Hannah Waddingham joins ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ solid

By ANI

WASHINGTON: Mark your calendars ‘Hocus Pocus’ followers! The Sanderson sisters shall be returning quickly.

As per People journal, Disney+ introduced on Halloween that ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ will premiere on the streaming service in Fall 2022.

Joining the solid of the upcoming sequel are Tony Hale and Hannah Waddingham in addition to Sam Richardson, Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, Doug Jones, Juju Brener, Froy Gutierrez, Taylor Henderson and Nina Kitchen.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy will reprise their roles as Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson, respectively.

Disney first revealed its plan for a ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel in December 2020 on the Disney Investors Day occasion. Adam Shankman was chosen to direct the upcoming movie.

In March, Shankman stated he felt “incredibly honoured and humbled to be guiding forward these two Disney crown jewel legacies” in an Instagram submit confirming the information.

“My only hope is to honour those who came before me and build something new and exciting, as I desperately try to not let down the fans and enchant the new initiates!” he added.

Vinessa Shaw, who performed Allison within the unique movie instructed Entertainment Tonight earlier this month that whereas she “would love” to affix the solid for the sequel however hadn’t “heard anything” from filmmakers. “I know, it’s so disappointing,” Shaw instructed the outlet.

She added, “I would love to do the sequel. It would be so much fun. I think there’s just a different storyline with younger people, but why can’t we all come back in some way?”In October 2020, earlier than the sequel was introduced, Midler instructed People journal that she was happy with the follow-up movie’s route.

“They presented us with an outline, and after we picked ourselves up off the floor, because it’s been 27 years, we looked at it and I think all of us agreed that it was pretty great,” the actor stated on the time.