Hocus Pocus 2(2022).Photo: Disney Plus
Bette Midler,Kathy NajimyandSarah Jessica Parkerare ready to put a spell on us once more this September.
Disneyannounced Tuesday during the company’s upfronts presentation thatHocus Pocus 2— the much-buzzed-about follow-up to the 1993 original that starred Midler, 76, Najimy, 65, and Parker, 57 — will land on Disney+ Sept. 30.
“Lock up your children!” Midler’s Winnie exclaims as the candle’s lighting successfully summons her and sisters Mary (Najimy) and Sarah (Parker). “Yes, Salem, we’re back!”
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From L to R: Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker inHocus Pocus(1993).Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock
The movie will pick up almost 30 years after Max (Omri Katz) lit the Black Flame Candle in the 1993 film version and accidentally resurrected three witches on the hunt to steal children. It also starredVinessa ShawandThora Birch.
In the sequel, Winnie, Sarah and Mary seek revenge as they awaken in present-day Salem, according toEntertainment Weekly.Three teens — Becca, Cassie and Izzy — must find a way to stop the witches from retribution.
Gossip Girl’sWhitney Peak,Dirt’s Lilia Buckingham andAmerican Horror Stories’Belissa Escobedowill play the three teens. Also joining the cast are Hale, 51, Richardson, 38, and Jones, 61, plusHannah Waddingham, Juju Brener, Froy Gutierrez, Taylor Henderson and Nina Kitchen.
According to a production source who spoke to PEOPLE in February, it was as ifno time had passed for the returning castwhile filming the sequel.
“Bette’s energy is the same as when she starred in the original. If anything, she raises the stakes,” the insider told PEOPLE.
The source added that the three stars “all feel like it’s about time [the sequel] happens and they wish they had done it sooner. The chemistry between the cast was still there.”
“Hocus Pocusfans will not be disappointed,” the insider said. “All of their favorite characters from the first movie return and then some.”
Hocus Pocus 2is streaming Sept. 30 on Disney+.
source: people.com
