HOCUS POCUS 3 Screenwriter Says Offers Update and Says "We've Only Scratched the Surface of Hannah Waddingham's Mother Witch"
Over the summer, it was announced that Hocus Pocus 3 is in development at Disney+. The third film in the franchise is a no-brainer, as the long-awaited Hocus Pocus 2 was a runaway hit at the streamer, and fans are eager for more fun with the Sanderson sisters!
The film’s screenwriter Jen D’Angelo has confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the next Sanderson sisters tale is still in the story development phase following the end of the WGA strike.
“We’re still in the story phase, we’re still working on it. We’ve been working on some ideas. It’s been fun to dive back into that world and we have so many directions in which to go and so many new characters to explore. We’ve only scratched the surface of Hannah Waddingham’s mother witch.”
Emmy-winning Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham made her Hocus Pocus debut in the second installment, released in 2022 on Disney+. She played Mother Witch, a sinister woman who gifts the spell book to the young Sanderson sisters. While Waddingham’s return in the upcoming film is not officially set, it sounds like D’Angelo and the team are once again planning a sequel that delves into the character’s past. The screenwriter said “anything’s on the table” for the third installment and “we for sure want to see them again as adults,” so of course Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy will be courted once again to star.
D’Angelo continued:
“I’m hoping that we are able to explore every aspect of these stories and take these characters on a bunch of fun adventures. We don’t really know what it is, but we’re exploring all options and I think everybody is so delighted by the reaction that ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ got, and we’re excited to continue those stories.”
Hocus Pocus 2 was directed by Anne Fletcher, who is also set to return to helm the third film. Are you looking forward to the sequel? I am, and I am excited about the return of Hannah Waddingham!
via: Variety
