HOCUS POCUS 3 Is in Development at Disney+
It looks like the Sanderson sisters will be back in spooky action with Hocus Pocus 3. Disney+ is developing the film and Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker are expected to return and reprise their roles.
The news was confirmed by Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed the news in an interview with The New York Times.
This news is sure to get fans of the franchise excited. The original film was released in 1993 and it’s a beloved classic film that families gather together to watch every Halloween. The film follows a trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween night.
In 2022 Hocus Pocus 2 was released on Disney+, and it brought back the original cast. That sequel was not as good as the original and was met with mixed reactions from the fans. But, it was a hit for Disney+ and set a viewership record of 2.7 billion minutes watched.
While promoting the sequel, Bette Midler talked about coming back to the franchise to play her character again and also teased the third film saying: “I don’t know. I’m envious of other actors who have franchises, and I was hoping for a sequel to First Wives Club, but we never got that. After 30 years with no sequel to Hocus Pocus, I’ve always been envious of people who get to do their favorite character more than once. The fact that we got to do this finally, after 30 years of promoting the idea, I’m glad we got to do it. I’d love to have a franchise — especially a character I love playing.”
Midler continued, “If there was a third one, of course, I’d sign on, but I don’t know how. I can’t imagine what the story would be, but I love Winifred, Sarah, Mary, and our relationship. It’s good for women. We stick together through hell and high water, but we do cause mayhem, and not many women cause that much mayhem!”
Are you excited to learn that we are getting a Hocus Pocus 3!?