Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy Gush Over Reviving ‘Hocus Pocus’ 30 Years Later (Exclusive)
etonline.comfilm — but so have the film's stars, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy. ET's Rachel Smith caught up with Midler and Najimy at the New York City premiere where the two spoke about reviving their roles 30 years later.
While the film was a joy to make, Midler — who plays Winifred Sanderson — said dealing with COVID was the hardest part. «It was really rough,» she said. «Really, really rough for everybody because we were shut down a couple of times and we had to get tested every other day.
So that part was a little bit confusing and rough on everybody.»«But you know, everybody was so strong, and everyone was so anxious to make this work and I think it does,» Midler added. «I'm very proud of it.»As for what it was like slipping back into character three decades after the first film, Najimy — who plays Mary Sanderson — says it was a piece of cake. «I wanna say that there were challenges but the thing is the challenge was more like environmental,» she explained. «Like, our set was like dirt and rocks, but finding Mary again I didn’t even think about it.
She’s just in there.»Of course, the film wouldn't be complete without the third Sanderson sister, Sarah, played by none other than Sarah Jessica Parker, who sung Midler and Najimy's praises at the premiere on Tuesday, telling ET, «The easiest part was being on the set with Bette and Kathy every day singing and flying, trying to recall and remember what we did and why.
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