Beetlejuice 2 reveals the fates of Delia and Charles Deetz, but the movie doesn’t technically show whether or not the couple gets on the Soul Train at the end of the sequel. Though Delia and Charles are returning characters in Beetlejuice 2, only Catherine O’Hara reprises her role, considering only half of Charles’ body appears in the movie. Jeffrey Jones doesn’t return in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice 2, but the details surrounding Charles’ death at the start of the movie allow for his presence through some storytelling tricks.
By the end of Beetlejuice 2, Charles and Delia are reunited in the afterlife, meaning their time apart doesn’t last too long at all. Charles’ death in Beetlejuice 2 is shared by a stop-motion sequence, revealing a deadly shark attack following a plane crash. The lower half of Charles is then seen a few times throughout the sequel as he wonders about the afterlife. Delia, meanwhile, succumbs to venomous snake bites, which also sends her to the afterlife. Despite reuniting at the Soul Train’s platform, Beetlejuice 2 hints at the future of the dead Deetz couple.
No, Charles & Delia Don’t End Up Getting On The Soul Train In Beetlejuice 2’s Ending
The Deetz Couple Is Never Shown Heading To The Great Beyond
Delia is present for Lydia’s (almost) marriage to both Rory and then Betelgeuse in Beetlejuice 2‘s third act. Delia is already dead at this point, but Betelgeuse brings her along due to his unfinished business involving his deal with Lydia. After Beetlejuice 2′s “MacArthur Park” musical scene and Betelgeuse being sent back to the afterlife, Delia is forced to officially say goodbye to Lydia and Astrid due to her own death. When she goes back, Delia finds Charles about to board the Soul Train, but she stops him so they can finally reunite.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice finally brought back Catherine O’Hara’s Delia Deetz, but it also made it impossible for her to return in Beetlejuice 3.
Beetlejuice 2 features a brief moment between Delia and Charles (or what’s left of him) interacting on the steps of the Soul Train platform, but the movie never shows them boarding the train. Before Delia finds her husband, he’s getting on the train to the “Great Beyond,” the franchise’s supposed version of Heaven. Earlier in the movie, Jeremy tricks Astrid into agreeing to swap his place in the afterlife, nearly giving her a one-way trip to the Great Beyond. It can be assumed that any trip to the Great Beyond means the ghost would never be seen again, but that might not be the case for Delia and Charles.
Delia’s Last Line To Lydia In Beetlejuice 2 Revealed She & Charles Would Return To Haunt Lydia & Astrid
Delia Implies That She Doesn’t Intend To Go To The Great Beyond Anytime Soon
Once Betelgeuse is banished back to the afterlife, the celebration is short-lived once Lydia and Astrid realize Delia won’t be sticking around. After confirming her death, however, Delia ensures Lydia and Astrid that she and Charles will haunt them, indicating that she plans to embrace her new status as a ghost. The line also explains why Delia wouldn’t be keen on getting onto the Soul Train to head to the Great Beyond, at least not right away. Based on Beetlejuice‘s afterlife and what’s known about the Soul Train, Delia and Charles would no longer get to see their family after the one-way trip.
Whether she’s present in the afterlife with Charles or fulfills her promise to haunt her family, Delia could easily be involved in another
Beetlejuice
sequel if it gets the green light.
Delia’s intention to haunt Lydia and Astrid also leaves the door open for O’Hara’s return in a potential Beetlejuice 3. Whether she’s present in the afterlife with Charles or fulfills her promise to haunt her family, Delia could easily be involved in another Beetlejuice sequel if it gets the green light. In fact, another movie could go a step further and introduce another family member in the form of Lydia’s biological mother, who is confirmed to be alive in Beetlejuice 2. Either way, by not getting on the Soul Train, Delia and Charles could potentially be seen again, depending on the franchise’s future.
- Release Date
- September 6, 2024
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Writers
- Alfred Gough , Miles Millar , Mike Vukadinovich , Seth Grahame-Smith , Michael McDowell , Larry Wilson
- Cast
- Michael Keaton , Winona Ryder , Catherine O’Hara , Jenna Ortega , Justin Theroux , Willem Dafoe , Monica Bellucci , Arthur Conti , Nick Kellington , Santiago Cabrera , Burn Gorman , Danny DeVito , Sami Slimane , Amy Nuttall , Mark Heenehan , Charlie Hopkinson , Liv Spencer , Skylar Park , Matthew Lyons , Jane Leaney , David Ayres , Sophie Holland , Walles Hamonde
- Runtime
- 104 Minutes