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125-615: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a 2024 American gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar . A sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) and the second film of the Beetlejuice franchise , the film stars Michael Keaton , Winona Ryder , and Catherine O'Hara reprising their roles alongside new cast members Justin Theroux , Arthur Conti , Monica Bellucci , Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe . Set more than three decades after

250-490: A paranormal talk show called Ghost House . She has been estranged from her daughter Astrid ever since her ex-husband and Astrid's father, Richard, died while in the Amazon . Astrid also refuses to believe that her mother can see ghosts. While taping an episode, Lydia hallucinates seeing Betelgeuse, who tried to marry her thirty-six years earlier, in the audience. Lydia's stepmother Delia informs Lydia that her father Charles

375-448: A "new earth" as the abode of mankind following the resurrection of the dead. Originally, the two ideas of immortality and resurrection were different but in rabbinic thought they are combined: the soul departs from the body at death but is returned to it at the resurrection . This idea is linked to another rabbinic teaching, that men's good and bad actions are rewarded and punished not in this life but after death, whether immediately or at

500-529: A belief that, in accordance with John 14, those who in the afterlife see the Saviour are in different mansions, some dwelling in the heavens, others in paradise and others in " the city ". While the word used in all these writings, in particular the New Testament Greek word οὐρανός ( ouranos ), applies primarily to the sky , it is also used metaphorically of the dwelling place of God and

625-469: A break from the series to film it, as she and Burton had been having conversations about the project since 2000; the Duffers agreed. In August 2015, on Late Night with Seth Meyers , Ryder confirmed she would be reprising her role in the sequel. In May 2016, Burton stated, "It's something that I really would like to do in the right circumstances, but it's one of those films where it has to be right. It's not

750-580: A chariot of fire. According to Michael B. Hundley, the text in both of these instances is ambiguous regarding the significance of the actions being described and in neither of these cases does the text explain what happened to the subject afterwards. The God of the Israelites is described as ruling both Heaven and Earth. Other passages, such as 1 Kings 8:27 state that even the vastness of Heaven cannot contain God's majesty. A number of passages throughout

875-399: A deceased janitor , with an actor in mind, so Burton called his frequent collaborator Danny DeVito for the role and DeVito accepted it. Colleen Atwood , a frequent collaborator of Burton, was announced to be working on the costume design for the film. Atwood disclosed that Betelgeuse's striped suit would return in the film, as it is trademark to the character's quintessential appearance in

1000-428: A few spoilers from the film. Conti auditioned for the role over a Zoom call with Burton and a chemistry test with Ortega, receiving the news that he got the part on April Fools' Day , leading him to initially dismiss it as a practical joke. Catherine O'Hara reprises her role as Delia Deetz, as well as Monica Bellucci joining the cast as Betelgeuse's wife Delores. Gough didn't originally write Delores' first victim,

1125-515: A form which at present you know not." According to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , the founder of the Ahmadiyya sect in Islam, the soul will give birth to another rarer entity and will resemble the life on earth in the sense that this entity will bear a similar relationship to the soul, as the soul bears relationship with the human existence on earth. On earth, if a person leads a righteous life and submits to

1250-484: A fun fun time." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 61 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, up from the "B" earned by the first film, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an 81% overall positive score, with 68% saying they would definitely recommend it. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called

1375-478: A hit since Alice in Wonderland (2010). Burton's demands were granted once Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group co-chairs and CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy were installed in their positions in 2022, who agreed to a major theatrical release if the budget was under $ 100 million; Burton reportedly spent $ 99 million, thus fulfilling the deal. Initially, the film was supposed to be delayed to 2025, because of

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1500-682: A human soul belongs in Heaven and that Earth is merely a temporary abode in which the soul is tested to prove its worthiness became increasingly popular during the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC). Gradually, some Hebrews began to adopt the idea of Heaven as the eternal home of the righteous dead. Descriptions of Heaven in the New Testament are more fully developed than those in the Old Testament, but are still generally vague. As in

1625-472: A kind of a movie that cries out [for a sequel], it's not the Beetlejuice trilogy. So it's something that if the elements are right—because I do love the character and Michael's amazing as that character, so yeah we'll see. But there's nothing concrete yet." In October 2017, Mike Vukadinovich was hired to re-write the script. In April 2019, Warner Bros. stated the sequel had been shelved. In February 2022,

1750-477: A large enigmatic Lote tree, marks the end of the seventh heaven and the utmost extremity for all of God's creatures and heavenly knowledge. One interpretation of "heavens" is that all the stars and galaxies (including the Milky Way ) are part of the "first heaven", and "beyond that six still bigger worlds are there," which have yet to be discovered by scientists. According to Shi'ite sources, Ali mentioned

1875-592: A marriage contract in exchange for him taking her to the Netherworld to save Astrid. Betelgeuse blows open a hole between both their worlds; he disguises his lead employee, the anxious Bob, as himself to use as a decoy. Wolf discovers Betelgeuse has brought a living person into the Netherworld and launches a manhunt for him, capturing the disguised Bob. Delores meets Bob at the police station while continuing her search for Betelgeuse and drains his soul. As Betelgeuse and Lydia search for Astrid, Jeremy escorts her through

2000-548: A particular place somewhere in the cosmos ) of the supreme fulfillment of theosis in the beatific vision of the Godhead . In most forms of Christianity , Heaven is also understood as the abode for the redeemed dead in the afterlife , usually a temporary stage before the resurrection of the dead and the saints ' return to the New Earth . The resurrected Jesus is said to have ascended to Heaven where he now sits at

2125-429: A person died, his or her soul went to Kur (later known as Irkalla ), a dark shadowy underworld , located deep below the surface of the earth. All souls went to the same afterlife, and a person's actions during life had no impact on how he would be treated in the world to come. Nonetheless, funerary evidence indicates that some people believed that Inanna had the power to bestow special favors upon her devotees in

2250-404: A person finds contentment and Peace at heart and at this stage, according to Ahmadiyya beliefs, it can be said that a soul within the soul has begun to take shape. The Baháʼí Faith regards the conventional description of heaven (and hell) as a specific place as symbolic. The Baháʼí writings describe heaven as a "spiritual condition" where closeness to God is defined as heaven; conversely hell

2375-432: A priority for Tim. [Michael's] been wanting to do it for 20 years and he'll talk to anybody about it who will listen." I don't wanna be the guy that destroys the legacy and the memory of the first film, I would rather die. I would rather just not make it, I'd rather just throw the whole thing away than make something that pays no respect and doesn't live up even close to the legacy of the first film. The story would be set in

2500-486: A real time frame from 1988. This will be a true 26 or 27 years later sequel. What's great is that for Beetlejuice [ sic ], time means nothing in the afterlife, but the world outside is a different story. —Seth Grahame-Smith (writer) In November 2013, Ryder hinted at a possible return for the sequel as well by saying, "I'm kind of sworn to secrecy but it sounds like it might be happening. It's 27 years later. And I have to say, I love Lydia Deetz so much. She

2625-457: A reconstructed *k̑emen- or *k̑ōmen- "stone, heaven", has been proposed. Others endorse the derivation from a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éḱmō "stone" and, possibly, "heavenly vault" at the origin of this word, which then would have as cognates ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn "anvil, pestle; meteorite "), Persian آسمان ( âsemân, âsmân "stone, sling-stone; sky, heaven") and Sanskrit अश्मन् ( aśman "stone, rock, sling-stone; thunderbolt ;

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2750-416: A resort. They soon discover that his company is building on the burial ground of an ancient Hawaiian Kahuna . The spirit comes back from the afterlife to cause trouble, and Betelgeuse becomes a hero by winning a surf contest with magic. Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder agreed to do the film, on the condition that Burton directed, but both he and Keaton became occupied with Batman Returns (1992). Burton

2875-493: A sequel was announced again, this time produced by Brad Pitt 's studio Plan B Entertainment , alongside Warner Bros. Burton stated in October 2022 that he was not involved in the project, but backtracked days later, saying "nothing is out of the question". Burton ultimately returned as the film's director and tried to strip everything from the story to go to the basics of working with "good people, actors and puppets", feeling that

3000-402: A sequel were revived in early 2022, with Burton set to co-produce with Brad Pitt 's studio Plan B Entertainment . After the casting process finished in early 2023, principal photography , supervised by cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos , took place in parts of England and the U.S. from May to November, despite being suspended for four months due to the 2023 actors' strike . The official title

3125-484: A truth, that if the soul of man hath walked in the ways of God, it will, assuredly return and be gathered to the glory of the Beloved." The Baháʼí teachings state that there exists a hierarchy of souls in the afterlife , where the merits of each soul determines their place in the hierarchy, and that souls lower in the hierarchy cannot completely understand the station of those above. Each soul can continue to progress in

3250-436: A variant final -l : Old Frisian himel, himul "sky, heaven", Old Saxon and Old High German himil , Old Saxon and Middle Low German hemmel , Old Dutch and Dutch hemel , and modern German Himmel . All of these have been derived from a reconstructed Proto-Germanic form * hemina- . or *hemō . The further derivation of this form is uncertain. A connection to Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- "cover, shroud", via

3375-664: Is a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophies, and religions, and is on one end of the spectrum a synonym of Shangdi ("Supreme Deity") and on the other naturalistic end, a synonym for nature and the sky. The Chinese term for "heaven", Tian (天), derives from the name of the supreme deity of the Zhou dynasty . After their conquest of the Shang dynasty in 1122 BC, the Zhou people considered their supreme deity Tian to be identical with

3500-486: Is consumed by Delores. Jane Leaney and David Ayres portray Jeremy's murdered parents. Georgina Beedle portrays Janet, Wolf Jackson's secretary who "keeps him real", while Filipe Cates portrays Vlad, a young man dressed as a vampire who marries Astrid in Lydia's dream. After the success of Beetlejuice (1988), a sequel was fast-tracked by The Geffen Film Company . Two Beetlejuice sequel scripts were commissioned in 1990:

3625-466: Is not discussed as often. The Torah has little to say on the subject of survival after death, but by the time of the rabbis two ideas had made inroads among the Jews: one, which is probably derived from Greek thought, is that of the immortal soul which returns to its creator after death; the other, which is thought to be of Persian origin, is that of resurrection of the dead . Jewish writings refer to

3750-470: Is not just about forcing a remake or a reboot down someone's throat". He was also adamant that Keaton would return and that Warner Bros. would not recast the role. Burton and Keaton had not officially signed on but would return if the script was good enough. Grahame-Smith met with Keaton in February 2012, "We talked for a couple of hours and talked about big picture stuff. It's a priority for Warner Bros. It's

3875-531: Is obsessed with Lydia. Former actor-turned-afterlife-detective Wolf Jackson informs Betelgeuse that his ex-wife, cultist Delores LaFerve, has resurfaced and gone on a murderous spree, draining the souls of the dead while searching for him. The couple met during the Black Plague in Italy , when Delores married and then poisoned Betelgeuse as part of an immortality ritual; he murdered her before succumbing to

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4000-551: Is performed by Alfie Davis and the Sylvia Young Theatre School Choir and was released on May 23, 2024. The 11-song soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on August 30, 2024, and a vinyl edition is set to be released by Waxwork Records . Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opened the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2024, at the Sala Grande in a non-competitive slot. The film

4125-470: Is seen as a state of remoteness from God. Bahá'u'lláh , the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, has stated that the nature of the life of the soul in the afterlife is beyond comprehension in the physical plane, but has stated that the soul will retain its consciousness and individuality and remember its physical life; the soul will be able to recognize other souls and communicate with them. For Baháʼís, entry into

4250-580: Is that each man must die – beyond that we can only guess." Similar to Jewish traditions such as the Talmud , the Qur'an and Hadith frequently mention the existence of seven samāwāt (سماوات), the plural of samāʾ (سماء), meaning 'heaven, sky, celestial sphere', and cognate with Hebrew shamāyim (שמים). Some of the verses in the Qur'an mentioning the samaawat are 41:12 , 65:12 and 71:15 . Sidrat al-Muntaha ,

4375-531: Is the eighth heaven, where the benevolent, higher divinities dwell. During the end of days , the seven heavens of the Archons will collapse on each other. The heaven of Yaldabaoth will split in two and cause the stars in his celestial sphere to fall. In the native Chinese Confucian traditions, heaven ( Tian ) is an important concept, where the ancestors reside and from which emperors drew their mandate to rule in their dynastic propaganda, for example. Heaven

4500-526: Is too old for the role, and the only way they could make it would be to totally recast it." Burton had considered several other sequel ideas as well over the years, saying in 2024, "We talked about lots of different things. That was early on when we were going, Beetlejuice and the Haunted Mansion, Beetlejuice Goes West, whatever. Lots of things came up", but all those initial scenarios set in Hawaii,

4625-517: Is widely considered a Polish scientist, especially in Poland. The Polish dub of the film corrected this mistake, with Skłodowska-Curie described as "the Polish physicist". Though cast members seemed enthusiastic about a potential third film to be titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice , Burton said, "Let's do the math... it took 35 years to do this, so I'll be over 100. But I guess it's possible with

4750-517: The 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike , despite most of the production having been completed. However, in February 2024, the producers reiterated the release date as well as revealing the official title. At their 2024 CineEurope presentation, Warner Bros. announced that the film would be released overseas on September 4, 2024, two days before its domestic premiere. The promotion included tie-in marketing deals with CarMax , Progressive , Secret , Denny's , Fanta , NYX and Sally Hansen . Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

4875-552: The Gathas , spoke of the existence of Heaven and Hell. Historically, the unique features of Zoroastrianism, such as its conception of heaven, hell, angels, monotheism, belief in free will, and the day of judgement, among other concepts, may have influenced other religious and philosophical systems, including the Abrahamic religions, Gnosticism, Northern Buddhism, and Greek philosophy. As in other ancient Near Eastern cultures, in

5000-519: The Hadiths , these are the different regions in paradise. According to the Ahmadiyya view, much of the imagery presented in the Quran regarding Heaven, but also Hell, is metaphorical. They propound the verse which describes, according to them, how the life to come after death is different from the life on Earth. The Quran says: "From bringing in your place others like you, and from developing you into

5125-510: The In Love script. That same year, Tim Burton hired Jonathan Gems to write a potential Beetlejuice sequel titled Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian. "Tim thought it would be funny to match the surfing backdrop of a beach movie with some sort of German Expressionism , because they're totally wrong together", Gems said. The story followed the Deetz family moving to Hawaii, where Charles is developing

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5250-840: The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard in Matthew 20, the Parable of the Great Banquet in Matthew 22, and the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Traditionally, Christianity has taught that Heaven is the location of the throne of God as well as the holy angels , although this is in varying degrees considered metaphorical . In traditional Christianity, it is considered a state or condition of existence (rather than

5375-589: The Right Hand of God and will return to Earth in the Second Coming . Various people have been said to have entered Heaven while still alive , including Enoch , Elijah and Jesus , after his resurrection. According to Roman Catholic teaching , Mary, mother of Jesus , is also said to have been assumed into Heaven and is titled the Queen of Heaven . In the second century AD, Irenaeus of Lyons recorded

5500-470: The Shang supreme deity Shangdi . The Zhou people attributed Heaven with anthropomorphic attributes, evidenced in the etymology of the Chinese character for heaven or sky, which originally depicted a person with a large cranium. Heaven is said to see, hear and watch over all people. Heaven is affected by people's doings, and having personality, is happy and angry with them. Heaven blesses those who please it and sends calamities upon those who offend it. Heaven

5625-476: The Wild West or Paris, France were all scrapped. In September 2011, Warner Bros. hired Seth Grahame-Smith , who collaborated with Burton on Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (both 2012), to write and produce a sequel to Beetlejuice. Grahame-Smith signed on with the intention of doing "a story that is worthy of us actually doing this for real, something that is not just about cashing in,

5750-778: The World of Darkness emerged. The Great Living God ( Hayyi Rabbi ) and his uthras (angels or guardians) dwell in the World of Light. The World of Light is also the source of Piriawis , the Great Yardena (or Jordan River ) of Life. The cosmological description of the universe in the Gnostic codex On the Origin of the World presents seven heavens created by the lesser god or Demiurge called Yaldabaoth, which are individually ruled over by one of his Archons . Above these realms

5875-437: The afterlife or, in exceptional cases, enter Heaven without dying . Heaven is often described as a "highest place", the holiest place, a paradise , in contrast to hell or the underworld or the "low places" and universally or conditionally accessible by earthly beings according to various standards of divinity , goodness , piety , faith , or other virtues or right beliefs or simply divine will . Some believe in

6000-457: The blessed . Similarly, though the English word "heaven" keeps its original physical meaning when used, for instance, in allusions to the stars as "lights shining through from heaven", and in phrases such as heavenly body to mean an astronomical object, the heaven or happiness that Christianity looks forward to is, according to Pope John Paul II, "neither an abstraction nor a physical place in

6125-427: The firmament "). In the latter case English hammer would be another cognate to the word. The ancient Mesopotamians regarded the sky as a series of domes (usually three, but sometimes seven) covering the flat Earth . Each dome was made of a different kind of precious stone. The lowest dome of heaven was made of jasper and was the home of the stars . The middle dome of heaven was made of saggilmut stone and

6250-458: The 19th century: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson , and Dracula by Bram Stoker . Like most early cinema, many silent Gothic films were lost or very short. In the aftermath of World War I , the horrors of war pervaded Gothic films. Robert Wiene 's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), though not based on a Gothic text, exhibited German Expressionism that Heidi Kaye said "transformed

6375-679: The American approach to Gothic cinema". The Encyclopedia of the Gothic said The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari became a "milestone in Gothic film". According to New Directions in 21st-Century Gothic: The Gothic Compass , scholars consider the Gothic films Frankenstein (1931) by James Whale , Dracula (1931) by Tod Browning , and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) by Rouben Mamoulian "a foundational triptych, from which they in turn look back to earlier Gothic films and forward to later ones". In 1975, director Nicholas Roeg expressed concern about

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6500-646: The Earth and learn nothing of what Heaven is like. There is almost no mention in the Hebrew Bible of Heaven as a possible afterlife destination for human beings, who are instead described as "resting" in Sheol . The only two possible exceptions to this are Enoch , who is described in Genesis 5:24 as having been "taken" by God, and the prophet Elijah , who is described in 2 Kings 2:11 as having ascended to Heaven in

6625-505: The Gothic: "[it] tantalizes us with fear, both as its subject and its effect; it does so, however, not primarily through characters or plots or even language, but through spectacle ". Cinema suits the Gothic definition in creating images that establish the spectacle. Gothic films were part of early cinema, adapting Gothic fiction on screen like stage melodramas had previously done. Gothic works that strongly influenced cinema were those from

6750-650: The Hebrew Bible concerns the God of Israel's relationship with his people, most of the events described in it take place on Earth, not in Heaven. The Deuteronomistic source , Deuteronomistic History , and Priestly source all portray the Temple in Jerusalem as the sole channel of communication between Earth and Heaven. During the period of the Second Temple ( c. 515 BC – 70 AD), the Hebrew people lived under

6875-426: The Hebrew Bible indicate that Heaven and Earth will one day come to an end. This view is paralleled in other ancient Near Eastern cultures, which also regarded Heaven and Earth as vulnerable and subject to dissolution. However, the Hebrew Bible differs from other ancient Near Eastern cultures in that it portrays the God of Israel as independent of creation and unthreatened by its potential destruction. Because most of

7000-444: The Hebrew Bible, the universe is commonly divided into two realms: heaven ( šāmayim ) and earth ( ’ereṣ ). Sometimes a third realm is added: either "sea", "water under the earth", or sometimes a vague "land of the dead" that is never described in depth. The structure of heaven itself is not fully described in the Hebrew Bible, but the fact that the Hebrew word šāmayim is plural has been interpreted by scholars as an indication that

7125-533: The Kingdom of God was of something that is present but also still yet to come. For instance, Wright points to the synoptic gospels that Jesus' death and resurrection was anticipated as the climax and fulfillment of his "Kingdom of God" messages and that his combined prophecy about the temple's doom, through apocalyptic language, would serve as his vindication. The synoptic gospels and Pauline epistles portray Jesus as believing his death and resurrection would complete

7250-642: The Netherworld's bureaucracy, then reveals his intent of deceiving Astrid into exchanging her life for his. Astrid is taken to the "Soul Train" to be sent to the Great Beyond . Richard spots and follows her. Lydia saves Astrid right before the Soul Train departs. They escape through a portal to Saturn 's moon, Titan , where Richard saves them from a sandworm. While Betelgeuse sends Jeremy to the Fires of Damnation , Richard shows Lydia and Astrid how to return to

7375-479: The Netherworld, their marriage contract is void, and Lydia banishes him back to the afterlife. Now unfrozen, Wolf escorts Delia back to the Netherworld, where she reunites with Charles as he is about to board the Soul Train to the Great Beyond. Lydia ends Ghost House to spend more time with Astrid, but is haunted by nightmares of Betelgeuse. Danny DeVito portrays a janitor in the Netherworld whose soul

7500-598: The Old Testament, in the New Testament God is described as the ruler of Heaven and Earth, but his power over the Earth is challenged by Satan . The Gospels of Mark and Luke speak of the " Kingdom of God " ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ ; basileía tou theou ), while the Gospel of Matthew more commonly uses the term " Kingdom of heaven " ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν ; basileía tōn ouranōn ). Both phrases are thought to have

7625-625: The Synoptic Gospels, particularly in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5–7. Jesus also taught that, in the Kingdom of Heaven, there would be a reversal of roles in which "the last will be first and the first will be last." This teaching recurs throughout the recorded teachings of Jesus, including in the admonition to be like a child, the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16,

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7750-535: The United States and Canada, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was released alongside The Front Room and was projected to gross $ 100–110 million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $ 42 million on its first day, including $ 13 million from Thursday night previews. The film went on to debut with $ 111 million, registering the second biggest opening of September (behind It ), the second biggest for Burton's career (behind Alice in Wonderland ), and

7875-472: The World-to-come. According to Nicholas de Lange , Judaism offers no clear teaching about the destiny which lies in wait for the individual after death and its attitude to life after death has been expressed as follows: "For the future is inscrutable, and the accepted sources of knowledge, whether experience, or reason, or revelation, offer no clear guidance about what is to come. The only certainty

8000-445: The advent [ sic ] of science these days, but I don't think so." Gothic film To create a Gothic atmosphere, filmmakers have sought to create new camera tricks that challenge audiences' perceptions. Gothic films also reflected contemporary issues. A New Companion to The Gothic ' s Heidi Kaye said "strong visuals, a focus on sexuality and an emphasis on audience response" characterize Gothic films like they did

8125-442: The afterlife, but the soul's development is not entirely dependent on its own conscious efforts, the nature of which we are not aware, but also augmented by the grace of God, the prayers of others, and good deeds performed by others on Earth in the name of that person. Mandaeans believe in an afterlife or heaven called Alma d-Nhura (World of Light). The World of Light is the primeval, transcendent world from which Tibil and

8250-475: The afterlife. Despite the separation between heaven and earth, humans sought access to the gods through oracles and omens . The gods were believed to live in Heaven, but also in their temples, which were seen as the channels of communication between Earth and Heaven, which allowed mortal access to the gods. The Ekur temple in Nippur was known as the "Dur-an-ki", the "mooring rope" of heaven and earth. It

8375-603: The ancient Israelites envisioned the heavens as having multiple layers, much like the ancient Mesopotamians. This reading is also supported by the use of the phrase "heaven of heavens" in verses such as Deuteronomy 10:14, 1 Kings 8:27, and 2 Chronicles 2:6. In line with the typical view of most Near Eastern cultures, the Hebrew Bible depicts Heaven as a place that is inaccessible to humans. Although some prophets are occasionally granted temporary visionary access to heaven, such as in 1 Kings 22:19–23, Job 1:6–12 and 2:1–6, and Isaiah 6, they hear only God's deliberations concerning

8500-507: The audience believe that Davis and Baldwin hadn't aged since 1988. Also, they felt that the Maitland couple's story had been told and their appearance would clash with Burton's decision to not make any fan service . In any event, much like Jones, legal issues would have prevented Baldwin from returning for the film due to the then-ongoing Rust shooting incident that saw Baldwin accidentally shoot and kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on

8625-543: The cast, in undisclosed roles, with Dafoe's being described as an afterlife officer. Dafoe later explained to Variety at the Marrakesh Film Festival that his character is an afterlife police officer who used to be a B movie action star in life before dying in an accident, with his skills leading him to become a detective within the realm. He later regretted sharing those details about his character, fearing that Burton may get angry with him for revealing

8750-499: The ceremony with Delia. Betelgeuse injects Rory with " truth serum ", forcing him to admit that he never believed in Lydia's abilities and is only gold digger after the money she makes from her show. As the wedding begins, Wolf and his officers interrupt, but Betelgeuse freezes them. Suddenly, Delores appears to exact her revenge. Astrid opens a portal to summon a sandworm, and Betelgeuse leads it to devour Delores and Rory. Astrid reveals that because Betelgeuse illegally brought Lydia into

8875-748: The clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the Holy Trinity . It is our meeting with the Father which takes place in the risen Christ through the communion of the Holy Spirit ." While the concept of Heaven ( malkuth hashamaim מלכות השמים, the Kingdom of Heaven ) is much discussed in Christian thought, the Jewish concept of the afterlife , sometimes known as olam haba , the World-to-come,

9000-809: The company of their parents, spouses, and children. In Islam if one's good deeds outweigh one's sins then one may gain entrance to paradise only through God's mercy . Conversely, if one's sins outweigh their good deeds they are sent to hell. The more good deeds one has performed the higher the level of Jannah one is directed to. Quran verses which describe paradise include: 13:15, 18:31, 38:49–54, 35:33–35 and 52:17. The Quran refers to Jannah with different names: Al-Firdaws , Jannātu-′Adn ("Garden of Eden" or "Everlasting Gardens"), Jannatu-n-Na'īm ("Garden of Delight"), Jannatu-l-Ma'wa ("Garden of Refuge"), Dāru-s-Salām ("Abode of Peace"), Dāru-l-Muqāma ("Abode of Permanent Stay"), al-Muqāmu-l-Amin ("The Secure Station") and Jannātu-l-Khuld ("Garden of Immortality"). In

9125-463: The divine realm. Heaven and Earth were separated by their very nature; humans could see and be affected by elements of the lower heaven, such as stars and storms, but ordinary mortals could not go to Heaven because it was the abode of the gods alone. In the Epic of Gilgamesh , Gilgamesh says to Enkidu , "Who can go up to heaven, my friend? Only the gods dwell with Shamash forever." Instead, after

9250-637: The earlier ( Middle English ) heven (attested 1159); this in turn was developed from the previous Old English form heofon . By about 1000, heofon was being used in reference to the Christianized "place where God dwells", but originally, it had signified "sky, firmament" (e.g. in Beowulf , c. 725). The English term has cognates in the other Germanic languages : Old Saxon heƀan "sky, heaven" (hence also Middle Low German heven "sky"), Old Icelandic himinn , Gothic himins ; and those with

9375-471: The end of this movie". Keaton insisted that Betelgeuse had limited screen time in the film like the first movie, saying, "The idea was, no, no, no, you can't load it up with Betelgeuse, that'll kill it, the Betelgeuse character doesn't drive the story as much as he did in the first one. He's more part of the storyline in this one as opposed to the first one, which is a case of, this thing comes in and drives

9500-492: The experience of working with each other special, resulting in Ortega developing her own performance for Astrid. In May, Danny Elfman announced he was returning to compose the score for the sequel, while it was also revealed Ortega was confirmed to star, and Wednesday creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar wrote the script. Justin Theroux , Burn Gorman , Arthur Conti , Filipe Cates, and Willem Dafoe would also be added to

9625-408: The film a "fun but less edgy sequel". Xan Brooks, writing for The Guardian , stated, "Burton's game attempt to bring the 1980s horror-comedy back from the spirit world is full of gaudy set-pieces but fails to add much to the original." Margaret Roarty of The Film Magazine stated that "the filmmaker manages to create something just as wacky and weird and meaningful as the original film." In Poland,

9750-481: The film exceeded her high expectations and expected every generation to find something they can appreciate from the film. In March 2023, it was reported by Variety that Jenna Ortega , who previously worked with Burton on the 2022 Netflix series Wednesday , was in talks to play Astrid Deetz, Lydia's daughter, while Burton was now expected to direct the film. Ortega and Ryder bonded as they worked together, sharing hobbies such as both being cinephiles and regarding

9875-640: The film feel "handmade". With a plot likened to Willy Wonka 's psychedelic boat ride in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), which takes "very big swings" like unhinged and uncontrollable phantasmagoria and Burton's head being "dumped out" onto the screen, Keaton felt the film's story to be stronger than its predecessor's, with "more of a connection" to the audience in terms of characters, finding "beyond delightful" things he wasn't ready for while Ryder confidently expressed her belief that

10000-480: The film would reveal the Maitlands used a loophole to leave their former house during the interim between this film and the original. Gough told Entertainment Weekly that an early draft for the film had the Maitlands making a cameo appearance at the end, he and Millar discussing the idea with Burton, but all three moved on from the concept as they felt no de-aging technology would be convincing enough to make

10125-427: The film, his character being revealed in the trailers to have been killed off ; it had been speculated that Jones didn't return due to legal issues Jones had in the interim and the controversy surrounding films he has made since the early 2000s due to his status as a registered sex offender . In April, Geena Davis stated she would not be returning as Barbara Maitland due to her age, saying, "Our characters were stuck

10250-468: The first film, it follows Lydia Deetz, now a mother, struggling to keep her family together in the wake of a loss as Betelgeuse returns to haunt her. After the success of Beetlejuice , plans for a sequel were announced by The Geffen Film Company , its original producers, and little materialized until 2011 when Warner Bros. Pictures hired Seth Grahame-Smith to pitch a story, which went through numerous revisions before being shelved in late 2019. Plans for

10375-542: The first, Beetlejuice in Love , was penned by screenwriter Warren Skaaren , who did a heavy re-write on the first film's script. In Skaaren's sequel, Betelgeuse meets Leo, who tragically plummets to his death while proposing to his girlfriend, Julia, on the Eiffel Tower . When Leo enters the afterlife , Betelgeuse escapes to the world of the living and pursues Julia. Skaaren died shortly after turning in his first draft of

10500-506: The following as the ten best Gothic films (ordered by year): Heaven This is an accepted version of this page Heaven , or the heavens , is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities , angels , souls , saints , or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned , or reside. According to the beliefs of some religions, heavenly beings can descend to Earth or incarnate and earthly beings can ascend to Heaven in

10625-533: The gospels record Jesus as having explained exactly what the phrase "Kingdom of God" means. The most likely explanation for this apparent omission is that the Kingdom of God was a commonly understood concept that required no explanation. According to Sanders and Casey, Jews in Judea during the early first century believed that God reigns eternally in Heaven, but many also believed that God would eventually establish his kingdom on earth as well. Because God's Kingdom

10750-483: The idea of the resurrection of the dead is thought to be derived from Persian cosmology, although the later claim has been recently questioned. By the early first century AD, these two seemingly incompatible ideas were often conflated by Hebrew thinkers. The Hebrews also inherited from the Persians, Greeks, and Romans the idea that the human soul originates in the divine realm and seeks to return there. The idea that

10875-478: The literary works. The Encyclopedia of the Gothic said the foundation of Gothic film was the combination of Gothic literature, stage melodrama, and German expressionism . In The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction , Misha Kavka says Gothic film is not an established genre, rather contributing Gothic images, plots, characters, and styles to films. These elements are often found in "the broader category of horror ". Kavka quotes William Patrick Day's definition of

11000-422: The living world. Meanwhile, during a mourning ceremony for Charles, Delia is bitten by a pair of asps that she was assured were defanged. She arrives in the Netherworld and summons Betelgeuse to help find Charles; he agrees in exchange for help finding Lydia. Returning home, Astrid apologizes to Lydia for not believing her abilities. The duo arrive at the church for Lydia and Rory's wedding, but Betelgeuse crashes

11125-492: The modern perception of Gothic cinema, noting that it became associated with camp, whereas he believed the Gothic was a serious cultural influence, not a subject of humor. In Australia , the first modern Gothic film is considered to be Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975). When the British Film Institute in 2013 launched a program celebrating films and TV shows with Gothic themes, The Guardian identified

11250-471: The movie a little bit." Filming was originally scheduled to begin in mid-2022. Later, it was delayed to an expected start date of May 10, 2023, taking place in London if the 2023 WGA strike did not lead to another delay in production. Production was officially confirmed to have begun the following day, with Haris Zambarloukos serving as cinematographer and Jay Prychidny serving as editor. On May 18, 2023, it

11375-458: The names of the seven heavens as below: Still an afterlife destination of the righteous is conceived in Islam as Jannah ( Arabic : جنة "Garden [of Eden]" translated as "paradise"). Regarding Eden or paradise the Quran says, "The description of the Paradise promised to the righteous is that under it rivers flow; eternal is its fruit as well as its shade. That is the ˹ultimate˺ outcome for

11500-487: The next life has the potential to bring great joy. Bahá'u'lláh likened death to the process of birth. He explains: "The world beyond is as different from this world as this world is different from that of the child while still in the womb of its mother." The analogy to the womb in many ways summarizes the Baháʼí view of earthly existence: just as the womb constitutes an important place for a person's initial physical development,

11625-400: The physical world provides for the development of the individual soul . Accordingly, Baháʼís view life as a preparatory stage, where one can develop and perfect those qualities which will be needed in the next life. The key to spiritual progress is to follow the path outlined by the current Manifestation of God , which Baháʼís believe is currently Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'u'lláh wrote, "Know thou, of

11750-421: The poison. Astrid realizes she has inherited her mother's psychic abilities and discovers Jeremy is a ghost; he persuades her to accompany him to the Netherworld to help regain his life. In exchange, she can meet her father's spirit. Lydia learns from a local realtor that Jeremy murdered his parents twenty-three years prior and died when the police tried to arrest him. Lydia reluctantly summons Betelgeuse and signs

11875-491: The possibility of a heaven on Earth in a world to come . Another belief is in an axis mundi or world tree which connects the heavens, the terrestrial world, and the underworld. In Indian religions , heaven is considered as Svargaloka , and the soul is again subjected to rebirth in different living forms according to its karma . This cycle can be broken after a soul achieves Moksha or Nirvana . Any place of existence, either of humans, souls or deities, outside

12000-478: The project made him reflect why he liked making movies. Burton came up with the film's story upon thinking about Lydia Deetz, a character of his with whom he connected as a teenager, wondering what could have been of her life after the first film's events and how her family life could have developed, turning from a "cool teenager" into a "f—ed-up adult" who hosts a popular medium-related show titled Ghost House with Lydia Deetz whose daughter hates her, Burton credited

12125-751: The righteous. But the outcome for the disbelievers is the Fire!" Islam rejects the concept of original sin , and Muslims believe that all human beings are born pure. Children automatically go to paradise when they die, regardless of the religion of their parents. Paradise is described primarily in physical terms as a place where every wish is immediately fulfilled when asked. Islamic texts describe immortal life in Jannah as happy, without negative emotions . Those who dwell in Jannah are said to wear costly apparel, partake in exquisite banquets, and recline on couches inlaid with gold or precious stones. Inhabitants will rejoice in

12250-659: The rule of first the Persian Achaemenid Empire , then the Greek kingdoms of the Diadochi , and finally the Roman Empire . Their culture was profoundly influenced by those of the peoples who ruled them. Consequently, their views on existence after death were profoundly shaped by the ideas of the Persians, Greeks, and Romans. The idea of the immortality of the soul is derived from Greek philosophy and

12375-475: The same meaning, but the author of the Gospel of Matthew changed the name "Kingdom of God" to "Kingdom of Heaven" in most instances because it was the more acceptable phrase in his own cultural and religious context in the late first century. Modern scholars agree that the Kingdom of God was an essential part of the teachings of the historical Jesus but there is no agreement on what this kingdom was. None of

12500-510: The same way the titular character of Lewis Carroll 's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) sports an iconic blue dress, although Keaton disagreed and preferred Betelgeuse's burgundy tuxedo . For Lydia Deetz's attire, Atwood was inspired by Cassandra Peterson 's iconic Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988) character. O'Hara later confirmed that the film would include Harry Belafonte 's 1955 song " Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) ", which

12625-472: The scene where Astrid Deetz wears a Halloween costume, dressing up as 19th-century Polish-French scientist Marie Skłodowska-Curie , sparked a controversy, because Deetz refers to Skłodowska-Curie as only a "French scientist". Even though Marie was naturalised French, she was born and raised in Poland. As she kept a strong sense of Polish identity, using both of her surnames and naming the first chemical element she discovered— polonium —after her native country, she

12750-550: The script was finished and that he and Burton intended to start filming Beetlejuice 2 by the end of the year, and that both Keaton and Ryder would return in their respective roles. While negotiating to join the Netflix show Stranger Things as Joyce Byers in mid-2015, Ryder accepted that role under the sole request to the Duffer Brothers that if a Beetlejuice sequel ever got greenlighted, they would let her take

12875-413: The script, although Smith turned down the offer in favor of Superman Lives . Smith later joked that his response was, "Didn't we say all we needed to say in the first Beetlejuice? Must we go tropical?" In March 1997, Gems released a statement saying, "The Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian script is still owned by The Geffen Company and it will likely never get made. You really couldn't do it now anyway. Winona

13000-452: The set of the film Rust (2024). The production VFX supervisor was Angus Bickerton, working with VFX producer Alex Bicknell, supported by visual effects studios Framestore , One of Us and BUF . Danny Elfman , who scored Beetlejuice , returned for the sequel. The soundtrack to the film featured licensed music being incorporated in the film as well as two cues from Elfman's score being included. A cover of " Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) "

13125-511: The subsequent resurrection. Around 1 CE, the Pharisees believed in an afterlife but the Sadducees did not. The Mishnah has many sayings about the World to Come , for example, "Rabbi Yaakov said: This world is like a lobby before the World to Come; prepare yourself in the lobby so that you may enter the banquet hall." Judaism holds that the righteous of all nations have a share in

13250-413: The tangible world (Heaven, Hell, or other) is referred to as the otherworld . At least in the Abrahamic faiths of Christianity , Islam , and some schools of Judaism , as well as Zoroastrianism , heaven is the realm of afterlife where good actions in the previous life are rewarded for eternity ( hell being the place where bad behavior is punished). The modern English word heaven is derived from

13375-558: The third biggest opening of the year (behind Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2 ). Around 7.7 million admissions, 73% of the total weekend's box office earnings, came from the film alone. The opening weekend gross surpassed the entire $ 74 million run of the original film, unadjusted for inflation. The film then grossed $ 51.6 million in its second weekend (a drop of 54%), and $ 25.9 million its third weekend (a drop of 49%), beating newcomers Speak No Evil and Transformers One , and finishing in first for three consecutive weeks. It

13500-446: The way they looked when they died forever, so it's been a while, it's been a minute." In August, Burton would confirm via People that Davis and Alec Baldwin didn't return for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as the Maitlands weren't needed for the story he wanted to tell, which he admitted that he personally couldn't have done in 1989 due to it focusing on three generations within the Deetz family. To explain their absence, Burton stated that

13625-406: The will of God, his or her tastes become attuned to enjoying spiritual pleasures as opposed to carnal desires. With this, an "embryonic soul" begins to take shape. Different tastes are said to be born in which a person given to carnal passions finds no enjoyment. For example, sacrifice of one's own rights over that of other's becomes enjoyable, or that forgiveness becomes second nature. In such a state

13750-498: The work of inaugurating the Kingdom of God and that his followers who wrote everything down expressed their belief he had done so, using first-century Jewish idioms, and that such events "did with evil and launch the project of new creation". In the teachings of the historical Jesus, people are expected to prepare for the coming of the Kingdom of God by living moral lives. Jesus's commands for his followers to adopt lifestyles of moral perfectionism are found in many passages throughout

13875-453: The years of his life since the original film's release as the reason he couldn't do Beetlejuice Beetlejuice until then, having experienced many of those things himself, finding the project a very personal movie starring a weird family in a family-friendly and emotional story of three generations experiencing basic things everyone feels in life when growing up. Burton and Keaton agreed to not use excessive amounts of technology, and sought to make

14000-608: Was believed to be superior to any human kingdom, this meant that God would necessarily drive out the Romans, who ruled Judea, and establish his own direct rule over the Jewish people. This belief is referenced in the first petition of the Lord's Prayer , taught by Jesus to his disciples and recorded in Matthew and Luke 11:2: "Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." Other scholars contend that Jesus' teaching of

14125-708: Was eventually dethroned by The Wild Robot in its fourth weekend, grossing $ 16 million. Internationally, the film debuted with $ 36.2 million from 69 markets. It had the biggest openings in the UK ($ 9.6 million), Mexico ($ 6.5 million), Australia ($ 2.6 million), Spain ($ 2.5 million) and Italy ($ 1.7 million). On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 76% of 357 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "Michael Keaton's devious poltergeist still has plenty of juice left in this madcap return to form for Tim Burton, marrying charming practical effects and ghoulish gags to provide

14250-417: Was featured in the first film and serve as an unofficial memorial for Belafonte, who died just before the start of filming. The writers decided that the wedding sequence would feature a musical number with Betelgeuse "being the crazy ringleader of that whole situation", but were unsure of what song to use, and Burton suggested " MacArthur Park ", which Gough found to be "the crazy, weird, insane thing you need at

14375-481: Was himself overthrown by his son, Kumarbi . Almost nothing is known of Bronze Age (pre-1200 BC) Canaanite views of heaven and the archaeological findings at Ugarit (destroyed c. 1200 BC) have not provided information. The first century Greek author Philo of Byblos may have preserved elements of Iron Age Phoenician religion in his Sanchuniathon . Zoroaster, the Zoroastrian prophet who introduced

14500-650: Was interrupted, with Ortega being contacted to continue filming four days after the strike had ended. Filming resumed on November 16, 2023, in Melrose, Massachusetts , and wrapped in Vermont on November 30, 2023. By March 2024, Keaton had seen a completed rough cut of the film and stated that further editing would occur thereafter. Later that month, it was stated in The Hollywood Reporter that Jeffrey Jones would not reprise his role as Charles Deetz in

14625-439: Was killed by a shark . They and Astrid travel to Winter River, Connecticut , for Charles' funeral. At the wake, Rory, Lydia's boyfriend and producer, pressures her to marry him on Halloween ; she hesitantly agrees. Meanwhile, Astrid meets a local boy named Jeremy Frazier, who invites her to spend Halloween with him. In the Netherworld, Betelgeuse oversees an office of "bio-exorcists" consisting of shrunken headed employees, and

14750-406: Was released in 4K Ultra HD to video-on-demand platforms on October 8, 2024, with a DVD , Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD (as well as Steelbook ) physical release on November 19, 2024. As of November 20, 2024, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice has grossed $ 294.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 157 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $ 451.1 million. In

14875-661: Was reported that filming was taking place around the Princess Helena College in Preston, Hertfordshire , England. Exterior filming took place in East Corinth, Vermont (the location of the original movie's outdoor scenes), in mid-2023. Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . Burton described the film, which he enjoyed making, as being "99% done". It had two days of production left, which

15000-563: Was revealed in February 2024. During post-production, editing was handled by Jay Prychidny and the musical score was composed by longtime Burton collaborator Danny Elfman . Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opened the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2024, and was theatrically released overseas on September 4, 2024, and in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures two days later. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 451 million worldwide on an estimated $ 100 million budget. In 2024, Lydia Deetz hosts

15125-586: Was still interested in Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian in early 1991. Impressed with Daniel Waters ' work on Heathers (1989), which also stars Winona Ryder, Burton approached him for a rewrite. However, he eventually signed Waters to write the script for Batman Returns. By August 1993, producer David Geffen hired Pamela Norris ( Troop Beverly Hills , Saturday Night Live ) to rewrite. Warner Bros. approached Kevin Smith in 1996 to rewrite

15250-505: Was such a huge part of me. I would be really interested in what she is doing 27 years later." Ryder confirmed that she would only consider making a sequel if Burton and Keaton were involved. In December 2014, Burton stated, "It's a character that I love and I miss actually working with Michael. There's only one Betelgeuse. We're working on a script and I think it's probably closer than ever and I'd love to work with him again." In January 2015, writer Grahame-Smith told Entertainment Weekly that

15375-671: Was the abode of the Igigi . The highest and outermost dome of heaven was made of luludānītu stone and was personified as An , the god of the sky. The celestial bodies were equated with specific deities as well. The planet Venus was believed to be Inanna , the goddess of sex and war. The Sun was her brother Utu , the god of justice, and the Moon was their father Nanna . In ancient Near Eastern cultures in general and in Mesopotamia in particular, humans had little to no access to

15500-406: Was theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 6, 2024, including IMAX , 4DX and ScreenX engagements. Warner Bros.' former regime considered releasing the film straight to streaming on Max , but Burton butted heads with the studio over the film's costs and distribution; Warner was unsure on spending a projected $ 147 million on a sequel to a 1980s film from Burton, who hadn't had

15625-527: Was widely thought to have been built and established by Enlil himself. The ancient Hittites believed that some deities lived in Heaven while others lived in remote places on Earth, such as mountains, where humans had little access. In the Middle Hittite myths, Heaven is the abode of the gods. In the Song of Kumarbi , Alalu was king in Heaven for nine years before giving birth to his son, Anu . Anu

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