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Filming underway on Hocus Pocus 2

Production is underway in Rhode Island with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker & Kathy Najimy.

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Production is underway in Rhode Island on Hocus Pocus 2 a sequel to the 1993 Disney classic.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy return as Sanderson sisters Winifred, Sarah, and Mary, in the film directed by Anne Fletcher.

“I am beyond thrilled to be involved in the sequel to a film that is as beloved as Hocus Pocus,” says Anne Fletcher. “Fans around the world have embraced these characters and have made this film a Halloween tradition whose popularity continues to grow, and how lucky am I to be back at Disney with these three extraordinarily talented ladies in the iconic roles they created, as well as our fabulous new additions to the cast?”

The film will screen on Disney+ in 2022.

Doug Jones (“The Shape of Water,” “What We Do in the Shadows”) also returns as Billy Butcherson. Joining them are Whitney Peak (“Gossip Girl,” “Molly’s Game”) as Becca, Lilia Buckingham (“Dirt,” “Crown Lake”) as Cassie, and Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories,” “The Baker and the Beauty”) as Izzy, three young women in present-day Salem who incite the wrath of the three witches.

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters who were executed for practicing witchcraft, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to figure out how to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before midnight on All Hallow’s Eve.

“Hocus Pocus 2” is written by Jen D’Angelo (“Happy Together,” “Workaholics”) and produced by Lynn Harris (“King Richard,” “The Shallows”), with Adam Shankman (“Disenchanted,” “Hairspray”), Ralph Winter (“Hocus Pocus,” “X-Men” franchise) and David Kirschner (“Hocus Pocus,” “Chucky”) serving as executive producers.

Rounding out the cast are recent Emmy® winner Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso,” “Game of Thrones”), Tony Hale (“Veep,” “Arrested Development”), Sam Richardson (“The Tomorrow War,” “Good Boys”), Juju Brener (“Vanquish”), Froy Gutierrez (“Teen Wolf”), Taylor Paige Henderson and Nina Kitchen.

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  1. It’d be nice if Sean Murray (NCIS and related to the legendary Bellisario) could make a cameo as Thackery, he appeared near the start of the original movie when he was very young.

    Also on Sean: what a lovely bloke, so down to earth when he’s been interviewed, not enough like him. He was raised for a significant portion of his childhood in Australia too and often talks about this, as well as NCIS’ huge Aussie fan base, and Hocus Pocus.

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