No comedy is complete without a memorable animal stealing some scenes. In the world of “Beetlejuice,” that equates to the sandworm that Beetlejuice fears and Barabara befriends in order to send her foe back to the afterlife. The sandworm is back for the sequel, chasing after Lydia and Astrid in the “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” trailer.
This creature is just one example of how Tim Burton showcased his passion for stop-motion animation in the first film. The artform has since become a hallmark of his work, and it was an element that he wanted to keep in the follow-up. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the new film, he said: “It needed a back-to-basics, handmade quality. It reenergized why I love making movies.”
Despite Lydia and Astrid being chased by the sandworm, it has been proven that the creature can be tamed, as depicted in Barbara’s riding of the animal toward the end of the first film. Given its history with the creepy bio-exorcist, the sandworm possibly hates Beetlejuice just as much as he hates the sandworm. The Deetz ladies might use this to their advantage. Could they lure the sandworm into the human world in order to take down Beetlejuice once more?
