Third ‘Hocus Pocus’ Film in Improvement

Disney is keen on dipping into its again catalogue for sequels and remakes, and final 12 months introduced the witchy Sanderson sisters again for a second spherical of family-friendly darkish magic in ‘Hocus Pocus 2’.

Now, buried in a New York Times profile of Sean Bailey, the veteran president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, comes phrase {that a} third ‘Hocus Pocus’ is in early improvement on the firm.

What’s the story of ‘Hocus Pocus’ to date?

1993’s authentic movie adopted the chaos wrought by the Sanderson sisters –– Bette Midler’s Winifred, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sarah and Kathy Najimy’s Mary –– after they’re executed 300 years up to now for training what their fellow villagers contend is darkish witchcraft.

Returning to life due to a mix of a spell spoken earlier than their demise and the unintended actions of Max, the brand new child within the city of Salem, the sisters have however one evening to safe their persevering with existence… Cue plenty of magical insanity and cackling characters.

That movie was directed by Kenny Ortega, and whereas it didn’t precisely win over critics or forged a very profitable spell on the box office, it turned a cult basic that households would watch every Halloween.

Disney had been flirting with the thought of a sequel for a number of years, seeking to key into the nostalgia for the unique, however focusing on Disney+ because the vacation spot for the brand new movie.

‘Hocus Pocus 2’ landed on the streaming service final 12 months, directed by Anne Fletcher, noticed the Sanderson sisters returning once more due to the unintended use of a black flame candle by teenager Becca (Whitney Peak), who’s an aspiring witch.

(L-R): Belissa Escobedo as Izzy, Whitney Peak as Becca, and Lilia Buckingham as Cassie in Disney’s live-action ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ solely on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Serving as each a sequel and a semi-reboot of the unique, ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ suffered an identical destiny as the unique with critics, however proved to be a hit amongst audiences, notching a Nielsen report for a streaming movie in its first weekend with 2.7 billion minutes views.

It’s hardly shocking that Disney would look to conjure one thing new up for the franchise, however proper now particulars are skinny on the bottom.

We don’t for instance, know if Midler, Parker and Najimy will probably be again, however we will’t actually think about a ‘Hocus Pocus’ movie with out the principle trio.

Still, speaking with Variety across the time of the sequel’s launch, author Jen D’Angelo revealed her hopes for the return of different characters from the unique, together with Omri Katz’s Max and Vinessa Shaw’s Allison Watts.

Here’s what she mentioned:

“We tried so onerous to get the unique forged again for cameos after which it simply saved not understanding for one purpose or the opposite. But I’m hoping in ‘Hocus Pocus 3,’ we’ll see Max and Alison residing in California.”

There isn’t any launch date set but for ‘Hocus Pocus 3’, because it’s nonetheless at an early stage.

(L-R): Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in Disney’s live-action ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ solely on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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