Geena Davis may not have returned inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, but her role in this 2024 thriller movie is so much better.Davis' role inBeetlejuiceis one of the actress' most iconic, with her time playing Barbara Maitland helping to define theBeetlejuicefranchise. Despite Barbara being one of the protagonists ofBeetlejuice, the 2024 sequel made the surprising choice to not bring her back, although this thriller makes up for herBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceabsence.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehas finally been released, with the long-awaited sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 classic now in theaters.The cast ofBeetlejuice Beetlejuicesees the return of many of the original’s most iconic cast members, such as Lydia and Delia Deetz as well as the titular ghost with the most, Betelgeuse. However,the Maitlands aren’t inBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceat all, and while the film does explain their absence, this is one of the sequel’s most controversial changes.
Blink Twice Gives Geena Davis A More Surprising Role Than Beetlejuice 2 Could’ve
Her Role In Blink Twice Is Incredibly Complex
Although Geena Davis doesn’t appear inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, she does have a big role in 2024’sBlink Twice.Blink Twiceis a 2024 thriller directed by Zoë Kravitz, with the film following two female friends who get invited to the private island of tech mogul Slater King (Channing Tatum), only for them to discover that the island is harboring a dark secret. InBlink Twice, Geena Davis plays King’s assistant Stacy, with the actress giving a fantastic performance.
Although it may be disappointing for Davis to have not returned inBeetlejuice Beetlejuice,Blink Twicemanaged to give her a more surprising role than the sequel ever could have.Blink Twicecasts Davis as a complex villain who works along Slater King, with this being a unique role among Davis' filmography. However, she would’ve only been able to reprise her role asBarbara Maitland in theBeetlejuicesequel, meaning that it wouldn’t have been anything new.
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Geena Davis' Blink Twice Role Does What Beetlejuice 2 Never Could
The Maitlands Couldn’t Have Been Villains
Geena Davis’Blink Twicerolemanaged to make her a villain, andBeetlejuice Beetlejuicecould have never done this.Blink Twice’s ending reveals that Stacy is actually a villain, with her turning against the other women in an attempt to live in blissful ignorance of King’s activities.This makes Stacy a tragic yet hateable villain, something that Geena Davis hasn’t really done before.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuicecould have tried to make the Maitlands villains if they were brought back, but it would be incredibly hard to make this work. The Maitlands are the heart of the originalBeetlejuice, and turning them evil would have risked upsetting fans. It would have been essentially impossible forBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceto make Geena Davis a villain, with this being something that onlyBlink Twicecould do.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the sequel to the original Tim Burton classic that starred Michael Keaton and Wynona Rider in a horror-comedy that involved ghosts trying to scare off new homebuyers from taking their house. The sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the hilarious and sleazy ghost with selfish intentions, now joined by Jenna Ortega in a new role.
