PREVIEW: Hocus Pocus 2 (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Bette Midler (The Rose), Kathy Najimy (Sister Act), Sarah Jessica Parker (Failure to Launch), Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth), Whitney Peak (Molly’s Game), Lilia Buckingham (film debut), Belissa Escobedo (Sex Appeal), Hannah Waddingham (How to Lose Friends & Alienate People), Tony Hale (Clifford the Big Red Dog), Sam Richardson (Werewolves Within), Froy Gutierrez (Initiation), Ginger Minj (Dumplin’), Kornbread Jeté (film debut), Kahmora Hall (film debut), Taylor Paige Henderson (Earwig and the Witch), Nina Kitchen (film debut), Juju Journey Brener (Vanquish)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Anne Fletcher (The Proposal), director; Jen D’Angelo (film debut), writer; Lynn Harris (The Notebook), producer; John Debney (The Jungle Book), composer; Elliot Davis (Twilight), cinematographer; Julia Wong (The Belko Experiment), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In modern-day Salem, Massachusetts, high school students Becca (Peak), Cassie (Buckingham) and Izzy (Escobedo) accidentally bring the magical and wicked Sanderson sisters – Winnie (Midler), Mary (Najimy) and Sarah (Parker) – back to life, and must now stop them from causing havoc on the community…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The beloved cult Halloween classic finally gets its long-overdue follow-up, with the main attraction clearly being the return of the legendary Sanderson sisters, who are set to raise even more hell this time round.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+

 

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