{"id":21424,"date":"2021-05-20T19:08:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T00:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=21424"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:08:29","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T00:08:29","slug":"bette-midler-sarah-jessica-parker-and-kathy-najimy-set-to-conjure-up-more-chills-laughs-and-mayhem-in-live-action-comedy-hocus-pocus-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/20\/bette-midler-sarah-jessica-parker-and-kathy-najimy-set-to-conjure-up-more-chills-laughs-and-mayhem-in-live-action-comedy-hocus-pocus-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy Set to Conjure Up More Chills, Laughs and Mayhem in Live-Action Comedy &#8220;Hocus Pocus 2&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21425\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HocusPocus.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HocusPocus.jpg 650w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HocusPocus-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as the delightfully wicked Sanderson Sisters in the live-action comedy &#8220;<strong><em>Hocus Pocus 2<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the spooky sequel to Disney&#8217;s 1993 Halloween cult classic &#8220;<strong><em>Hocus Pocus<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; The film will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Singer\/actress Bette Midler (&#8220;<em>The First Wives Club<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Beaches<\/em>&#8220;) returns as Winifred Sanderson, with Sarah Jessica Parker (&#8220;<em>Sex and the City<\/em>&#8220;) and Kathy Najimy (&#8220;<em>Sister Act<\/em>&#8220;) back as her sisters, Sarah and Mary, respectively. In &#8220;<em>Hocus Pocus 2<\/em>,&#8221; 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><div id=\"morty-541802989\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Hocus Pocus 2<\/em>&#8221; will begin production this fall under the direction of Anne Fletcher (&#8220;<em>The Proposal<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>27 Dresses<\/em>&#8220;), who is taking over directing responsibilities from her friend and colleague Adam Shankman (&#8220;<em>Hairspray<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Wedding Planner<\/em>&#8220;), with Lynn Harris (&#8220;<em>The Shallows<\/em>&#8220;) serving as producer. Shankman is currently in production on &#8220;<em>Disenchanted<\/em>&#8221; for the studio, which he is directing, but will remain on this project as an executive producer along with Ralph Winter (&#8220;<em>Adrift<\/em>&#8220;) and David Kirschner (&#8220;<em>Curse of Chucky<\/em>&#8220;). Steven Haft (&#8220;<em>Tigerland<\/em>&#8220;) is co-producer.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher and Shankman first met in 1990 when they were both dancers for the Academy Awards(R) broadcast. Shankman went on to hire her as his assistant choreographer, working together on over 100 different jobs. Fletcher&#8217;s first directing gig was in 2006 on &#8220;<em>Step Up<\/em>,&#8221; which Shankman produced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As heartbroken as I am that I won&#8217;t 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&#8217;t be more pleased to be handing over the reins to Anne, who has brought so much laughter and joy into people&#8217;s lives with her previous work,&#8221; says executive producer Adam Shankman. &#8220;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 &#8216;Boogie Nights.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now 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,&#8221; says director Anne Fletcher. &#8220;I 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&#8217;t wait to get started.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2473672412\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Social Media Links @BetteMidler: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPGf36oLelU\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPGf36oLelU<\/a>\/ @SarahJessicaParker: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPGf13JlEUW\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPGf13JlEUW<\/a>\/ @KathyNajimy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPGgEPzNaaK\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPGgEPzNaaK<\/a>\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as the delightfully wicked Sanderson Sisters in the live-action comedy &#8220;Hocus Pocus 2,&#8221; the spooky sequel to Disney&#8217;s 1993 Halloween cult classic &#8220;Hocus Pocus.&#8221; The film will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in 2022. 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