Winona Ryder ‘Never Pictured’ Her Beetlejuice Character As A Mom
Winona Ryder ‘Never Pictured’ Her Beetlejuice Character As A Mom
The ‘Beetlejuice’ star was born Winona Laura Horowitz. The actress changed her last name from Horowitz when asked how she would like to have her name appear on the credits of her first role in 1986’s ‘Lucas’ alongside Charlie Sheen. She suggested Ryder as her father’s favorite soul and rock artist, Mitch Ryder’s album was playing in the background.
Roy Rochlin/Getty ImagesRecently, Winona Ryder shared more on how her character has grown from the original Beetlejuice movie to the sequel and revealed that she never imagined her character as a mom.
The Character Was A Bit Reclusive
Ryder said, "I think certainly, I never pictured Lydia either having children or in any type of relationship." She continued, "I just always thought she was just probably in her own world as she got older. Just sort of in the attic and happy, but alone."
What Changed
US Magazine said, The Stranger Things star noted that this idea also made it “hard to imagine” Lydia’s life in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as the host of a TV show called Ghost House. Ryder started to come around, however, after meeting Jenna Ortega, who plays Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, in the new film.
She added, "Once we got there and once Jenna and I bonded and once Justin [Theroux] came on board […] I mean, I think everyone who’s as old as I am now, we’ve all been in those things where you’re just like, 'What was I thinking, in terms of the relationship I have?' But I don’t know what young Lydia — I don’t think she would ever have expected to be in front of a camera."
