During ET’s visit to the set of “The Gabby Petito Story”, Lifetime’s true-crime film about the van life murder, director Thora Birch opened up about her involvement in two other anticipated projects, “Hocus Pocus 2” on Disney+ and Netflix’s “Wednesday” series. “I was just a little dismayed I wasn’t able to make it,” Birch said of the sequel to “Hocus Pocus“, in which she originated the role of 8-year-old Dani Dennison, one of the Salem, Massachusetts, kids who gets caught up in the mayhem after the resurrection of the Sanderson sisters (Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker).
Nearly 30 years later, Midler, Najimy and Parker have reunited for a new tale about the three witches, with Doug Jones reprising his zombie role.
However, the original film’s young stars, Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, are not among the cast returning for the sequel. “I was working on something else when they were filming,” Birch said, revealing that “otherwise I was definitely going to be there on set with the girls.” That said, “I can’t wait to see what they do with it.
I know they’re taking a completely different, fresh approach, so I’m excited,” she continued. Despite not being in the sequel, she is anticipating the excitement surrounding the original film’s 30th anniversary. “I’m still recovering from the 20-year anniversary of ‘Hocus Pocus’.
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