{"id":119410,"date":"2021-05-21T07:58:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T06:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=119410"},"modified":"2021-05-21T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T06:58:08","slug":"hocus-pocus-2-spooky-sequel-set-to-hit-our-screens-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/hocus-pocus-2-spooky-sequel-set-to-hit-our-screens-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Hocus Pocus 2: Spooky sequel set to hit our screens in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes it&#8217;s the news that&#8217;s been rumoured for many years: <em><strong>Hocus Pocus<\/strong><\/em>, 1993&#8217;s spectacularly spooky family movie, <em>will<\/em> definitely be getting a sequel &#8211; named <em><strong>Hocus Pocus 2,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0the central cast of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy <em>will<\/em> reprise their roles as the delightfully wicked Sanderson Sisters and yes we <em>will<\/em> be spending the next year in a hyper state of excitement!<\/p>\n<p>Singer\/actress Bette Midler (<em><strong>Beaches<\/strong><\/em>) returns as Winifred Sanderson, with Sarah Jessica Parker (<em><strong>Sex and the City<\/strong><\/em>) and Kathy Najimy (<em><strong>Sister Act<\/strong><\/em>) back as her sisters, Sarah and Mary, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>This won&#8217;t be the first time the Sanderson sisters have reunited to put a spell on us. Midler, Parker and Kathy Najimy got together just year for Midler\u2019s annual Hulaween fundraising event, benefiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyrp.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Restoration Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the performance here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tfteLe_G5MY\" width=\"375\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hocus Pocus 2<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0will see three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hocus Pocus 2<\/strong><\/em> will begin production this autumn under the direction of Anne Fletcher (<em><strong>The Proposal<\/strong><\/em>), who is taking over directing responsibilities from her friend and colleague Adam Shankman (<em><strong>Hairspray<\/strong><\/em>), with Lynn Harris (<em><strong>The Shallows<\/strong><\/em>) serving as producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow more than ever, people need to laugh. We should be laughing every day, and there is so much fun to be had with these three unbelievable women playing delicious characters from such a beloved film,\u201d says director Anne Fletcher. \u201cI am so grateful to be able to play a part in bringing these witches back to life, and to be working with my friends at Disney again makes it all the more special. 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\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shankman is currently in production on <em><strong>Disenchanted<\/strong><\/em> for the studio, which he is directing, but will remain on this project as an executive producer along with Ralph Winter (<em><strong>Adrift<\/strong><\/em>) and David Kirschner (<em><strong>Curse of Chucky<\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs heartbroken as I am that I won\u2019t be able to direct my friends Bette, Sarah Jessica and Kathy in what is sure to be nothing short of a major event for Disney+ due to scheduling conflicts, I couldn\u2019t be more pleased to be handing over the reins to Anne, who has brought so much laughter and joy into people\u2019s lives with her previous work,\u201d says Adam Shankman. \u201cI 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 <em><strong>Boogie Nights<\/strong><\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Hocus Pocus 2 will premiere exclusively on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/en-gb\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disney+<\/a> in 2022. Re-live the classic original with our interview with Hocus Pocus stars Thora Birch and Doug Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/interviews\/flashback-hocus-pocus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sanderson sisters will be back next year to put a spell on us on Disney+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":119412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"MSN_Categories":"Uncategorized","MSN_Publish_Option":false,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":""},"categories":[3,207],"tags":[3868,3865],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HOCUSPOCUS2_1x1_LOGO-scaled.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119410"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}