HOCUS POCUS 2 Officially Coming to Disney+ in 2022 and Original Cast Confirmed to Return

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Disney has officially announced Hocus Pocus 2 is being produced for Disney+. We knew that this film was going to happen, but now Disney has made it all official and they’ve also confirmed that original cast members Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as the delightfully wicked Sanderson Sisters.

Midler returns as Winifred Sanderson, with Parker and Kathy Najimy back as her sisters, Sarah and Mary. In The film, “three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.”

Hocus Pocus 2 will start shooting this fall under the direction of Anne Fletcher (The Proposal, 27 Dresses). Adam Shankman (Hairspray, The Wedding Planner) was originally supposed to direct, but he’s currently helming Disenchanted for Disney.

Shankman, who is still executive producing the project, said in a statement, “As heartbroken as I am that I won’t be able to direct my friends Bette, Sarah Jessica and Kathy in what is sure to be nothing short of a major event for Disney+ due to scheduling conflicts, I couldn’t be more pleased to be handing over the reins to Anne, who has brought so much laughter and joy into people’s lives with her previous work. I am still grateful and proud to help shepherd this ingenious project as executive producer alongside producer Lynn Harris, whom I have loved and admired as a colleague and friend since she helped get me the job choreographing ‘Boogie Nights.’”

Fletcher. added, “Now more than ever, people need to laugh. We should be laughing every day, and there is so much fun to be had with these three unbelievable women playing delicious characters from such a beloved film. I am so grateful to be able to play a part in bringing these witches back to life, and to be working with my friends at Disney again makes it all the more special. This is a movie for everyone, from the fans who grew up with the first film to the next generation of viewers, and I can’t wait to get started.”

Hocus Pocus 2 will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2022.

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