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. Earn Your Happy Ending: At the end of the second movie, as a result of showing grief over losing her sisters at the cost of the Magicae Maxima spell, Winnie is pardoned by Becca after she is defeated for real, and she gets to peacefully Go into the Light with Mary and Sarah. Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals What Movie He Turned Down Even After Being Offered "More Money Than I Ever Dreamed Of" ". E! Online. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016 . Retrieved December 1, 2016. Prange, Stephanie (October 25, 2022). " 'The School for Good and Evil,' 'Andor' Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts". Media Play News . Retrieved October 26, 2022.

Vocal Evolution: Since the sequel was released nearly three decades after the original, it was inevitable that Midler, Parker, and Najimy's voices would lower with age. Midler's character voice has noticeably changed the most, as she speaks in a much deeper tone (which actually works in favor of Winnie's evil nature), in contrast to her much higher voice from the first film. 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 ] Minow, Nell (September 29, 2022). "Hocus Pocus 2". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022 . Retrieved October 7, 2022. Foreshadowing: Like Winifred, she wears green clothes and has curly hair. She claims to feel a connection to the woods which is said to be sacred for witches. In the third act, she gains magical powers and becomes Book’s new owner, effectively becoming Winnie’s (more heroic) successor.Innocently Insensitive: Downplayed compared to Mike, but she didn't realize that the reason Izzy and Becca don't like Mike is because they thought he was making fun of them. She thought they just didn't like the guy, refused to try and play nice, and then took it out on her. Nolfi, Joey (October 29, 2022). "Original Hocus Pocus stars reveal whether they'd return for potential third film". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 31, 2023. In February 2018, Jones revealed that there had been talks to do a sequel set twenty years after the original film and that he was approached to be involved on it, though he admitted that he was still interested on reprising his role as Billy Butcherson. [19] In July 2018, a book titled Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel was released, containing a novelization of the film and a sequel story. The sequel focuses on Max and Allison's daughter, Poppy, who grew up hearing the family story of the original film and parents who avoid Halloween as much as possible. Poppy is skeptical of the tale and ends up in the Sanderson house on Halloween, twenty-five years to the day after the movie, in an attempt to prove there is nothing to the story. [20] 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. Hocus Pocus 2 begins filming in Rhode Island". October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021 . Retrieved October 21, 2021.

Hocus Pocus: As Told By Chibi | Chibi Tiny Tales | Disney Channel Animation , retrieved June 19, 2023 Allison: She would lure children — usually young boys — into the woods to play and they'd never be seen again. Beware the Silly Ones: They are rather dumb, but most of their time onscreen consists of them bullying, stealing, destroying Halloween decorations, and generally going out of their way to make other kids miserable.

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Hocus Pocus 2' Delivers Double Win for Disney+ on This Week's Streaming Movie Ranker | Charts". www.yahoo.com. October 7, 2022 . Retrieved October 11, 2022. Andreeva, Nellie (September 28, 2017). " 'Hocus Pocus' TV Movie In Works At Disney Channel". Archived from the original on February 15, 2020 . Retrieved June 27, 2020.

All-Loving Hero: Despite everything that the witches had done to her and her friends, Becca is still willing to help Winnie out and allow her to reunite with her sisters. Hocus Pocus on Freeform Reaches 8.2 Million Viewers in its First Week". Broadway World. October 12, 2018. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018 . Retrieved October 13, 2018. Averted in the sequel. The sisters do worship Satan, but they did not receive their powers from him. They were born with magic and it emerged on their sixteenth birthdays - as seen with Winifred in the film. Small Role, Big Impact: In the sequel, she only has one scene (two if you count the ending), yet it's her influence that led to the emergence of Salem's most legendary witches. Werewolf by Night,' 'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' Top Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Charts – Media Play News". October 11, 2022. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022 . Retrieved October 23, 2022.

The Ditz: Let’s just say Sarah contributes nothing in the ingenuity department to the Sanderson trio.

Newsdesk, Laughing Place Disney (August 30, 2016). "Author Aaron Wallace Announces First-Ever Book Dedicated to Disney's "Hocus Pocus" - LaughingPlace.com". Archived from the original on September 24, 2016 . Retrieved September 23, 2016. Emma Warren (August 3, 2021). "John Debney on returning for Hocus Pocus 2 & how he'll never stop learning". composer.spitfireaudio.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022 . Retrieved October 15, 2022. Even Evil Has Standards: It is very much against casting Magicae Maxima, to the point it will close itself up when somebody attempts to look at casting it.

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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Lights the enchanted candle to impress Allison, showing that he's not afraid of an old legend. On October 29, 2020, Midler stated that a story outline for the sequel has been completed, which she praised as "pretty great" along with Najimy and Jessica Parker. [36] On November 3, Midler revealed that the producers were trying to re-hire several members of the first film's production team that are alive and had not retired, as they felt much of the success of the first film came from the work of the behind-the-scenes team. [37] In April 2021, Anne Fletcher replaced Shankman as the director due to his directing duties with Disenchanted, although he did remain as an executive producer on the film. [38] Filming [ edit ] Fox, David (July 20, 1993). "Weekend Box Office: So Far, This Is Summer to Beat". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019 . Retrieved July 17, 2019.