Beetlejuice Star and Hollywood icon Michael Keaton explains why he doesn’t like Birdman is described as his “comeback” film.

In an interview with GQ, Keaton talked about the reactions to his Oscar-nominated performance in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)which was praised by many as a return to form and comeback role for the actor. “A really, really, really smart guy, a guy I liked a lot, said, ‘Come back‘ – that’s the story,” Keaton recalled. “I said, ‘Honestly, it’s kind of bullshit… I thought I could make up this story, but I knew that every time I talked about it I would be talking nonsense.”

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Keaton went on to discuss the nature of the industry and how it influenced his decision-making process, noting, “By the way, I know business. I like business. It doesn’t bother me. They say, ‘It’s a business, man.'” Keaton continued, “If you’re desperate, you’re screwed. Never despair. You can get insecure and nervous and say, ‘Wow, boy, I’m not feeling so good right now.’ But if you despair, you’re dead.”

2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)In Alegandro G. Iñárritu’s The Movie, Keaton played Riggan Thomson, a struggling Hollywood actor best known as the title character in a series of late ’80s superhero films known as Birdman. As the actor tries to survive the final years of his career, the voice of his old role haunts him and taunts him, causing him to try to return as an action star. The film delves deep into Riggan’s deteriorating mental state, ending with an open-ended final scene that suggests he has finally found the peace he has been seeking.

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Michael Keaton will return as Beetlejuice

Keaton is currently set to return to the big screen in Tim Burton’s hotly anticipated Beetlejuice Beetlejuicein which original stars Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder will reprise their roles from the 1988 original, alongside Keaton and newcomers Jenna Ortega, Justin Theroux, Willem Dafoe and Monica Bellucci. Keaton recently spoke about his push to have less screen time than his co-stars, explaining, “I think the character of Beetlejuice doesn’t drive the story as much as he did in the first one. He’s more part of the plot here than in the first one, where it’s like this thing comes in and drives the movie a little bit.”

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is scheduled to hit theaters everywhere on September 6, 2024.

Source: GQ

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A washed-up superhero actor tries to revive his fading career by writing, directing and starring in a Broadway production.

director

Alejandro González Iñárritu

Release date

14 November 2014

Pour

Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Edward Norton, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough

Authors

Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo

Duration

119 minutes

Main genre

comedy

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