Following the success of ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’ director Tim Burton will continue to work with actress Jenna Ortega who played Astrid in the movie, as Burton will be will be directing four out of eight episodes of ‘Wednesday’ Season 2, according to Collider.
Series co-creator Al Gough cited Burton’s relationship with Ortega as one of the main reasons why he is working on the second season of ‘Wednesday’, saying: “He just loves the show, and he loves doing it and loves working with Jenna, and it’s great. Believe me, we’re thrilled because I’m with you, I would’ve thought he’d be like, ‘I did it. Peace out.’ Yeah. No, he doesn’t do that. I think when he loves something… This is the thing, he’s not cynical at all. And I think that’s the other reason Beetlejuice has worked, because he didn’t make it for any other reason than he wanted to make that movie. He wanted to tell that story. There is nothing cynical. It is completely Tim.”
Burton’s further involvement is likely due to Season 2’s potential to dive deeper into the horror elements as opposed to the romantic elements it’s leaned more on during it’s successful first season on Netflix, something that Ortega has reportedly pushed for moving forward.
