00:00Death is hard.
00:02Yeah, sometimes I think life is harder.
00:04Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara, and Janet Ortega,
00:09will kick off this year's Venice International Film Festival.
00:12This will mark the world premiere for Tim Burton's hotly anticipated sequel to his 1988 comedy horror hit.
00:18When I was a teenager, a trickster demon terrorized our entire family and tried to force me to marry him.
00:27The film will premiere in Venice on August 28, screening out of competition.
00:31The Warner Bros. release hits the big screen in North America on September 6 and internationally beginning September 4.
00:37Burton said in a statement,
00:39I'm very excited by this. It means a lot to me to have the world premiere of this film at the Venice Film Festival.
00:44The movie sees Ortega play Astrid, the daughter of Ryder's character Lydia.
00:48When Astrid opens the portal to the afterlife, Lydia's family must deal with the consequences.
00:54If you say his name three times, he will appear.
00:59Beetlejuice.
01:01The juice is loose.
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01:09This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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