Bette Midler urges Disney to speed up ‘Hocus Pocus 3’
nme.comBette Midler is urging Disney to speed up progress on a third Hocus Pocus film – see what the actress had to say below.In 1993, Disney released the cult classic witch comedy film Hocus Pocus.
After a long nearly three-decade wait, the film finally received a sequel in the form of Hocus Pocus 2. Now, Midler, who stars in the franchise as Winifred Sanderson alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy is pushing for a third film – and quick.During a recent appearance on Busy Philipps’ QVC+ talk show Busy This Week, the hosts and Midler spoke about Hocus Pocus and the life it took on as a cult classic.
When asked if there’s an update on a third movie, Midler replied: “I haven’t seen the script, but I’ve heard rumblings.”Midler continued: “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!”Watch a clip of the conversation below.In Hocus Pocus (1993), a trio of witch sisters (Midler, Parker and Najimy) are inadvertently resurrected from the dead by a teenage boy in Salem on Halloween night exactly 300 years after their demise.Hocus Pocus 2 was speculated dating as far back as 2012, with a release originally scheduled for 2014.
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