Overview
- Birch said she is “super open” to revisiting Dani Dennison, telling Entertainment Tonight she wants to see where the character ended up.
- Bette Midler recently said she read a draft for the third film and called much of it “brilliant,” noting decisions on location, cost and other logistics are still pending.
- Disney confirmed in 2023 that a third installment is in development, though no production start, release window or full casting has been announced.
- Hocus Pocus 2 set a Disney+ mark with 2.7 billion minutes viewed in its opening week, and both films are climbing streaming charts heading into Halloween.
- Trade reports have indicated writer Jen D’Angelo and director Anne Fletcher are expected to return, though those creative attachments have not been officially finalized.