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Beetlejuice 2 will reveal that the wedding ring Beetlejuice gave Lydia in the original movie belonged to Monica Bellucci’s character.
The trailer teases Beetlejuice’s past with his ex-wife, Delores, and introduces new characters hunting him down.
Bellucci’s character hints at a wild backstory for Beetlejuice, suggesting a twist in their past relationship in the mortal world.

One specific detail surrounding a new Beetlejuice 2 character solves a mystery from the original movie’s unforgettable wedding scene. In Tim Burton’s 1988 horror comedy, Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice set his sights on the teenage Lydia (Winona Ryder) as his potential bride. When Lydia asked the “bio-exorcist” for help, she was nearly forced to marry him as part of the agreement. Not only did the subsequent sequence feature Lydia’s iconic red wedding dress, but it also showcased Beetlejuice’s powers as he prevented Adam and Barbara Maitland from intervening. By Beetlejuice’s ending, Barbara successfully banished Beetlejuice back to the Neitherworld.

36 years later, Beetlejuice will face the Deetz family again, specifically Lydia, who he never forgot about. Based on Beetlejuice 2’s trailer, Keaton’s character still pines for Lydia, especially now that she’s grown up. While it will be interesting to see what the poltergeist has been up to for the last few decades, the upcoming sequel will also fill in some gaps about his past. In doing so, Beetlejuice 2 will also answer some long-running questions surrounding the franchise’s most prominent characters, including Beetlejuice and his life before he was summoned in the Maitland’s attic.

Beetlejuice 2 Confirms The Ring Beetlejuice Gave To Lydia In 1988 Was From Monica Bellucci’s Character

Beetlejuice 2 Will Finally Feature The Ex-Wife

Among the mysteries that will be solved in Beetlejuice 2 seems to be linked to the attempted wedding between Beetlejuice and Lydia in the original movie. During the scene, the minister mentioned a wedding ring, resulting in Keaton’s character frantically looking for it in his pocket. When he found the ring still on a detached finger, Beetlejuice uttered, “I’m telling you, honey, she meant nothing to me…nothing at all,” suggesting the finger belonged to a past lover. It turns out the detached finger with the ring from the original movie came from Monica Bellucci’s new Beetlejuice 2 character, the supposed wife of Beetlejuice.

In the Beetlejuice 2 trailer, the footage provides a first look at some of the newcomers, like Jenna Ortega’s Astrid and Justin Theroux’s Rory. It also introduces two characters hunting down Beetlejuice: Willem Dafoe’s Wolf Jackson and Bellucci’s Delores. The woman, who looks long dead, can be seen missing her entire ring finger, meaning Beetlejuice definitely gave Lydia the ring once owned by Bellucci’s character. The detail also paves the way for an even more exciting exploration into Beetlejuice’s past.

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Monica Bellucci’s Character Hints At A Wilder Backstory For Beetlejuice

The main reason Beetlejuice wanted to marry Lydia in the original movie was because it would have allowed him to live freely in the mortal world based on Neitherworld rules. Before he got that chance, he was banished back and trapped in the Neitherworld waiting room. It’s possible his marriage with Delores ended so badly that he was desperate for any chance at staying in the mortal world to escape her wrath. A few throwaway lines in 1988 could be a hint into their wild past, which will be delved into in Beetlejuice 2’s story.

There’s also a chance that Bellucci’s character was a living woman like Lydia, and he was tricked into marrying to stay in the realm of the living. Prior to the ring reveal, Beetlejuice even said, “I always said that if I ever did it, I was gonna do it once,” referring to getting married. The line suggested he had been married before and that he was repeating the process with Lydia after it failed the first time around. Either way, his reaction to seeing Lydia again in Beetlejuice 2 indicates that he never let go of their marriage plan. That remains true even if his former wife is still searching for him to seemingly enact revenge for wrongdoings.