Following Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, it's the right time for Tim Burton to return to one of his greatest filmmaking formats after a 12-year break.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star Winona Ryder has revealed she had the wildest idea for the upcoming sequel, and it is something she has been hoping for ever since the original movie came out almost 40 years ago.

That's right, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice almost skipped a theatrical release altogether to premiere on popular US streaming site Max under Warner Bros.' previous regime, according to

While Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is one of Warner Bros’ biggest theatrical success stories of the year, at over $264 million in worldwide grosses and counting, there was a period in the decade-plus the studio was mulling the sequel in which execs advocated for the film to go straight to streaming on Max.

Tim Burton's long-awaited "Beetlejuice" sequel almost received a streaming-only release. But thanks to Burton's budget cuts and negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery executives, plans for a potential Max-exclusive were scrapped in favor of a full theatrical debut.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' filmmaker Tim Burton was told to cut his budget by almost $50 million to secure a theatrical release.