![]() ![]() Who doesn't want to see Bette Midler sing?” Can't compete with that, so I didn't try.” Instead, Fletcher shared, “We stayed really focused on trying to stay more towards the story, and we just had so many fun options of songs to choose from. “As I like to say, I didn't feel like I could compete with ‘I Put a Spell on You,’ for which Bette and Marc Shaiman did the arrangement and the lyrics. “Well, the mission in general is the story and honoring the first movie, and making sure that I'm honoring these characters for the fans and bringing it into a new generation.” When it came to the music - an integral part of the original’s charm - she said she wanted to do something completely its own. In moving on to the sequel, director Anne Fletcher sought to carry on the story of the Sanderson Sisters. I think it is generational, and I think it's sort of perennial,” where it comes back year after year. So it becomes part of the fabric of the history of the family.” Director Anne Fletcher agreed: “I think that's right. Actor Kathy Najimy, who plays middle sister Mary Sanderson, said, “There was something in film, I think, where the generation shows it to their kids, who shows it to their kids, who shows it to their kids. Of course, there couldn’t be a sequel if the original movie hadn’t stood the test of time. Directed by Anne Fletcher with a fantastic script from Jen D’Angelo, and produced by Lynne Harris, Adam Shankman, Ralph Winter, and David Kirschner, the movie introduces audiences to new characters Becca (Whitney Peak), Izzy (Belissa Escobedo), Cassie (Lilia Buckingham), and Gilbert (Sam Richardson) in addition to reuniting the three Sanderson sisters and benevolent zombie Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones). Hocus Pocus 2 debuted exclusively on Disney+ September 30, and it’s already become the streaming service’s biggest movie debut in the U.S. The Sanderson Sisters - Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) - have been gone ever since Max, Allison, Emily, and Thackery Binx defeated them in 1993’s Hocus Pocus, and now, the witches are back. The black flame candle is lit again, and the witches have returned. ![]()
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