How Hocus Pocus 2 Plans to Honor the Original With a New Story

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Hocus Pocus 2 isn't astir to lose its magic.

The sequel, coming this autumn to Disney, will wage homage to the archetypal film, which enactment a spell connected viewers astir 30 years ago.

"How bash you seizure the nostalgia [for the original]?" director Anne Fletcher said successful an interview with TV Guide. "Because that's what radical love."

So, however volition the sequel beryllium loyal to the beloved cult classic, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker arsenic the Sanderson sisters? Fletcher said she looked backmost towards the story's beginning—the very beginning.

"We're giving the [origin story] to the witches," she explained. So far, fans person traveled backmost successful clip arsenic acold arsenic the original's 1693 introduction, successful which the Sanderson sisters drain the beingness unit retired of small miss Emily to marque themselves young again.

While the myth will capable retired immoderate of the blanks successful the Sandersons' story, the sequel volition absorption connected 3 precocious schoolhouse girls from Salem, Massachusetts who accidentally summon the sisters back to the contiguous day. And yes, having 3 main characters (played by Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo and Lilia Buckingham) to parallel the Sanderson sisters was intentional.

"At the extremity of the day," Fletcher said, "this movie is astir sisterhood."

The sequel's trailer, released June 28, gave a glimpse of this crippled arsenic well. The clip showed the precocious schoolhouse trio readying themselves for Becca's 16th birthday—which happens to beryllium the time a witch gets her powers. A chance candle lighting leads to the resurgence of our 3 favourite sisters—much to Salem's peril.

"Lock up your children," Midler's Winifred said. "Yes, Salem, we're back!"

Other sequel formed members see Ted Lasso prima Hannah Waddingham, Tony Hale, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones and Rupaul's Drag Race queens Ginger Minj, Kahmora Hall and Kornbread "The Snack" Jeté.