While doing the rounds for their recent reunion on Disney’s live-action Dumbo, USA Today took the opportunity to ask Burton about the possibility of a sequel, and it might not be the news fans of the pesky spirit were hoping to hear.

When asked about the state of the project, which Warner Bros. hired a writer for back in 2017, Burton replied with “nothing, nothing”, before being pressed by the reporter about whether it was going to happen, to which he responded “I don’t know. I doubt it”, before dismissing further questions.

USA Today then approached the studio, where spokeswoman Candice McDonough all but confirmed Beetlejuice was set to remain in the waiting room, by stating that “the project isn’t in active development.”

via Flickering Myth