Actors who decided to return to their iconic roles after many years (11 photos)

Sometimes actors and actresses return to roles that are significant to them. These returns can be both triumphant and not entirely successful, both long-awaited and not particularly interesting to the public. Recently, the sequel to the cult film "Beetlejuice" was released, in which three actors who played key characters appeared again. Note that 36 years have passed since then! Let's remember other actors who decided to return to their iconic roles after many years.

Tobey Maguire





Returned to the role of Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), 14 years after his last appearance in the role in Spider-Man 3 (2007).

Jamie Lee Curtis



Returned to the role of Laurie Strode in the film "Halloween" (2018) after 16 years. Before that, she last played Laurie in the film "Halloween: Resurrection" (2002).

Chris Evans





He comically returned to his role as Johnny Storm in the film "Deadpool and Wolverine" (2024), 17 years after the film "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007).

Ralph Macchio



Returned to the role of Daniel LaRusso in the TV series "Cobra Kai" in 2018 - 29 years after his last appearance in the role in the film "The Karate Kid 3" (1989).

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker



Returned to their roles in the film "Hocus Pocus 2" (2022) 29 years after the release of the film "Hocus Pocus" (1993).

Michael Keaton



Returned to the role of Bruce Wayne in the film "The Flash" (2023) 31 years after the release of the film "Batman Returns" (1992).

Tom Cruise



Val Kilmer



Both starred in the film "Top Gun" (1986) and 36 years later returned to their roles in the sequel "Top Gun: Maverick" (2022).

Winona Ryder



Catherine O'Hara



Michael Keaton Again



All three first starred in Beetlejuice (1988), and then, 36 years later, returned to their roles in the sequel "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" (2024).