Tim Burton may direct Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice 2

In news that some may construe as more a threat than a promise, Variety has revealed Tim Burton may be close to jumping on board for Beetlejuice 2.

Rumours about this sequel have circulated for years but the wheels may finally be in motion as Variety’s sources say writer Seth Grahame-Smith has a script written and original star Michael Keaton is purportedly keen.

Grahame-Smith penned Burton’s recent Dark Shadows and also Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter, so make of that what you will.

However, the promise of Keaton returning to the screen as Beetlejuice has some kind of perverse appeal. And I’m sure Burton can find some kind of a role for Johnny Depp? Maybe as son of Beetlejuice? How could any of this go wrong?