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Lighting the candle — or the pipe? Omri Katz opened up about his experience filming Hocus Pocus at sixteen, and how toking up on the job almost cost him the role.

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Hocus Pocus star Omri Katz reveals he was 'high' during filming of the 1993 hit Halloween film

Omri Katz played he character Max Dennison in the 1993 Halloween cult classic Hocus Pocus.And the actor revealed he was high during portions of filming the movie, according to his new interview with Entertainment Weekly. The 46-year-old actor was 16 when he played the role, adding that filming was 'at an age where I started experimenting with cannabis. Let's just say, some of those scenes, I was having a good old time.' Shocking: Omri Katz played he character Max Dennison in the 1993 Halloween cult classic Hocus Pocus.

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Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy 'More Glorious Than Ever' in New 'Hocus Pocus 2' Poster

which is one month away from running amok on the streaming giant. It the latest poster, Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson have a message for all the fans.

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These 'Hocus Pocus' Favorites Are Not Returning for the Sequel

fans won’t see two of the film’s most iconic faces in the upcoming Disney+ sequel. The film’s director, Anne Fletcher, revealed that Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, who played Max Dennison and Allison, won’t appear in the upcoming film. «We wanted to weave in all of the people that the fans loved, and when you sat back with all the ingredients and story, you're like, how do we make this work?» Fletcher tells in a new interview. «It was very difficult to try to have them be a part of it, because we did talk about it — painstakingly.

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Original ‘Hocus Pocus’ Stars Omri Katz And Vinessa Shaw Won’t Return For ‘Hocus Pocus 2’

Relighting the Black Flame Candle won’t bring Omri Katz or Vinessa Shaw back for the “Hocus Pocus” sequel.