Jenna Ortega has starred in several critically acclaimed projects and is just getting started. Her biggest role to date is the title character in the Netflix hit series Wednesday and when it premiered in 2022, one of the catchiest moments was the iconic dance to “Goo Goo Much” by The Cramps, a dance that went viral and was imitated by many fans.

Almost two years later, Ortega announced a new dance – this time for a different project: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Speaking to Collider to promote the upcoming sequel, Ortega revealed that the film will also feature a cast with the rest of the dance and that it will be “better” than the Wednesday Firstly, because the pressure is not only on her. The scene will reference an iconic moment from the 1988 original. Beetlejuice during the Deetz’ dinner party.

Before joining Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceOrtega worked with director Tim Burton on the Netflix series Wednesdayand he also directed the episode of the dance moment that airs in episode 4, “Woe What a Night.” He draws a parallel between the viral moment on Wednesday and the upcoming Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Dance, explained Ortega, “The process was very chaotic for both of them and they always thought, “Okay, this feels right.” Except this one was a bit better, because with Wednesdayit was three in the morning the night before, and I thought, ‘Oh my God, I told him I was going to do this dance, and I don’t know what I’m going to do.'”

Ortega continued: “Where tWith his, there was still that pressure, but: “Oh, Catherine O’Hara is here, Justin (Theroux) is here, Winona (Ryder) is here. We’ll all figure it out together.” She’s got it.’ And Tim has so much confidence in the person he has that he told us, ‘Oh, it’s okay. Don’t worry.'”

Her co-star Catherine O’Hara, who returns as Delia Deetz, added, “And the choreographer (Corey Baker) was easygoing and open,” and Ortega confirmed, “Yeah, the choreographer was so sweet. He was super collaborative.” O’Hara previously confirmed that Harry Belafonte’s “Day-O” will be revived in the sequel.

Who returns to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?

Tim Burton recently admitted that he could not have made the sequel until now because his inspiration was his connection to Winona Ryder’s Lydia Deetz. The director had some plans for a sequel after the smash success of the 1988 original, but the film never came to fruition. Now, over three decades later, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice reunites the spirit of most and some of the most beloved characters from the original.

Michael Keaton returns as the ghost Beetlejuice and received high praise from the director for being able to connect with his character so quickly after such a long break between projects. Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder also return to reprise their roles as Delia and Lydia, but there will be some new additions as well.

In addition to Ortega, who plays Lydia’s daughter Astrid, the sequel stars Justin Theroux as Rory, Monica Belluci as Beetlejuice’s ex-wife, Willem Dafoe as Wolf Jackson, a B-movie action star who becomes a ghost detective, as well as Burn Gorman, Danny DeVito, Arthur Conti and Filipe Cates. Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis will not reprise their roles as Barbara and Adam Mailtland.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on August 28, be released internationally on September 4, and in the United States on September 6.

Source: Collider