Disney+ Releases New Official Poster for 'Hocus Pocus 2'

The Sanderson Sisters are back!!  On Tuesday (Aug. 30), Disney+ released a new official poster for Hocus Pocus 2, which will begin streaming on the platform as of Sept. 30.

 

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Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson have one message for their fans, “Back and more glorious than ever,” written at the top of their new movie poster.

 

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Although Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are all returning, Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, who played Max Dennison and Allison won’t appear in the film’s sequel.  According to Hocus Pocus 2 director Anne Fletcher, she told Entertainment Weekly, “It was very difficult to try to have them be a part of it, because we did talk about it — painstakingly. You’re trying to stay on track with story, even if they came in as a cameo. People would say, ‘They could be in the background!’ and I’m like, really? You’re going to put the leads of the first movie in the background and be satisfied? You’re not going to be satisfied, you’re going to be angry.”  Outside of Bette, Sarah and Kathy, the only other original cast member that’s set to return is Doug Jones, who plays Billy Butcherson.

 

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According to ET, “Set 29 years after the events of the first film, Hocus Pocus 2 sees the 17th-century sisters resurrected after high school friends relight the Black Flame Candle and spark a whole new adventure. Now, it’s up to these students to put a stop to the witches before they wreak havoc in Salem once again.”

 

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Hocus Pocus 2 premieres on Disney+ on Sept. 30.