe in ghosts — that is, until she stumbles upon the model of Winter River and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. Lydia then calls on an old friend to save her daughter.

Max is the streaming home to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the sequel film starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara. But if you’re reluctant to add yet another streaming subscription to you portfolio, here’s how you can watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice online via Prime Video.

Where to Watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Online

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice landed on Max Friday, Dec. 6, so you’ll need access to the platform to stream the movie from home. Below, we’re outlining everything you need to know about how to sign up for Prime Video’s Max add-on to watch Beetlejuice Beetlejuice online, plus outlining more details about the film.

The year is almost at a close, but December is the perfect time to catch up on movies you missed earlier this year. This month brings a bevy of hit new releases to streaming as well as old favorites and streaming originals, all waiting to be consumed before, during or after the holidays. Below we’ve put together a curated list of some of the best new movies streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Hulu, Paramount+, Peacock and beyond this month.

Check out our list of the best new movies streaming in December below.

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The sequel to 2022’s surprise hit “Smile,” which was originally meant to be a direct-to-Paramount+ title, “Smile 2” is bigger, stranger and more unsettling. Instead of a small town therapist, writer/director Parker Finn’s follow-up focuses on Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), an international pop star. That means that her encounter with the demon,...

Tentpoles Dune: Part Two, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Deadpool & Wolverine and TV series including Fallout and Agatha All Along lead nominations for the 52nd Saturn Awards, which recognize the year’s best genre movies and series.

Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two topped the overall noms list with 14 including Best Science Fiction Film and acting noms for Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya among others, followed by studio stablemate Beetlejuice 2 with 13 noms including Best Fantasy Film; Warner Bros topped all studios with 35 noms.

Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine had 10 nominations.

On the TV side, Amazon MGM Studios’ video game adaptation Fallout was tops with five nominations: Best Science Fiction Television Series, Best Actor on Television (Walton Goggins), Best Actress on Television (Ella Purnell) and Best Guest Star on Television (Kyle MacLachlan). Amazon MGM had a leading 17 TV noms among the studios, while Disney was second with 11.

Organized by the Academy of Science Fiction,...

Cast members of AMC’s hit anthology series “The Walking Dead” accept the Dan Curtis Legacy Award at the 51st annual Saturn Awards in February 2024. (Courtesy photo)

The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films will host the 52nd Annual Saturn Awards on Groundhog Day next year, the organization announced on Wednesday.

The awards ceremony will honor the best TV shows and movies in the genre of science fiction, horror and fantasy with its annual banquet on February 2, which will stream live via Electric Entertainment’s platform Electric Now and on The Roku Channel for the first time.

Nominees for the Saturn Awards were announced this week, with Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) grabbing the top spot for the most-nominated entertainment company with 35 nominations. Wbd-owned or produced films like “Dune: Part Two,” “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” and “Wonka” were among the titles mentioned. Dune: Part Two was the most-nominated singular title with 14 potential award wins.

Johnny Depp can easily be one of the most sought-after and bankable actors in the industry with movies that have grossed billions at the box office. Out of all the projects, he’s most well known for playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Despite this success, the past couple of years have been quite difficult for him both personally and professionally.

Johnny Depp in a still from Pirates of the Caribbean | Credits: Walt Disney Studios

He married actress Amber Heard in 2015, and just a year later she filed for divorce and also accused the actor of being verbally and physically abusive. While the duo settled their divorce, in 2019 the actor sued Heard for defamation, the same which led Disney to drop the actor from the franchise.

The famous Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial also followed, in which the actor emerged victorious by clearing his name.

It took thirty-six years, but director Tim Burton finally got around to making a sequel to his 1988 hit Beetlejuice – and with that sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, having made over $450 million at the global box office, it wouldn’t be surprising to hear that Warner Bros. wants another sequel. Burton has said not to expect Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from him… but perhaps he could be persuaded. We’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, Burton has completely ruled out the idea of making sequels to two other films on his résumé, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Speaking with IndieWire, Burton said, “There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to. I didn’t want to make a sequel to (Edward Scissorhands) because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for The Nightmare Before Christmas because it also felt like a one-off thing.

In addition to four festive new Christmas films that landed on Netflix last month, several new films, including many that originally debuted in theaters, will be available to stream in December 2024.

Box office sensations like It Ends With Us and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will arrive on Max and Netflix, respectively. For the best new films streaming in December 2024, read on below.

That Christmas – Netflix – Dec. 4

Santa in ‘That Christmas’

Adapted from books by Richard Curtis, the writer of Love, Actually, Notting Hill and more, That Christmas echoes the beloved ensemble dynamics of Curtis’ films. The small town of Wellington-on-Sea is in for a different kind of Christmas as a big blizzard separates families who celebrate Christmas together and presents Santa Claus with a few challenges to fix with his gifts. Ed Sheeran wrote a song for the film, out on Netflix Dec. 4.

Fly Me to the Moon – Apple TV+

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It may be December, but luckily there’s far more than holiday horror arriving on streaming this month. In addition to a plethora of repertory titles being added across your favorite platforms, December brings a solid number of new release titles that’ll get you caught up on some 2024 horror, from huge theatrical releases to indie gems.

Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in December 2024 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – Max (12/6)

Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice in Warner Bros. Pictures’ comedy, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

The sequel to Tim Burton‘s 1988 cult favorite reunites three generations of Deetz women for another voyage into the Neitherworld the Ghost with the Most. “Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of...

Stars: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, Monica Bellucci, Arthur Conti, Santiago Cabrera, Burn Gorman | Written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar | Directed by Tim Burton

There’s a great scene in 1993’s classic time-loop comedy Groundhog Day, where Bill Murray’s character experiences a near-perfect day with Andie MacDowell’s Rita, but messes up right at the end, missing his chance to kiss her. On his next loop, he tries to recreate their perfect day for a second chance and fails miserably because all his efforts feel forced and desperate. That’s pretty much what it feels like to watch Tim Burton’s long-awaited Beetlejuice sequel, which tries extremely hard to remind you why you loved the original 1988 movie, but ends up feeling like an incoherent mess, frantically shouting, “Remember this bit? What about this bit?”

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice joins the characters 36 years after the events of the first movie.

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has revealed to Gold Derby its awards submissions strategy for the 2025 Oscars and other upcoming kudos. Directed by Tim Burton, this highly anticipated sequel to 1988’s “Beetlejuice” opened on Sept. 6, 2024, and was able to cross the $100 million mark in the U.S. within only three days. He truly is the ghost with the most!

The Warner Bros. movie takes place more than three decades after the first installment, with Michael Keaton‘s titular demon once again antagonizing the Deetz family, including Winona Ryder‘s Lydia and Catherine O’Hara‘s Delia. This time around, there are new characters in the form of Jenna Ortega‘s Astrid (the daughter of Lydia), Monica Bellucci‘s Delores Laferve (the ex-wife of Beetlejuice), Justin Theroux‘s Rory (the boyfriend of Lydia), Arthur Conti‘s Jeremy Frazier (Astrid’s new love interest), and Willem Dafoe‘s Wolf Jackson (an Afterlife detective).

Keaton and Ryder...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Box Office (North America): Ends Its Domestic Run( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has reportedly ended its domestic box office run after over 80 days. The film emerged as one of Tim Burton’s highest-grossing films despite being a sequel to a film released 36 years before. It had its share of struggles; WB was reluctant to make it a theatrical release. Its budget was also lowered by almost $50 million, and yet after all that, it became a commercial success at the box office. Scroll below for the deets.

The Og cast, comprising Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara, reprised their roles alongside an ensemble of new cast, including Jenna Ortega, Monica Bellucci, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, and Arthur Conti. The gothic horror comedy had an estimated budget of $100 million and has raked in a consequential amount more than that. It received positive reviews from the critics, and on the Rotten Tomatoes platform,...

It’s no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic upended the movie theater business in 2020, but in the years since, the industry has slowly climbed back. In 2021, 14 movies were able to cross the coveted $100 million mark at the U.S. box office. In 2022, that number jumped up to 18 films. And in 2023, there were a whopping 25 such blockbusters. So how many features released during the current 2024 calendar year will end up becoming box office behemoths? Stay tuned.

To date, the biggest money-makers of the year are a trio of highly anticipated sequels: “Inside Out 2,” “Deadpool & Wolverine,” and “Despicable Me 4.” Scroll through our gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see all of the 2024 box office hits so far that made more than $100 million in the United States. The number will continue to grow as high-profile movies like “Mufasa: The Lion King” will be released later in the year.

Happy Thanksgiving! The festival that comes between two major holidays -Halloween and Christmas is all about gathering together to have some fun, a good time, and great food. The day is scheduled for family, food, and football. But after gorging on Turkey, what comes next? Well, obviously a movie marathon!

A snippet from Holidate (a Thanksgiving movie) | Credits: Netflix

Sit back with your friends and family and relax. While enjoying hot chocolate, watch some rom-coms that will ignite those butterflies and prepare you for the Christmas feeling. There’s no shortage of holiday romance flicks in this era. From cult classics to new-age romantic dramas – we have curated some recommendations in that category. Let’s dive in and take a look at the list of 10 rom-com movies with a Thanksgiving day theme that you can watch this weekend.

1. Always Be My Maybe A snippet from Always Be My Maybe | Credits:...

“Come to me, hear my call,” murmurs Ellen Hutter (Lily-Rose Depp) in Robert Eggers’ full-blown Gothic melodrama Nosferatu. She’s speaking not to her husband Thomas (Nicholas Hoult), a young estate agent who’s journeying to the jagged, windswept Carpathians on business, but to his undead client Count Orlok (Bill Skarsgård), whose sulphurous powers have scrawled his signature upon her heart and soul as clearly as he scribbles his John Hancock on the property deeds for a new home in Wisborg, Northern Germany.

Come to me. Eggers is here obeying a similar call. Enraptured by F.W. Murnau’s 1922 masterpiece Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror since eyeing it, aged nine, on VHS, he mounted a stage play in high school and has been yearning to fashion a big-screen version since 2015. It is, you might say, the film he was born to (re)make, for the talon-prints of Murnau’s spectral frightshow...

Well, someone finally cornered Tim Burton into talking about Johnny Depp. Asked at the Marrakech International Film Festival whether there'd be another Burton/Depp collaboration in the future, the filmmaker replied, "Well, I’m sure there will be" (per IndieWire). The duo have a longstanding personal and professional relationship, working...

Tim Burton doesn't want to make an 'Edward Scissorhands' sequel because it "felt like a one-off thing".The 66-year-old director helmed the gothic fantasy film - which was released in 1990 - and although it proved to be a huge success, Tim insists he doesn't have any interest in making a sequel to 'Edward Scissorhands'.The acclaimed filmmaker told IndieWire: "There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to."I didn’t want to make a sequel to that because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own and that for me is one of them."Johnny Depp starred alongside Winona Ryder in 'Edward Scissorhands' and Tim has worked with both of them a number of times over the years.

Tim Burton may have reawakened the Ghost With the Most in the recently released sequel to his 1988 comedy-horror film “Beetlejuice,” but that didn’t seem to convince the filmmaker to revisit some of his other classics.

During a Q&a at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday (via IndieWire), Burton dismissed the possibility of developing a sequel to 1990’s “Edward Scissorhands,” which starred Johnny Depp as the titular role.

“There are certain films I don’t want to make a sequel to,” Burton said. “I didn’t want to make a sequel to that because it felt like a one-off thing. I didn’t want to have a sequel for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ because it also felt like a one-off thing. Certain things are best left on their own, and that, for me, is one of them.”

Although Burton hasn’t directed a film involving Depp since 2012’s “Dark Shadows,...

One of the best horror comedies of this year is scheduled to make its streaming debut on Max this December. We're talking about a movie that people were patiently waiting on for over 30 years. Have you figured it out yet? Yes, it's the highly anticipated sequel to Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988), Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Max has set its streaming release date for Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. It will then reportedly have its on-air debut on HBO the following day.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was released in theaters back in September. After a successful theatrical run, ultimately grossing $451.1 million worldwide against a $100 million budget, the horror-comedy will finally be available for people to watch at home via streaming. It's already currently available to rent or purchase on digital platforms such as Fandango at Home, Google Play, or Apple TV+.

(L-r) Catherine O’Hara as Delia, Jenna Ortega as Astrid, Winona Ryder as Lydia, and Justin Theroux as Rory in Warner Bros.

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This December, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new series in the Dexter universe alongside a ton of great shows and movies. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 13 best films coming to Paramount+ in December 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Boogie Nights (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – New Line Cinema

Boogie Nights is a period coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The 1997 film is set in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, and it follows Eddie Adams, a young nightclub dishwasher who became a big name in the adult film industry in the 1970s. Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore,...

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This December, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated comedy series Laid to the streaming release of the hit horror film Speak No Evil. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Peacock in December 2024 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Catch Me If You Can (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96% Credit – Amblin Entertainment

Catch Me If You Can is a biographical crime comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. Based on the semi-autobiographical book of the same name by Frank Abagnale Jr., the 2002 film follows Frank Abagnale Jr, a young con man who cashes forged cheques while posing as a pilot,...

Francis Ford Coppola faced one of his biggest failures this year with his aspirational yet risky epic sci-fi movie. Megalopolis presents the Catilinarian conspiracy in an alternate setting of a 21st Century New York stylized as the new Rome, but it failed to impress.

The movie may have the backing of talented stars like Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Shia Labeouf, and others, but it didn’t help ease the boredom felt by the viewers. The epic made on a budget of $136 million not only tanked at the box office, but also made audiences yawn when they tried to watch it till the end.

The extravagant concept that made people weary Adam Driver in Megalopolis | Credits: Lionsgate Films

Megalopolis was a huge risk from the beginning, not only was the sci-fi movie inspired by a real-life historic event but it was also made using the maker’s hard-earned money. Francis Ford Coppola,...

Meryl Streep is considered one of the finest actresses of all time, having 21 Academy Award nominations and three wins to her name. Streep has had a long and enduring career, with many critics and viewers hailing her as the best actress of her era. However, Sharon Stone, who is an equally celebrated actress, disagrees with the sentiment.

Meryl Streep and Sharon Stone worked together in The Laundromat (Credit: Netflix).

During an interview, Stone was asked about the experience of working with Streep. Stone wasn’t too pleased with the interviewer implying that Streep was a superior actress. As a result, Stone was unhappy with the implication that Streep was the only actress deserving of the Hollywood stature she has achieved and had a fiery response. Here is what Stone had to say about Streep.

Sharon Stone Had a Fiery Response When Asked About Working With Meryl Streep

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From Agatha to Elphaba, it’s been a season of witches on film and television. But whatever charms witches conjure in the narratives that entertain us, the Mubi documentary “Witches” shows how ideas about too powerful, too magical women have variously defined and reinforced the contradictions of femininity; and yet also helped women make sense of themselves.

Director Elizabeth Sankey does this using the medium of film itself, telling her own story of a post-partum depression severe enough to require psychiatric treatment through speaking directly to camera, through talking-head interviews with friends and experts alike, and through an archive’s worth of relevant film clips. The more montages Sankey weaves together of girls, mothers, psychiatric patients, and, of course, witches, the easier it is for us to see how our media archetypes cast a spell that can settle deep into our bones.

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Netflix's "Stranger Things" is so infused with the paranormal that a central season 1 arc features a lost family member communicating from the other side. Granted, the "other side" here is the decrepit alternate dimension called Upside Down, and the very alive Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is simply using its strange logic to communicate with his mother Joyce (Winona Ryder). Still, the sentiment is there, and the show eventually reveals that certain people do seem to return from the dead.

One of them is Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine), the ominous doctor who's responsible for the tests performed on psychokinetic powerhouses like Jane "Eleven" Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown) and the series' big bad Vecna, aka Henry "One" Creel (Jamie Campbell Bower). Modine knows a lot about "Papa" Brenner. In an interview with Vulture, he stated that the supposedly dead character may still have unrevealed aces up his sleeve,...

As people flocked to the theatres in September for the highly anticipated Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 supernatural comedy movie, they relived the nostalgia by watching Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder. The sequel has introduced some fresh faces like Jenna Ortega, and Justin Theroux, yet, fans couldn’t help but notice the absence of Jeffrey Jones.

Jeffrey Jones as Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988) | Warner Bros. Pictures

Amidst the star-studded cast, Jones’ absence seemed to pique the curiosity of fans. Moreover, the filmmaker found a way to work around the character’s absence, which left everyone even more puzzled. So why wasn’t Jones included in the movie?

Why Jeffrey Jones Wasn’t Cast in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Jeffrey Jones as Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988) | Warner Bros. Pictures

Jeffrey Jones’ was excluded from the sequel, primarily due to his criminal record which surfaced more than two decades ago. In...

Hollywood Comebacks: Celebrities Who Returned Stronger Than Ever - Main Image

Several celebrities in Hollywood have managed to have successful comebacks in the later part of their career after years of challenges and/or failure in the industry where their fate was seemingly nailed to the coffin.

These inspiring stories prove that you can still return stronger than ever despite the setbacks and even reach a new career level that surpasses the accomplishments in your earlier years.

Let's explore some of the great celebrity comebacks in Hollywood below.

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. was a major star back in the '80s and early '90s. Unfortunately, behind the camera, he was struggling with drug addiction which almost ruined his career.

After finally achieving his sobriety, he was cast to play Tony Stark/Iron Man in the MCU and the rest was history. He is now one of the...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice didn’t premiere in theaters that long ago, but the Ghost with the Most already has his streaming showtime planned. WB has announced the sequel will hit Max by the end of next week. The film opens with the funeral of the Deetz patriarch, which the official description refers to as an “unexpected family tragedy” yet isn’t that unexpected at all if you check up on Jeffrey Jones’ police report. Lydia and Delia return to the spooky manor they once called home, which still has the model of the entire town in its attic. It doesn’t take long for Astrid, Lydia’s offspring, to summon Beetlejuice and things get wild and stop-motiony once again. Not only is Beetlejuice Beetlejuice a reunion between director Tim Burton and original stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, it also has Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s kid and was written by...

The world would have been a far less funny place without Jim Abrahams, who passed away today at the age of 80.

Abrahams is likely best remembered for his iconic collaborations with brothers David and Jerry Zucker. The trio’s live “Kentucky Fried Theater” shows eventually paved the way for their first film as screenwriters: The Kentucky Fried Movie. As directors, the Zaz comedy team that gave us all-time classics like Airplane! and Top Secret!, and they later penned the David Zucker-directed The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

When it came to comedies with exclamation points in the titles, they really couldn't be beat.

Speaking of emphatic punctuation, Abrahams continued the absurd, rapid-fire comedic style he pioneered with the Zuckers in his solo directorial effort Hot Shots!, which was quickly followed by Hot Shots! Part Deux.

While the first movie began as a parody of Top Gun,...

The sequel to the 1988 comedy is headed to Max soon, and we’ll give you all the details you need to know first here.

Don’t say that name! Everyone’s favorite, foul-mouthed bio-exorcist is back for another adventure in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” which is coming to streaming on Max in mere days. If you’re not caught up on the film, need a reminder of what happened in the first movie, or just want to know more about the sequel before diving in, I’ve compiled a list of important details to know before you flip it on below!

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Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety. He was 80.

With his childhood friends Jerry and David Zucker, Abrahams formed the filmmaking trio, called Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, and popularized the spoof genre of the 1980s.

“Jim Abrahams redefined the boundaries of humor through groundbreaking works like ‘Airplane!’ and ‘The Naked Gun’ series. Together with Jerry and David Zucker, he transformed satire into an art form, inspiring generations of comedians and filmmakers and leaving an indelible mark on the world of comedy,” said the National Comedy Center executive director Journey Gunderson in a statement.

With the Zucker brothers, Abrahams founded the The Kentucky Fried Theater while they all attended college together at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1971. That led to them making their film debut with the indie sketch...

Exclusive: On the heels of big box office success with Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, actress Winona Ryder has signed with with WME for representation in all areas.

In the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 cult classic, Ryder reprises her role as Lydia Deetz, who as an adult, is still haunted by experiences earlier in life with the mischievous ghost, Betelgeuse. With rebellious teenage daughter Astrid in tow, Lydia finds that a portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened once again.

A muse of Burton’s, who in addition to Beetlejuice, starred in his prior films Frankenweenie and Edward Scissorhands, Ryder’s co-stars in the sequel include Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine O’Hara. Following the film’s launch on opening night of the Venice Film Festival, it went on to the second-best September opening in history at $110 million, also registering as Burton’s second highest-grossing film ever, on the domestic front.

It’s showtime! On Max. Or, it will be soon. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to director Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice (watch it Here) and a project that was originally expected to receive a straight-to-streaming release, reached theatres back in September (you can read our review at This Link), and it managed to rack up over $450 million at the global box office. PVOD and physical media releases followed, and now Deadline has confirmed that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will be streaming on the Max service as of December 6th. It will then debut on HBO linear on Saturday, December 7 at 6:10 p.m. Et.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was in development hell for decades before it finally got made. In 1990, Jonathan Gems was hired to write a sequel that was going to be titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. Burton considered having Daniel Waters rewrite that script, Pamela Norris did rewrite it, and Warner Bros....

Jim Abrahams, who co-wrote and co-directed Airplane and a number of other comedy movies with Jerry and David Zucker, has died. Abrahams' son confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the filmmaker died of natural causes in his Santa Monica home on Tuesday. He was 80 years old.

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Normal People was a masterpiece in every definition of the word. Being a painful story wrapped in a thick blanket of romance, it left a lasting impact on everyone who watched it. It eventually became a classic, in the same league as Fleabag and Scenes From A Marriage. One of the biggest reasons for this is the chemistry between Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones in a still from Normal People | Credit: Hulu

The bond that the two actors share has almost become controversial at times. However, it was nothing but beneficial for the series, with it acting like a living, breathing entity within the series. One of the most notable moments in the series was Connell and Marianne’s first time being intimate with each other.

During an interview, Edgar-Jones revealed her thoughts on the scene, and many would be surprised to know that that...

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Max is ready with an entertainment-packed December this year. The upcoming month will see the return of some of Max’s brilliant original crime comedy series Bookie and also a new original epic DC series Creature Commandos. Just like every month, Max is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 5 new movies and TV shows coming to Max in December 2024.

Creature Commandos Season 1 (December 5) Credit – Max

Creature Commandos is an upcoming adult animated superhero action series created by James Gunn. Based on the characters from DC Comics, the upcoming Max series is the first series in the DC Universe and it revolves around a group of black ops team consisting of literal imprisoned monsters who fight against the threats facing the United States. Creature Commandos’ voice cast includes Steve Agee,...

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s long-awaited follow-up to his classic 1988 supernatural comedy Beetlejuice, will begin streaming exclusively on Max on December 6, debuting on HBO linear on Saturday, December 7 at 6:10 p.m. Et.

The film’s HBO/Max debut comes following a triumphant September theatrical launch that saw it gross over $451 million worldwide. On the domestic front, it’s the second highest-grossing film of Burton’s career, at a take exceeding $294M.

Reteaming Burton with original cast members Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Michael Keaton, the sequel picks up with Lydia Deetz (Ryder) as an adult still haunted by experiences earlier in life with the mischievous ghost, Betelgeuse (Keaton). Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega), discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it...

After making $450 million at the worldwide box office and proving that the property is still very much beloved, Tim Burton’s long-awaited sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is now available on VOD as well as 4K Blu-ray at home. And it’s headed to streaming next month via Max.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice begins streaming exclusively on Max on December 6, 2024.

Michael Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Stranger Things) as Lydia Deetz and Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek) as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux (The Last Jedi), Monica Bellucci (Spectre), and Arthur Conti (House of the Dragon) in his film debut, with Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) as Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, and Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things).

Burton, a genre unto himself, directs from a screenplay by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (Wednesday), story by Gough & Millar and Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego® Batman Movie...

Warner Bros. Pictures’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will make its global streaming debut on Friday, December 6, exclusively on Max. The film will debut on HBO linear on Saturday, December 7, at 6:10 p.m. Et.

Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award–winning film Beetlejuice.

An American Sign Language (Asl) version of the hit film will also be available to stream on Max in the U.S. and Europe, along with a Língua Brasileira de Sinais (Libras) version in Brazil. Produced by the Max Accessibility Team in partnership with Deluxe (Asl) and Iguale (Libras), the Asl version of the film is performed by Sophia Morales, a Deaf individual who gained popularity through her engaging Asl interpretations of popular songs on social media.

The Libras version is performed by Andrey Baptista. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in Asl and Libras...

Tim Burton’s scary good sequel, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” will soon haunt your house from your home screen.

The long awaited sequel is coming to Max on Dec. 6 after it released in theaters in September. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” did well at the box office, where it opened to $110 million domestically, which was the second highest debut in September ever. In total, it made more than $450 million at the global box office.

After 36 years, the return of the 1988 Halloween fan-favorite brought back the vindictively hilarious loverboy ghost, Beetlejuice, played by Michael Keaton; the gothic queen herself, Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder; and Catherine O’Hara as Lydia’s stepmom Delia Deetz.

The sequel also introduced new faces like Jenna Ortega, who plays Astrid, the third generation of Deetz women; Monica Bellucci, who plays Beetlejuice’s ex-wife Delores; Willem Dafoe as the charmingly helpless Wolf Jackson; Arthur Conti as the boy-next-door, Jeremy Frazie; and an appearance by Danny Devito,...

Winona Ryder recently suited up in the goth blacks again as she reprised her role as Lydia Deets in the smash hit sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Our Eic, Chris Bumbray, had a blast with the film, saying in his recent review, “In it, Burton is wise enough to play the hits to a certain extent, as it is not all that different from the original. Yet, by doing a movie that’s so deliberately old school, with practical effects, rude humor, and Way more gore than you’d expect from a PG-13 movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice almost feels transgressive by how much it plays to the strengths of its director and cast, and discards the trappings of most modern blockbusters.”

The stars of the film are recently making the promotional rounds and Entertainment Weekly reported on Winona Ryder’s recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. During the interview, Ryder brought...

Bridget Fonda is the daughter of Peter Fonda, the granddaughter of Henry Fonda, and the niece of Jane Fonda, so it only seemed natural that she would become an actor. She started appearing on stage as a girl and appeared in "Easy Rider" with her father when she was only five years old.

Fonda would go on to study method acting at the famed Lee Strassberg Theater. She started appearing in films only two years after graduating at NYU. Acting was in her blood and it seemed like she never considered doing anything else. From 1988 to 2002, Fonda appeared in dozens of high-profile Hollywood films, and was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Emmy. She retired unexpectedly in 2002 and hasn't been seen on screen since. Throughout the 1990s, however, Fonda was something of a cinematic "It" girl, appearing in raucous comedies, dramatic indies, intense crime films, and a few of Sam Raimi's productions.

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows and live sports that will be available on the Max streaming service in December. The Max December 2024 lineup includes HBO Originals Hard Knocks: In Season with the AFC North, Nature of the Crime, and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story.

Also coming are Max Originals Creature Commandos, Fast Friends, Rose Matafeo: On and On and On, and Bookie Season 2, as well as the Warner Bros. Pictures releases Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Juror #2. The latter will launch with a collection of courtroom dramas, comedies, and documentaries, along with Clint Eastwood classics.

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Hard Knocks: In Season With The AFC North (HBO Original Sports Documentary Series)

Debuts December 3. New episodes will premiere weekly on subsequent Tuesdays through the end of the NFL regular season and continue into the NFL playoffs in January.

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36 years after Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton is back as the Ghost with the Most in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

The juice is loose on home video, complete with a director’s commentary from Tim Burton.

Here are 11 things I learned from the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice commentaries…

1. The film’s title was almost derived from a ’70s horror sequel.

Several other titles were considered for the long-awaited sequel, including call-backs to two 1970s horror sequels. Burton explains:

“There was a lot of talk about what to call [the movie]. One idea was Beetlejuice Rises Again; that was based on Dr. Phibes Rises Again. And then I thought of Beetlejuice A.D., which is a reference to Dracula [A.D 1972], which I love. That’s in there a little bit.

“The thought of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice just sounded mirror-like and simple, so we just landed like that.”

2. The Deetz women compelled Burton to want to make the sequel.

Following the unexpected success of Beetlejuice,...

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A movie doesn't have to be successful to be a classic. Take "Heathers" — written by Daniel Waters, directed by Michael Lehmann, starring Winona Ryder.

Ryder, fresh off "Beetlejuice," played another death-obsessed teenager. Unlike gothic outsider Lydia Deetz, though, Veronica Sawyer from "Heathers" is in the in-crowd. She hangs out with Westerburg High School's trio of mean girls, all named Heather, but feels disillusioned. So her new bad boy lover J.D. (Christian Slater) convinces her to pull a lethal prank on queen bee Heather Chandler (Kim Walker).

"Heathers" is the template for other biting black comedy teen movies, from "Mean Girls" to "Jennifer's Body." It even inspired a "Heathers" musical! But it only made $1.1 million on a $3 million budget.

Entertainment Weekly's oral history of "Heathers" (published in 2014 for its 25th anniversary) has some explanations for why it flopped. Distributor New World Pictures...

Few names in the realm of cinema resonate as deeply as Winona Ryder. Her beauty, seemingly unaffected by the passage of time, is matched only by her undeniable talent and mesmerizing on-screen presence. From her groundbreaking roles in the 1980s to her recent compelling portrayals, Ryder consistently delivers unforgettable performances that showcase her extraordinary range, […]

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