CONFIRMED: 'HOCUS POCUS 3' Greenlit By Disney

It’s does not take a witch to tell you that Disney’s ‘HOCUS POCUS 2’ was a massive hit for the Disney+ streaming service this past Halloween, setting streaming records and proving that the franchise is now more popular than ever before. Disney has confirmed that HOCUS POCUS 3 is definitely happening.

Disney’s Sean Bailey flat out confirms to The New York Times in a new profile piece that just went up over the weekend, “Yes, Hocus Pocus 3 is happening.”

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about the continuation of the franchise, which kicked off way back in 1993. In an interview with THR last October, Hocus Pocus 2 producer Adam Shankman teased the potential for follow-up projects, which could center on the sequel’s new characters. Hocus Pocus 2 introduced Whitney Peak as Becca, Belissa Escobedo as Izzy, and Lilia Buckingham as Cassie, a new group of sisters who come together to vanquish the Sandersons. It’s Becca who ultimately discovers she has her own bewitching powers.

Shankman told THR, “[Director] Anne [Fletcher] I think handled [Becca’s character arc] really, really beautifully. We went back and forth on how that was going to work, if it was going to work, forever, and Anne was just like, ‘This is what we’re going to do.’ And I think it’s great. And it creates a lot of excitement about potential spinoffs.”

It’s sounding like both another sequel and a spinoff are on the table as of this writing and we’ll see what comes of them.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy returned as the Sanderson Sisters in Hocus Pocus 2, and we’d be very surprised if they didn’t come back for the next installment.

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