Beetlejuice director Tim Burton has broken his silence after the actress Catherine O’Haradied at the age of 71.
“Catherine, I love you,” Burton, 67, wrote Instagram on Friday, January 30. “This picture shows how much light you gave us all.”
Burton uploaded a behind-the-scenes image 2024 Beetlejuice Beetlejuicewhere he posed alongside O’Hara in disguise alongside Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder i Jenna Ortega.
“You were a special part of my life and after life,” the filmmaker concluded.
The cast of Beetlejuice and its 2024 sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice are sharing tributes to late co-star Catherine O’Hara following her death at 71. Us Weekly confirmed on Friday, January 30 that the Emmy winner had died. “Prolific multi-award winning actress, writer and comedian Catherine O’Hara died today at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness,” (…)
Us Weekly confirmed earlier Friday that O’Hara died after battling an undisclosed illness.
“Prolific, award-winning actress, writer and comedian Catherine O’Hara died today at her home in Los Angeles after a brief illness,” O’Hara’s agency, Creative Artists Agency, said in a statement. he wrote in a statement shared with we. “The family will hold a private celebration of life.”
O’Hara, also known for her roles in Home Alone, Schitt’s Creek i the studyshe played Delia Deetz in 1988 Beetlejuice. In the film, Delia and her husband Charles Deetz (Jeffrey Jones) move into a haunted house with daughter Lydia Deetz (Ryder), who soon cross paths with a troublesome spirit named Beetlejuice (Keaton).
directed Burton Beetlejuice and its sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuicethe latter which also starred Ortega, 23, and Justin Theroux. Burton and O’Hara also collaborated in 1993 The Nightmare Before Christmas.
“I love working with Tim Burton,” O’Hara said digital spy in 2013, she noted that she would “see him once in a blue moon” between their joint projects. “A couple of times when Tim came to town, we had dinner and it was lovely, like a relative you want to see, where you just go back to how you were the last time we saw each other.”
Catherine O’Hara’s Beetlejuice co-star Justin Theroux has spoken out following her death. “🕊️Oh Catherine. You will be greatly missed,” Theroux, 54, wrote via Instagram, sharing a photo of O’Hara’s director’s chair. Us Weekly confirmed earlier Friday that O’Hara had died at age 71. “Prolific multi-award winning actress, writer and comedian Catherine O’Hara has died (…)
She continued: “You know, he lives in England and I live (in Los Angeles), so I would rarely see him.”
According to O’Hara, Burton even introduced her husband Good Welch.
“I met my husband Beetlejuicehe added at the time. “He designed the sets and is a production designer, and Tim brought us up to speed.”
Speaking to Digital Spy, O’Hara hinted that she was looking forward to working with Burton again. He fulfilled his wish with the Beetlejuice sequel
“Tim was so excited and excited to do it, and that was contagious,” said the Emmy winner. parade in September 2024 to reprise her role as Delia Deetz. “Everybody jumped and we kept saying, ‘Do you think we’re doing this?’ And seeing Michael’s face for the first time as Beetlejuice! Like, his character doesn’t have to age because he was always dead.
O’Hara, however, noted that it was “scary.” put yourself in Delia’s shoes one more time
“It’s been 35 years, I’m probably the oldest member of the cast and I let myself age naturally,” she explained to the magazine. “So I go on camera playing the same person, but that was the lovely part too. It was lovely to think about where these characters are now.”
O’Hara is survived by her husband Welch, his two children and his brothers.