Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was a huge success, and while Beetlejuice 3 has been announced, doing it without Tim Burton would be a big mistake.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice —the decades-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s spooky-season classic—was a box-office hit, meaning that even if it didn’t make quite the same cultural impact as its inspiration, talk of a threequel is already in the air. But even if Hollywood has its hopes up, Burton and star Jenna Ortega aren’t making any promises.

In their first joint interview, the 'Wednesday' director and star discuss their freakiest public encounters, how they navigate controversy and the prospect of 'Beetlejuice 3.'