Overview
- Bette Midler said she has read a script for the next film and called much of it brilliant while noting logistics and costs are still being worked out.
- Thora Birch told Entertainment Tonight she is super open to reprising Dani Dennison after being absent from the 2022 sequel.
- Disney confirmed in 2023 that a third installment is in development following Hocus Pocus 2’s strong Disney+ performance.
- Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 have climbed streaming charts ahead of Halloween and are available on Disney+.
- Hocus Pocus 2 drew an estimated 2.7 billion minutes of viewing in its opening period, and trade reports have indicated writer Jen D’Angelo and director Anne Fletcher are expected to return.