Justin Theroux Praises Jenna Ortega and Catherine O'Hara's Method Dressing for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Press (Exclusive)

Justin Theroux was seriously impressed with his Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Costars’ unforgettable press tour fashion moments.

PEOPLE caught Theroux, 53, at the Ralph Lauren fashion show during the opening of New York Fashion Week on Thursday, September 5. The actor – who is casually dressed in jeans, a brushed leather jacket and a black shirt – shared his admiration for Jenna Ortega and Catherine O’Hara’s methodical dressing while promoting the sequel to the 1988 classic.

Both actresses channeled their characters and the film’s spooky vibes during the press tour, but their biggest standout moment came at the Venice Film Festival. Ortega, 21, arrived at the festival wearing a sheer red Dior Haute Couture gown that looked like a nod to the red wedding dress worn by Lydia (Winona Ryder) in the original bug juice.

From left: Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder and Jenna Ortega at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

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Meanwhile, O’Hara, 70, paid tribute to Beetlejuice in person in a black jumpsuit, before changing into a gothic, structured black dress for the red carpet.

“We did the red carpet right,” Theroux tells PEOPLE of the film’s cast. “That’s what Jenna Ortega did really good. I mean, if you really look at the brevity of her look… and Catherine O’Hara with the craziest, biggest fashion bangs anyone has ever done. Fantastic.”

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Although he hasn’t had a hard time with his dressing style, the actor recently told PEOPLE that his style has always been “close to gothic.”

“I mean, there’s a very good argument that I haven’t changed what I’ve been wearing since I was 14,” he added. “I was kind of emo, punk, whatever you want to call it back then.”

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From left: Jeremy Kleiner, Arthur Conti, Justin Theroux, Jenna Ortega, Winona Ryder, Tim Burton, Monica Bellucci, Michael Keaton, Willem Dafoe, Catherine O’Hara and Seth Grahame-Smith.

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To this day, he has said he still prefers “boots and black jeans,” as evidenced by his press tour ensembles that leaned toward a black-on-black style, except for the white jacket he wore on the red carpet in Venice. Film festival.

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The actor’s gothic sensibility did bug juice one of his favorite movies growing up, and he shared his admiration for Ryder’s Lydia with PEOPLE.

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“I felt like I was an emo kid and I think everyone related to Winona’s character or wanted to date him,” he said, before adding that he felt lucky to be a part of the sequel.

He added: “I have such a soft spot in my heart for bug juiceand it’s one of those miraculous moments in life where you say to yourself, ‘Someone just gave me the key to the front door of that movie and I can enter that world.’ ”

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