I smell children When? Hocus Pocus dropped in theaters in 1993, it flopped — but it more than lasted the test of time, becoming a must-watch film every October. Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker Kathy NajimyThe Sanderson Sisters are the ones who created the classic. It follows a high-school boy (the Sanderson Sisters).Omri KatzHis crush (Vinessa Shaw) and his little sister (Thora BirchThey quickly discover the witches’ rumor is true and must stop them from becoming immortal before Halloween is over.
Although it’s been years since the movie’s release, it has become such a hit that the cast has reunited multiple times over the years at various conventions around the world. Additionally, in 2020, the actresses who portrayed the witches hosted a virtual Halloween special, “In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover,” to benefit the New York Restoration Project. Midler usually hosts large Halloween events in New York City. But, the coronavirus pandemic forced this to take place.
It was announced in March 2020. Adam ShankmanHe was asked to direct a sequel movie, which was written by Jen D’Angelo, for Disney+. While Midler, Parker and Najimy weren’t originally attached to the project, the team behind-the-scenes was hopeful they would be part of it. “We’re just talking logistics,” the three-time Grammy winner told Entertainment Tonight in September 2020, saying she was “absolutely” up for the challenge of another movie. “I can’t wait to fly.”
The following is the May edition Sex and the CityAnother alum expressed interest. “I think that it’s something that Bette and Kathy and I are … very hospitable to the idea,” Parker said on Sirius XM’s Quarantined. .“I think for a long time, people were talking about it as if people were moving forward with it in a real way but we were unaware of it. … I think now we’ve gotten to the point where we all, like, agreed publicly to the right people, [saying], ‘Yes! That would be a very, very fun idea.’ So, we’ll see. We’ll see what the future holds.”
The studio had to replace Shankman as director due to scheduling conflicts. Anne Fletcher. They kept the Halloween-themed vibes in the mix but filmed on Rhode Island. The city of Lincoln’s Chase Farm park was also turned into a 1670s New England town for shooting.
Moreover, the movie’s first teaser trailer dropped in June 2022, showing the new, young characters who accidentally bring back the child-hungry Sanderson sisters to modern-day Salem.
“Lock up your children,” Midler’s character, Winifred, declares after the Black Flame Candle is lit. “Yes, Salem, we’re back!”
It was officially confirmed during the Disney upfront presentation May 2022 Hocus Pocus 2Disney+ will debut the video on September 30, 2022.
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