Finally, the day of the Sanderson Sisters is here! As of today, in fact, Hocus Pocus 2, the sequel to the cult 90s film that plunges us into the Halloween mood without going through the motions, is available on Disney+. So get ready because it’s back to Salem, among ridiculous zombies, talking black cats and hilarious witches. Fall Friday and incessant rain: there is no better situation to watch Hocus Pocus 2 from the comfort of your couch.
It was 1993 when the original film was released in theaters, bringing to the big screen the fantastic story directed by Kenny Ortega starring the three iconic witches Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson, played respectively by three Hollywood Legends: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.
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It has been 29 years since someone lit the Candle of the Black Flame and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, who are out for revenge. Now it’s up to three high school girls to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking new havoc in Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve. Hocus Pocus 2 also stars Sam Richardson (Tomorrow’s War), Doug Jones (The Shape of Water-The Shape of Water), Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), Whitney Peak (GossipGirl), Belissa Escobedo (American Horror Stories), Lilia Buckingham (Dirt), Froyan Gutierrez (TeenWolf) and Tony Hale (Veep-The Incompetent Vice President). The film is directed by Anne Fletcher (I Want a Life Shaped Like Me, Blackmail for Love) and produced by Lynn Harris with Ralph Winter (Hocus Pocus, X-Men), David Kirschner (Hocus Pocus, The Killer Doll) and Adam Shankman (Disenchanted, Hairspray-Fat is Beautiful) as executive producers.