‘Hocus Pocus’ actress pressures Disney for third film in franchise; find out more!

In a recent interview with the talk show Busy This Week (via Omelete), the actress Bette Midlerwho plays the witch Winifred in “Hocus Pocus”, demands that Disney speed up the production of the third film in the franchise. In her speech, she comments that time is passing very quickly, and that it is better to hurry while the cast is still alive:

I haven’t seen the script, but I’ve heard rumors (…) I think if they’re going to (make the movie), they should, because time is not just marching, time is advancing to the finish line. Call us while we’re still breathing, I mean, God!”

In 2023, Disney had confirmed that, after the success of “Hocus Pocus 2”, released in 2022 on Disney+ streaming, the third film was already in development. The screenwriter Jen D’Angelo has also commented on the production, revealing to Entertainment Weekly that she would like to explore the mother witch of the forest, a character played by the actress Hannah Waddingham at the beginning of the sequence.

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The 1993 film “Hocus Pocus” follows the protagonist Max Dennison who, after moving to Salem, explores an abandoned house in the city with his sister Dani and his friend Allison. After making fun of a story Allison tells, he ends up accidentally freeing a trio of evil witches who previously lived there. With the help of a magical cat, the children must steal the witches’ spell book to stop them from becoming immortal.

In “Hocus Pocus 2”, the saga of the Sanderson witches continues 29 years after their resurrections. This time, two young women are responsible for bringing them back to life, where they will face a modern Salem while the teenagers stop them from destroying the town before Halloween; check out the trailer!