Overview

• Midler said on Watch What Happens Live that a draft was sent to her and that much of it was “brilliant.”
• She noted the team is working through where to film, costs and other logistics, with timing still undecided and any Halloween 2026 talk described as uncertain.
• Trade outlets report the Sanderson sisters’ core cast — Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy — are expected to return.
• Director Anne Fletcher and writer Jen D’Angelo are reported to be attached, continuing the creative team from the 2022 sequel.
• Hocus Pocus 2 set a Disney+ viewing record with 2.7 billion minutes in a week, and Disney confirmed in 2023 that a third film was in development.