Arts & Entertainment
Children Of Salem Beware: 'Hocus Pocus 3' Reportedly In Development
Deadline reported plans for a theatrical release of the third installment of the Witch City-set cult classic.
SALEM, MA — The smell of children could soon be swirling in the air across the Witch City once again, with Deadline reporting that the third installment of the Salem-based cult classic "Hocus Pocus" is now officially in development.
Deadline reported that Disney Live Action Studios has begun working on the next chapter of the story that resurrected the 1993 film that still draws fans to the city three decades after its original release.
The Sanderson Sisters returned to the streaming screens in 2022 with "Hocus Pocus 2" — which was released on Disney+.
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Unlike the original, which was filmed widely on the North Shore, the sequel was filmed mostly in Rhode Island.
Deadline reported that Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy are all on board for the third film.
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Disney had announced plans for a third — and likely final — film in the series in 2023, with plans left in limbo as the studio underwent leadership changes in recent years.
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