Hocus Pocus 2

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy return to their iconic roles as the Sanderson Sisters in Hocus Pocus 2. The sequel hits Disney Plus on ...

The original Hocus Pocus, directed by High School Musical’s Kenny Ortega, did not do well critically, but home video and television broadcasting turned it into a Halloween classic. Nowadays, it’s a staple of not-so-scary movies — not to mention a huge source of tourism revenue for the town of Salem. Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, and Hannah Waddingham join the cast, along with Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo, and Lilia Buckingham. The sequel is directed by Anne Fletcher (The Proposal) and will hit Disney Plus on September 30. The witches are back, baby.

The movie, which reunites Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, is a live-action sequel to the Halloween classic. The trio again play the ...

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, is a live-action sequel to the Halloween classic. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve." The film is directed by Anne Fletcher and will debut on Disney+ on Sept. 30.

Get a tiny glimpse of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy back in witchy action.

This morning Disney dropped the first footage from Hocus Pocus 2, set to debut on Disney+ in a few months. Check out a frightful new poster for the film below! Directed by The Proposal’s Anne Fletcher, Hocus Pocus 2 is set 29 years after the events of the 1993 fantasy classic, and sees some young high schoolers light the fabled Black Flame Candle once more, resurrecting the trio of 17th-century witches to cause havoc on modern day Salem. Now, it’s up to them to stop the Sanderson sister’s quest for revenge before dawn rises on Halloween.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy all reprise their roles for the second instalment. The cast will also see new faces Whitney Peak, Lilia ...

The highly anticipated sequel will be available on the streamer on September 30.

“Are you looking for the stage?”With Mary and Sarah flanking her in the teasers closing shot, Winifred’s powdered face breaks out in a gleefully wicked grin as she coos: “Always.” A good witch knows the most potent spells are cast by moonlight in remote woodland clearings, and Becca and Izzy set that scene perfectly. the eye makeup!

Good news, witches: the trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 has landed. The long-awaited sequel has been brewing since at least 2014, when star Bette Midler said she ...

Hocus Pocus 2 is written by Jen D’Angelo, and it’s actually her first credit writing a feature film. Anne Fletcher directed Hocus Pocus 2. Hocus Pocus is to Halloween films what Titanic is to disaster films, what Love, Actually is to Christmas films, what The Room is to cult classic films.

We've been waiting nearly 30 years for a sequel and now Disney+ have cast a spell on us with the teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy all reprise their roles for the second instalment. The cast will also see new faces Whitney Peak, Lilia ...

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are all back, reprising their roles as the Sanderson sisters, the goofily sinister trio of 17th century ...

Don’t worry, this isn’t a Sex and the City reboot situation where Sarah Jessica Parker will spend the movie texting Kathy Najimy in the afterlife. The trailer does, however, suggest that one the young girls responsible for resurrecting the trio may have some witchy powers of her own. The official synopsis doesn’t offer up many plot details: ‘It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters,’ it runs, ‘and they are looking for revenge. But here’s everything else we know right now about Hocus Pocus 2. Now, after years of rumours, fan campaigns and public nudging from its stars, the film is finally getting a sequel. When Disney first released the family-friendly horror-comedy Hocus Pocus in 1993, audiences did not immediately fall under its spell.

Hide your kids, folks. The Sanderson sisters are back from the dead (once again) and they're ready to cause all kinds of drama with the long-awaited sequel ...

If you watched the original film, you may be wondering how the sisters are returning in Hocus Pocus 2 and where the story can go. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. In a nutshell, the first Hocus Pocus film follows the legend of the three Sanderson sisters -Winifred, Mary and Sarah – who were hanged in Salem on October 31, 1693. If you haven’t yet signed up for a Disney+ subscription, you can kick that process off here. These witches were found guilty of sucking the souls out of young children to preserve their youth and beauty. But in recent years this initial reaction has been questioned with RT even featuring it on Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong About, and in its book Rotten Movies We Love.

Our favourite witches - Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy - return to wreak havoc on the town of Salem once again in 'Hocus Pocus 2'.

“It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge,” reads the new film’s official synopsis. Watch the trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 just below. The gals are back, and hopefully, no virgin plot line will ensue.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are reuniting once again to reprise their roles as the witchy Sanderson Sisters. By Rhona Shennan.

- Sam Richardson (The Afterparty, Veep) - Tony Hale (Being the Ricardos, The Legend of Vox Machina) - Belissa Escobedo (Don’t Look Deeper, The Baker and the Beauty) No, maybe we’re not. A number or two.” Fans of the original Hocus Pocus film will be glad to hear that the sequel will see the return of Bette Midler (The First Wives Club, The Politician), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City, And Just Like That) and Kathy Najimy (Duncanville, Younger) as the Sanderson Sisters Winifred, Sarah and Mary.

It's only been approximately thirty years this time. The first-ever teaser video for the highly anticipated season 2 of the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus was released ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein. The two teenagers who call theSandersonSisters back into existence are Belissa Escobedo from American Horror Stories and Whitney Peak from Gossip Girl, as seen in that clip. They are now ready to steal the souls of the youth in Salem, Massachusetts, to achieve their everlasting youth! In this Anne Fletcher-directedWalt Disney Picturesmovie, the infamous trio of witches are unintentionally brought back to life by burning the deadly Black Flame Candle as a "birthday ritual" 29 years after the incident of 1993's Hocus Pocus. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy's characters Winifred, Sarah, and Mary should now thank their lucky stars. The iconic trio is back again to blend magic with a perfect mix of comedy and horror.

'Hocus Pocus' is finally getting a sequel on Disney Plus. 'Hocus Pocus 2' will release in September 2022 and star the original cast of witches.

“I am still grateful and proud to help shepherd this ingenious project as executive producer alongside producer Lynn Harris, whom I have loved and admired as a colleague and friend since she helped get me the job choreographing ‘Boogie Nights.’” Adam Shankman (Disenchanted) was originally set to direct the sequel but has been replaced by Anne Fletcher. Shankman will stay on as executive producer, though. The film will take place in Salem and follow the girls as they try to stop the witches. By the end of the 1993 film, the sisters have been turned to dust, outwitted by Max Dennison, his younger sister Dani, and his classmate/love interest Allison. But the Hocus Pocus sequel will see the sisters summoned back to life by three young women. Disney+ is supported on desktop browsers, a wide range of mobile devices, smart TVs, and game consoles. This is a movie for everyone, from the fans who grew up with the first film to the next generation of viewers, and I can’t wait to get started.”

Today, Disney shared a video of the movie's leading ladies — Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy — watching the Hocus Pocus 2 teaser on a ...

It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. (A trailer reaction video where Sarah Jessica Parker bitterly complained about the editing or choice of music would be really wonderful, actually. Now it’s the stars’ turn.

Almost 30 years since the Sanderson sisters originally took flight in Hocus Pocus, stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy have reunited ...

The main heroes of the first film were played by Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw, and Thora Birch, none of which are slated to appear in the upcoming film. 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." As if fans weren't thrilled enough by the first trailer, the stars of the adventure were equally delighted to check out the first glimpse of the experience, with Disney+ sharing a reaction video from the stars themselves.

The Sanderson sisters are back for a sequel to 1993's original movie, Hocus Pocus, which will be released via Disney+ on September 30, 2022.

The ground of the cemetery quite literally splits open, just before we get a glimpse of the three witches in all their glory. Of course, this means two of the girls start performing some kind of ritual—in a cemetery, no less. Rounding out the cast is Doug Jones, returning as Billy Butcherson, and three Drag Race queens: Kornbread Jeté, Ginger Minj, and Kahmora Hall. They each will, apparently, play a drag version of the three witches. The trailer for Disney's Hocus Pocus 2 just dropped, which means the Sanderson sisters are officially back to wreak havoc on the residents of Salem. The original movie, Hocus Pocus, became an instant staple of Halloween marathons when it arrived in 1993. But now, with the long-anticipated sequel finally coming to Disney Plus soon, the Sandersons are back for revenge. Along with the help of his sister, Dani (Thora Birch), and a talking cat, they successfully manage to destroy the Sanderson witches once again.

The trailer shows a clip of the Sanderson Sisters seeming to come back alive after their death in the first movie, with Bette Midler as Winifred exclaiming, “ ...

Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve,”CNNreported. - The sequel will not be directed by the director of the first film, Kenny Ortega, who also directed Disney’s “Descendants” and “High School Musical.” Instead, “Hocus Pocus 2” will be helmed by Anne Fletcher, director of “The Proposal” and “27 Dresses,”Deadlinereported. Driving the news: Disney posted the trailer for “Hocus Pocus 2” on its YouTube channel on Tuesday and fans are absolutely bewitched.