“Doing it again was a bit intimidating, and I felt quite nervous about it.”
After the film’s release, many fans of the original noticed that Jeffrey Jones, who played Charles Deetz, the dad in the original movie, did not reprise his role.
“Someone on social media mentioned, ‘I was sure he had passed away and even reminisced about his role in Howard the Duck, only to find out today that he’s still alive!'”
Before the sequel was released, Jones’ representative confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the 77-year-old actor would not be appearing in Beetlejuice 2.
After his role in Beetlejuice, he continued to collaborate with Tim Burton, starring in other classics such as Ed Wood (1994) and Sleepy Hollow (1999).
Jones is well-known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus (1984) and Ed Rooney, the principal, in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986).
