Bette Midler, of course, sang her parts in Hocus Pocus. We don’t even want to imagine trying to sell Bette Midler on the idea of not singing her own parts—you don’t sing for Bette, Bette sings for you. What most viewers don’t realize, though, is that Sarah Jessica Parker also sang in the film too.

Hannah Waddingham as the Mother Witch, a mysterious and sinister witch who gifts the spell book to the young Sanderson Sisters. Bullies Jay and Ice not returning for Hocus Pocus 2, say actors Tobias Jelinek and Larry Bagby". Entertainment Weekly. June 29, 2022 . Retrieved August 30, 2022. Why release a spooky Halloween film when stores are running Christmas in July sales? Disney was hoping to cash in on kids being out of school for the summer while also avoiding creating artificial competition for their other big Halloween-themed film coming out that year. Nolfi, Joey (October 29, 2022). "Original Hocus Pocus stars reveal whether they'd return for potential third film". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 31, 2023.

Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) The portrayal of Binx in his cat form might have been one of the most complex things about filming Hocus Pocus as it involved not one but nine live cats and an animatronic robot to boot. While he didn’t work on Hocus Pocus he did have a special in to secure a cameo. He directed Bette Midler previously in the film Beaches and she and Penny were friends. There’s a Hocus Pocus Sequel Coming Disney Petski, Denise; Grobar, Matt (January 29, 2022). " 'Hocus Pocus 2': Producer Adam Shankman Unveils Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 29, 2022 . Retrieved January 29, 2022. But in an alternative casting, we’d have Leonardo DiCaprio as Max and Rosie O’Donnell as Mary. Both turned down the offered roles, however. O’Donnell turned down the role because she didn’t want to play a witch and DiCaprio turned down the role because he was holding out for a chance to audition in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. That was quite a gamble on his part, but it paid off handsomely—DiCaprio got the part and went on to get an Academy Award and Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Arnold “Arnie” Grape.

Hocus Pocus 2 begins filming in Rhode Island". October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021 . Retrieved October 21, 2021. Bette Midler Has Seen the Outline for Hocus Pocus 2: 'All Of Us Agreed That It Was Pretty Great' ". Peoplemag. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021 . Retrieved November 4, 2020.Fletcher, Rosie (February 14, 2018). "Hocus Pocus star Doug Jones says a "20 years later" sequel isn't off the table". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020 . Retrieved June 1, 2020. Emmy Awards Complete Nominations List" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved October 17, 2023. In October 2019, a sequel was announced to be in development as a Disney+ exclusive film, with a screenplay written by Jen D'Angelo. [21] In March 2020, Adam Shankman signed on to direct Hocus Pocus 2 concurrently to his work on the Enchanted sequel Disenchanted. [22] Casting [ edit ]

a b Schwartz, Ryan (October 31, 2021). "Disney+'s Hocus Pocus 2 Sets Fall 2022 Release, Adds Hannah Waddingham, Tony Hale and Sam Richardson". TVLine. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021 . Retrieved October 31, 2021. Reynolds, Maca (June 4, 2023). " 'Hocus Pocus 3' Is in Development at Disney". Movie Web. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023 . Retrieved June 4, 2023. Nolfi, Joey (September 21, 2022). "See first look at 'Drag Race' trio as the Sanderson Sisters in 'Hocus Pocus 2' ". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 21, 2022.Flop is such a harsh word when describing any film, let alone one that would go on to enjoy such fame and adoration. The truth hurts sometimes, though, and Hocus Pocus was definitely not a run-away success out of the gate.

Hocus Pocus 2 was written by Jen D'Angelo and directed by Anne Fletcher. It stars the following actors:At the New York Times, Claire Shaffer wrote that Hocus Pocus 2 "manages to capture the same hokey magic of the original while creatively updating its humor." Nolfi, Joey (September 27, 2022). "Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy reveal if they'd do Hocus Pocus 3 after new sequel". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 31, 2023. We really can’t lavish so much attention on the cat without at least giving every dog his day, so to speak.