Boon, John (September 30, 2020). "Bette Midler Shares Update on 'Hocus Pocus' Sequel: 'I Can't Wait to Fly Again' (Exclusive)". ET. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020 . Retrieved October 1, 2020. Debruge, Peter (September 29, 2022). " 'Hocus Pocus 2' Review: Bette Midler and Sisters Conjure More of the Same in Decades-Later Disney+ Sequel". Variety. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022 . Retrieved September 30, 2022. Hale also played Reverend Traske, Jefry and Cassie's ancestor from the Sanderson Sisters' past, who is also responsible for the Sisters becoming evil witches.

Ginger Minj, Kornbread Jeté, and Kahmora Hall as drag queens impersonating Winifred, Mary, and Sarah, respectively, during a contest. [7] [8]Curiously, the human form for the role is portrayed by actor Sean Murray (who you might know, in the present, as an actor from NCIS). But the voice of the role, both in human and cat form, is provided by Jason Marsden. While you may know Marsden from various sitcom roles in the 1990s, you most likely know him—without realizing you do—from his extensive voice acting resume which includes, most famously, voicing Max Goof, the animated son of Goofy, since 1995.

Fallon, Kevin (October 31, 2013). " 'Hocus Pocus' Turns 20: Meet the Voice Behind Binx the Talking Cat". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015 . Retrieved July 17, 2015. Leonardo DiCaprio Turned Down 'Hocus Pocus' And 'More Money Than I Ever Dreamed Of' ". Huffington Post. February 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016 . Retrieved December 1, 2016. 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]Emberwing, Amelia (September 29, 2022). "Hocus Pocus 2 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022 . Retrieved October 4, 2022.

a b Chaney, Jen (October 28, 2015). "The Magical Tale of How 'Hocus Pocus' Went From Box-Office Flop to Halloween Favorite". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2015 . Retrieved October 28, 2015. In December of 2020, Disney confirmed that Hocus Pocus 2 was on and would be coming to Disney+ sometime in the fall of 2022. Hocus Pocus 2 Sets Major Disney+ Record". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022 . Retrieved October 31, 2022.

The sisters partially cast the spell and increase their power, but Becca distracts them while Izzy rescues Cassie. Becca convinces Book that it does not have to answer to Winifred, and she and Book flee further into the forest. Book shows them the warning against the Magicae Maxima spell, stating that whoever casts it must give up what they cherish most as the price for the power. The girls agree to warn Winifred of the price of the spell, but are too late, and she becomes all-powerful as Mary and Sarah fade to dust. Winifred grows despondent and begs the girls to use their newfound powers to save her sisters. While they cannot save them, Becca, Cassie and Izzy join together in a coven and cast a reuniting spell, so Winifred happily fades away to be with her sisters. At the New York Times, Claire Shaffer wrote that Hocus Pocus 2 "manages to capture the same hokey magic of the original while creatively updating its humor." 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 ]

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