“Hocus Pocus” is officially conjuring up a sequel. Rumours have been swirling for awhile that Disney was working on reuniting Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy for a long-awaited sequel to the 1993 Halloween hit, and those plans appear to be firming up.
According to a report in Variety, Adam Shankman has signed on to direct the project, which won’t be for the big screen but for the Disney+ streaming service.
Shankman — whose directorial projects have included “Hairspray”, “Step Up” and “What Men Want” — is reportedly in the midst of preproduction work on Disney’s sequel to “Enchanted”, titled “Disenchanted”, with Variety reporting “it’s yet to be determined” which of the two films will go into production first.
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