Walt Disney Studios and Disney+ have released the first official teaser for the highly anticipated sequel to the 1993 film “Hocus Pocus.” The teaser gives us our first glimpse into the events that conjure up the return of the Sanderson Sisters, the infamous Salem witches with a taste for children.
It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.
The sequel features the return of Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in their iconic roles as Winifred, Mary, and Sarah Sanderson. The trio of witches who have been legends in the town of Salem ever since their execution in 1693.
“Hocus Pocus 2” also stars Sam Richardson (“The Tomorrow War”), Doug Jones (“The Shape of Water”), Hannah Waddingham (“Ted Lasso”), Whitney Peak (“Gossip Girl”), Belissa Escobedo (“American Horror Stories”), Lilia Buckingham (“Dirt”), Froyan Gutierrez (“Teen Wolf”), and Tony Hale (“Veep”). The film is directed by Anne Fletcher (“Dumplin,’” “The Proposal”) and produced by Lynn Harris (“King Richard,” “The Shallows”), with Ralph Winter (“Hocus Pocus,” “X-Men” franchise), David Kirschner (“Hocus Pocus,” “Chucky”) and Adam Shankman (“Disenchanted,” “Hairspray”) serving as executive producers.
In addition to the trailer, Disney+ also released the film’s poster, which you can see below. “Hocus Pocus 2” will be an Original movie event, which will begin streaming on September 30, 2022, on Disney Plus.
