Although she didn’t know it at the time of filming, Sarah Jessica Parker is a distant descendant of a woman accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials.

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. Nordyke, Kimberly (March 4, 2023). " Wednesday, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Taylor Swift, Harry Styles Among Winners at 2023 Kids' Choice Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023 . Retrieved March 5, 2023. The portrayal of Binx in his cat form might have been one of the most complex things about filming Hocus Pocus as it involved not one but nine live cats and an animatronic robot to boot. The original script and how the initial film was shot, however, was focused on the witches in question, the Sanderson sisters. This version was darker but Disney ultimately cut and edited the film to take on a lighter family-friendly tone.Bentz, Adam (November 1, 2021). "Hocus Pocus 2 Confirms The Return Of Billy Butcherson". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021 . Retrieved November 6, 2021. Peak, meanwhile, told Hollywood Lifeshe was down for another movie, and even has an idea of how it would work. Minow, Nell (September 29, 2022). "Hocus Pocus 2". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022 . Retrieved October 7, 2022.

Murphy, J. Kim (October 31, 2021). " 'Hocus Pocus' Disney Plus Sequel Adds Eleven New Cast Members, Including Tony Hale, Hannah Waddingham and Sam Richardson". Variety. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022 . Retrieved November 14, 2022. 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 ] Anderson, Erik (November 17, 2022). "Rihanna, Billy Eichner, Elvis, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio top Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) winners". AwardsWatch. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022 . Retrieved February 10, 2023. Hocus Pocus 2' Delivers Double Win for Disney+ on This Week's Streaming Movie Ranker | Charts". Yahoo.com. October 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022 . Retrieved October 11, 2022. Nolfi, Joey (March 15, 2022). "Drag Race stars Kornbread, Kahmora Hall join Hocus Pocus 2 as drag Mary and Sarah". Entertainment Weekly.The big Halloween film in question was another titan in the classic-Halloween-film space. The Nightmare Before Christmas hit the theaters a few days before Halloween in 1993 and Disney wanted the red carpet clear for audiences to dig into the Tim Burton masterpiece. Thus poor Hocus Pocus got the out-of-season summer treatment. It Was Initially a Flop Disney/Warner Bros. Doug Jones as William "Billy" Butcherson, a former love interest of Winifred. She spitefully poisoned him on May 1, 1693, when she caught him with her sister Sarah. He is raised from the dead as a zombie. However, Billy reveals he only shared one kiss with Winifred and did not reciprocate her feelings for him in their youth as previously believed. [5] Bette Midler Has Seen the Outline for Hocus Pocus 2: 'All Of Us Agreed That It Was Pretty Great' ". Peoplemag. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021 . Retrieved November 4, 2020.

Filming is currently underway in Rhode Island and the film will, thankfully, include reprised roles by Midler, Parker, and Najimy. No word, at the moment, on whether or not any of the other members of the original cast are reprising roles in any capacity or making cameo appearances. Mireia (she/her) has been working as a movie and TV journalist for over seven years, mostly for the Spanish magazine Fotogramas. Hocus Pocus 2 Is Disney+'s Biggest Film Premiere". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022 . Retrieved October 4, 2022. Her work has been published in other outlets such as Esquire and Elle in Spain, and WeLoveCinema in the UK. While the film included a lot of digital effects (we assure you that green glowing smoke did not come pouring out of an actual elementary school in Salem) it also had a lot of good old fashion practical effects to carry the film.

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Hocus Pocus 2 was written by Jen D'Angelo and directed by Anne Fletcher. It stars the following actors: Bette Midler Says 'Hocus Pocus 2' is "Pretty Great!" ". November 3, 2020. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021 . Retrieved November 3, 2020. Bette Midler slams upcoming Hocus Pocus TV remake: 'It's going to be cheap!' ". Entertainment Weekly. October 31, 2017. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019 . Retrieved June 27, 2020.