Overview

• Midler told Watch What Happens Live that a draft for the third film has been sent and that “a lot of it was brilliant.”
• She said producers are still determining where the movie would be made, how it would be made, and what it would cost.
• No filming schedule or release date has been announced, though Midler noted the possibility of Halloween 2026 as uncertain.
• The threequel follows the record-setting success of Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+, which drew about 2.7 billion minutes viewed in its first week.
• Industry reports indicate Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are expected to return, and prior trade coverage said director Anne Fletcher and writer Jen D’Angelo are set to be involved.