Beetlejuice gets a taste of Heaven. Well, by Marc Jacobs, that is.
Filming for Beetlejuice 2 has officially kicked off, and we’ve been blessed with another glimpse at icon-in-the-making Jenna Ortega as Lydia Deetz’s daughter.
There she goes. Our scream queen on set, riding a bike through the fictional town of Winter River, Connecticut, while wearing Heaven by Marc Jacobs. Yes, Lydia’s child is a Heaven girly. Who knew? But it kind of makes sense.
The Marc Jacobs’ sub-label oozing of 90s grunge landing in the closet of a Beetlejuice character, whose mom Lydia (Winona Ryder) is known for her dark personality, even darker humor, and a pretty iconic wardrobe? Sounds about right.
Specifically, Ortega wore Heaven by Marc Jacobs’ striped distressed mini sweater dress from the Stray Rays and Deftones capsule collection. And much like the rest of this viral drop, Ortega’s dress has since come and gone.
Ortega’s dress was complete with biker shorts and knee-high boots. Altogether, it was a very on-point look for her character.
Another previous costume moment saw Ortega in a wedding dress paired with a leather motorcycle jacket and white combat books. Again, quite fitting for this modern-day sequel.
Almost thirty years since the original, Beetlejuice 2 is finally happening, with legendary Tim Burton set to return to the director’s chair.
OG faces like Micheal Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara are expected to reprise their roles in the sequel, alongside new castmates Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe, and Monica Bellucci.
Ortega was announced as part of the stacked cast back early this year, which left fans rejoicing at her landing another expected dark role.
ICYMI: Ortega is fresh off Netflix’s hit series Wednesday (Season 2 on the way!), where she nailed Wednesday Addams, a role which many believed she was born to play. The same spot-on execution is expected to follow her Beetlejuice character.
There’s no word on when Beetlejuice 2 will hit theaters yet. But with Burton…
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