{"id":28674,"date":"2021-11-01T14:33:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=28674"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:33:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T18:33:16","slug":"production-begins-on-disney-original-hocus-pocus-2-with-bette-midler-sarah-jessica-parker-and-kathy-najimy-back-as-the-delightfully-wicked-sanderson-sisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/01\/production-begins-on-disney-original-hocus-pocus-2-with-bette-midler-sarah-jessica-parker-and-kathy-najimy-back-as-the-delightfully-wicked-sanderson-sisters\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Begins on Disney+ Original &#8220;Hocus Pocus 2&#8221; with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy Back as the Delightfully Wicked Sanderson Sisters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28676\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hocus-pocus.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hocus-pocus.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hocus-pocus-300x209.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in <em>Hocus Pocus<\/em> (1993)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Production on the live-action comedy &#8220;<strong><em>Hocus Pocus 2<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the haunting sequel to Disney&#8217;s Halloween cult classic, is underway in Rhode Island. 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Joining them are Whitney Peak (&#8220;<em>Gossip Girl<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Molly&#8217;s Game<\/em>&#8220;) as Becca, Lilia Buckingham (&#8220;<em>Dirt<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Crown Lake<\/em>&#8220;) as Cassie, and Belissa Escobedo (&#8220;<em>American Horror Stories<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;The Baker and the Beauty&#8221;) as Izzy, three young women in present-day Salem who incite the wrath of the three witches.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1314847104\" 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>It&#8217;s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters who were executed for practicing witchcraft, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to figure out how to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before midnight on All Hallow&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am beyond thrilled to be involved in the sequel to a film that is as beloved as &#8216;<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>,'&#8221; says director Anne Fletcher. &#8220;Fans around the world have embraced these characters and have made this film a Halloween tradition whose popularity continues to grow, and how lucky am I to be back at Disney with these three extraordinarily talented ladies in the iconic roles they created, as well as our fabulous new additions to the cast?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Hocus Pocus 2<\/em>&#8221; is written by Jen D&#8217;Angelo (&#8220;<em>Happy Together<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Workaholics<\/em>&#8220;) and produced by Lynn Harris (&#8220;<em>King Richard<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Shallows<\/em>&#8220;), with Adam Shankman (&#8220;<em>Disenchanted<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Hairspray<\/em>&#8220;), Ralph Winter (&#8220;<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>X-Men<\/em>&#8221; franchise) and David Kirschner (&#8220;<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Chucky<\/em>&#8220;) serving as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the cast are recent Emmy(R) winner Hannah Waddingham (&#8220;<em>Ted Lasso<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Game of Thrones<\/em>&#8220;), Tony Hale (&#8220;<em>Veep<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Arrested Development<\/em>&#8220;), Sam Richardson (&#8220;<em>The Tomorrow War<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Good Boys<\/em>&#8220;), Juju Brener (&#8220;<em>Vanquish<\/em>&#8220;), Froy Gutierrez (&#8220;<em>Teen Wolf<\/em>&#8220;), Taylor Paige Henderson and Nina Kitchen.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3348339500\" 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>The cult classic Halloween film &#8220;<em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>&#8221; is now streaming on Disney+.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28677\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/hocus-pocus.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Production on the live-action comedy &#8220;Hocus Pocus 2,&#8221; the haunting sequel to Disney&#8217;s Halloween cult classic, is underway in Rhode Island. 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