Bette Midler begs Disney to finish ‘Hocus Pocus 3’ script while she’s ‘still breathing’
nypost.comBette Midler urged Disney to complete the script for “Hocus Pocus 3” during a recent appearance on Busy Philipps’ “Busy This Week” talk show.“I haven’t seen the script, but I’ve heard rumblings,” Midler said. “But I haven’t seen anything.”The 78-year-old actress added: “I think if they’re gonna, they oughta, because time is not just marching, time is barrel-assing to the finish line.
Get us while we’re still breathing, I mean, God!”Midler played Winifred Sanderson in 1993’s “Hocus Pocus” and its Disney+ sequel that came out three decades later.Winifred is one-third of the witchy Sanderson Sisters.
The others, Sarah and Mary, are played by Sarah Jessica Parker, 59, and Kathy Najimy, 67, respectively.Midler told Philipps, 45, that she was surprised “Hocus Pocus” became so popular after it was panned by critics upon its release.“When it first came out, it was like… I don’t wanna use the word dud, but I will use it in this context,” she said. “As the years went on, cumulatively it got more and more and more of an audience until it became a cult classic.”“I think it was about ten years after it had been released that we started agitating for us to do a sequel.
We were met with absolute disinterest,” Midler continued, adding that the role of Winifred is her “favorite part” she’s ever played.“Low and behold, 30 years later we did the sequel,” she said.“Hocus Pocus 2” became Disney+’s most-watched film ever.
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