{"id":256296,"date":"2024-08-22T15:28:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/beetlejuice-star-jenna-ortega-reveals-michael-keaton-jump-scare-moment-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:55","slug":"beetlejuice-star-jenna-ortega-reveals-michael-keaton-jump-scare-moment-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/beetlejuice-star-jenna-ortega-reveals-michael-keaton-jump-scare-moment-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Beetlejuice Star Jenna Ortega Reveals Michael Keaton Jump Scare Moment \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-image\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167157278_944f46-e1724338755743.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc wp-post-image\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 17: Jenna Ortega attends the 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' New York Photo Call at JW Marriott Essex House on August 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe\/WireImage)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167157278_944f46-e1724338755743.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167157278_944f46-e1724338755743.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=768&amp;h=432&amp;crop=1 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2167157278_944f46-e1724338755743.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=1536&amp;h=864&amp;crop=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! That\u2019s likely what <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-jenna-ortega-actress-4412064\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Jenna Ortega<\/a> <\/strong>summoned when her co-star and the film\u2019s protagonist, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/michael-keaton\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Michael Keaton<\/a><\/strong>, scared her on set.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">The 21-year-old actress is set to star in the upcoming horror movie alongside <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/willem-dafoe\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Willem Dafoe<\/a><\/strong> and returning cast members <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/winona-ryder\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Winona Ryder<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/monica-bellucci\/#:~:text=Bellucci%20married%20and%20divorced%20Italian,French%2C%20English%20and%20some%20Persian.\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Monica Bellucci<\/a><\/strong>, and more. While on set for <em>Beetlejuice Beetlejuice<\/em>, the horror star was jump-scared by the 72-year-old actor, as she revealed during an appearance on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4j2lkfEET-0?si=_68K5hdKd7ar9X9r\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">On Wednesday, August 21, Jenna shared, \u201cHe came up behind me\u2026 I was getting a hair and makeup test when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around, and it was a definite jump scare. He was like, \u2018Oh hey, I\u2019m Michael,\u2019 and he had molds peeling off his face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Despite the fright, the <em>Wednesday\u00a0<\/em>star\u00a0managed to stay \u201ccool until I met him a second time out of hair and makeup. I even reintroduced myself because I forgot that we had already met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Jenna Ortega Got Scared by Michael Keaton Dressed Up as Beetlejuice, Talks Wednesday Season 2\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4j2lkfEET-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Jenna transitioned into the horror genre after her days on the Disney Channel, taking on roles in films like\u00a0<em>Scream<\/em>, <em>X<\/em>, <em>Insidious<\/em>, and more. From the family-friendly channel to thrillers, Jenna has always felt that the horror genre is \u201chome.\u201d She told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jenna-ortega-will-act-in-horror-movies-until-i-die-exclusive-8575363\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">People<\/span><\/i><\/a> back in February, \u201cI love horror [movies] because they encapsulate everything. They can be romantic, funny, dramatic, and scary. They\u2019re adrenaline-inducing and ignite passion in people, even scaredy-cats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\"><em>The Fallout<\/em> star added, \u201cI try to watch as much as I can just for my job, which is wonderful because movies are my favorite thing in the world, and I get to call that homework\u2026There\u2019s just something really, really beautiful and profound about horror.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">From being a little girl scared of <em>Child\u2019s Play<\/em> to starring in the sequel to a 1988 film and working alongside the original actors, Jenna admitted that this is something she \u201cnever could have anticipated.\u201d Jenna will be playing the daughter of the 52-year-old<em> Stranger Things<\/em> actress, Winona Ryder, who portrayed Lydia, a character Jenna described as \u201cthe coolest character on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Prepared to get spooked with Beetlejuice<em> Beetlejuice<\/em>\u00a0as it is set to release in cinemas on September 6.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/08\/22\/jenna-ortega-reveals-how-beetlejuice-co-star-michael-keaton-gave-her-a-jump-scare\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Image Credit: WireImage Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! 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