Hocus Pocus 2 Movie Storyline. Twenty-nine years after the events of Hocus Pocus (1993), three high-school students must work together to stop the Sanderson sisters who have returned to present-day Salem in Hocus Pocus 2.
Three young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world. The world may have been free of Winifred, Mary, and Sarah and the fear they invoked in us all, but what happens when you mess with magic? It messes back.
Hocus Pocus 2 is an American fantasy comedy horror film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Jen D’Angelo and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. A sequel to the 1993 film Hocus Pocus, the film will star Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones[1] reprising their roles from the first film, while Sam Richardson and Tony Hale join in new roles.
Discussion on a sequel to Hocus Pocus began by 2014, with several stars expressing interest in reprising their roles in a sequel. A remake of the original film written by Scarlett Lacey was being developed in 2017, though it was undeveloped. A sequel to Hocus Pocus was confirmed to be in development in 2019, with D’Angelo set to write the screenplay. Adam Shankman was hired to direct the film in March 2020 before being replaced by Fletcher in April 2021.
Production was scheduled to begin in the middle of 2021, in Salem, Massachusetts, but eventually began on October 18, 2021, in Newport, Rhode Island and took place until January 26, 2022. After two test screenings of the film showed that the ending was the weakest part, re-shoots took place in early June 2022, in Astoria, New York. The film is scheduled to be released on Disney+ on September 30, 2022.
Production was scheduled to begin in the middle of 2021, in Salem, Massachusetts. In September 2021, sets for Hocus Pocus 2 were confirmed being built at Chase Farms in Lincoln, Rhode Island and Washington Square in Newport, Rhode Island. Filming began on October 18, 2021, in Providence, Rhode Island under the working title Black Flame.
Footage was leaked on November 2, 2021. Filming also took place on November 8, 2021, in Newport’s Washington Square taking place in a modern Salem, Massachusetts.[38] On December 10, 2021, filming began Federal Hill and was transformed into a Halloween-themed backdrop. In January 2022, Midler took to social media confirming that filming wrapped.
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Doug Jones, Sam Richardson, Tony Hale, Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham, Belissa Escobedo, Hannah Waddingham, Froy Gutierrez, Heidi Garza
Screenplay by: Jen D’Angelo
Production Design by: Nelson Coates
Cinematography by: Elliot Davis
Costume Design by: Salvador Pérez Jr.
Set Decoration by: Andrew Baseman
Art Direction by: Elizabeth Newton
Music by: John Debney
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures
Release Date: September 30, 2022
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