Jenna Ortega Honors Lydia Deetz's Style forBeetlejuice BeetlejuicePress — and We're Shake, Shake, Shaken Up!

Mar. 15, 2025

Jenna Ortega in N.Y.C Aug, 19; Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz in the 1988 movie Beetlejuice.Photo:getty; shutterstock

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Work, work, work, Ortega!

AsJenna Ortegadoes the press rounds forBeetlejuice Beetlejuice, she’s taking method dressing tostrange and unusuallevels.

The actress, who playsWinona Ryder’s character Lydia Deetz’s daughter Astrid in the 1988 movie’s much anticipated sequel, stepped out in New York City on Aug. 19 in a Thom Browne fit that channeled the OG film’s unforgettable final scene.

Ortega was clad in a sweater customized with an emblem resembling the one Ryder’s Deetz wore on her blazer in the movie, a plaid skirt that was a dead-ringer for Deetz’s, plus two tone Mary Janes and for rings, aSuzanne Kalan Golden Milli Stacker Diamond Eternity Bandand aRainbow K Ring Empress Sapphires.

Jenna Ortega in N.Y.C Aug, 19; Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz in the 1988 movie Beetlejuice.getty; shutterstock

In the scene, Lydia shares with her dead BFFS Adam (Alec Baldwin) and Barbara (Geena Davis) that she got an A in math but a C in chemistry because she refused to dissect a frog, before dancing to Harry Belafonte’s “Jump in the Line” in front of a deceased football team.

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The star who also channeled the movie ina sculptural teal leather dress, recently shared on theTodayshow that as a kid, she was frightened of theTim Burtonfilm.

Jenna Ortega promoting ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’ in on-theme striped looks.getty (2)

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Luckily, over time Ortega realized “that excitement is the same as fear” and when met with the opportunity to partner with theWednesdaydirector again, she jumped at the chance.

Shortly after receiving the script and pulling over to the side of the road to read it, Ortega shared, “I called my team [and] I said, ‘I can’t tell you what this is about, but just know I’m doing another job with Tim.’ "

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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuicehits theaters Sept. 6 and also stars the host with the most,Michael Keatonhimself, as well as returning cast memberCatherine O’Hara, along with newcomersMonica BellucciandWillem Dafoe.

But first, the movie willopen the Venice Film Festivalin August.

source: people.com