Kathy Najimy, Better Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker.Photo: Matt Kennedy/Disney
Disney is hoping to strike magic again with anotherHocus Pocusinstallment.
No other information was given about the potential third film, including a release date or casting. But starsBette Midler,Kathy NajimyandSarah Jessica Parkerhave all said that they’d be open to making another movie.
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The trio play the Sanderson Sisters, the three cursed witches who return from the dead to Salem, Massachusetts decades after their banishment in search for some youthful souls to devour.
Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
“I’ve always been envious of people who get to do their favorite character more than once,” Midler toldEntertainment Weeklyin September. “I’d love to have a franchise — especially a character I love playing.”
The 77-year-oldGrammy,EmmyandTonywinner added to that if there was a thirdHocus Pocus, she couldn’t figure out yet what the storyline would be. “I can’t imagine what the story would be, but I loveWinifred, Sarah, Maryand our relationship,” Midler said. “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!”
Najimy, 66, initially turned down the concept of a third movie when discussing withEW. “We’ve pulled every story you could pull out of this,” she said, before admitting, “I guess, never say never. … I don’t know that there are plans for a third one, but I know fans are dedicated to this film. I’m just happy we can bring this to them.”
Parker, 58, was equally onboard. “Of course I’d be happy to have a conversation,” she toldEW, “it just depends on what Kathy and Bette want!”
Vinessa Shaw, Thora Bitch and Omri Katz.Mary Evans/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection
Meanwhile, three stars from the original film who did not appear in the 2022 sequel might pop up in the third installment.
Omri Katz(Max),Thora Birch(Dani) andVinessa Shaw(Allison) all helped take down the Sanderson Sisters in the first movie. And they’ve all been vocal about their desire to reprise their roles again.
“We tried so hard to get the original cast back for cameos and then it just kept not working out for one reason or the other,“Hocus Pocus 2screenwriter Jen D’Angelo toldVariety. “But I’m hoping inHocus Pocus 3,we’ll see Max and Alison living in California.”
Dani, presumably, too — as she was supposed to play a schoolteacher in the second movie.
Hocus PocusandHocus Pocus 2are now streaming on Disney+.
source: people.com
