Warning: This story incorporates spoilers from Hocus Pocus 2.
One other black flame candle! It took 29 years for Hocus Pocus 2 to come back to fruition — however will there be a Hocus Pocus 3?
In September 2022, Hocus Pocus stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprised their roles as iconic Sanderson sisters Winifred, Sarah and Mary, respectively. After the witches had been turned to mud within the 1993 movie, the Sanderson sisters didn’t suppose they’d ever be introduced again to life.
Nonetheless, within the sequel, Olde Salem Magic Shoppe proprietor Gilbert (Sam Richardson) items birthday woman Becca (Whitney Peak) with a cursed candle for her and BFFs Izzy (Belissa Escobedo) and Cassie’s (Lilia Buckingham) annual Halloween ritual.
When Becca and Izzy mild the candle within the woods, they unknowingly deliver the witches again to Salem — and should work out learn how to cease them from wreaking havoc in town. Regardless of being at odds in the beginning of the movie, Cassie ultimately joins forces together with her friends to ship the Sanderson sisters again to hell.
Whereas the witches seem like gone for good after Becca and her buddies (who develop into her coven) magically vanquish them, the ultimate couple of minutes of the movie reveal that the Olde Salem Magic Shoppe holds a candle labeled as “B.F. Candle #2,” which may as soon as once more revive the siblings. Moreover, Hannah Waddingham’s character, Mom Witch — who first guides Winnie and her sisters of their magical quest — is seemingly nonetheless roaming the woods.
“It’s an open-ended film. A lot may occur subsequent. Each extremes, too,” Peak instructed Leisure Weekly in October 2022, hinting at a doable comeback. “If there’s a subsequent film, we could possibly be our coven, a lot older, however the Sanderson sisters may come again, and we’d should kick their asses once more.”
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina alum famous that whereas she and the remainder of the brand new Coven are up for a 3rd installment, they would want Midler, Parker and Najimy to make it work.
“It could be arduous to create a 3rd film with out the Sanderson sisters, as a result of it’s their film. They’re Hocus Pocus,” Peak added. “It’s arduous to think about what a film can be like with out them.”
The unique witches, nevertheless, aren’t positive whether or not third time will nonetheless be a appeal. Najimy instructed EW in September 2022, “I really feel like we’re finished.” Parker chimed in, saying, “I’d be comfortable to have a dialog, it simply will depend on what Kathy and Bette need!”
Midler, in the meantime, didn’t rule out slipping into her character’s legendary inexperienced gown another time. “I’m envious of different actors who’ve franchises, and I hoped for a sequel to First Wives Membership, however we by no means obtained that. After 30 years with no sequel to Hocus Pocus, I’ve all the time been envious of people that get to do their favourite character greater than as soon as,” she confessed. “The truth that we obtained to do that lastly, after 30 years of selling the concept, I’m glad we obtained to do it. I’d like to have a franchise — particularly a personality I really like taking part in.”
The Seashores star added: “If there was a 3rd one, in fact I’d signal on, however I don’t understand how. I can’t think about what the story can be, however I really like Winifred, Sarah, Mary, and our relationship. It’s good for ladies. We stick collectively by means of hell and excessive water, however we do trigger mayhem, and never many ladies trigger that a lot mayhem!”
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