How 'Hocus Pocus 2' leaves the door open for one more sequel

• Warning: Spoilers forward for “Hocus Pocus 2.”
• On the finish of the movie, the Sanderson sisters seem like gone from Salem for good.
• Disney govt Sean Bailey has confirmed {that a} third “Hocus Pocus” film is in improvement.

Disney govt Sean Bailey has confirmed {that a} third “Hocus Pocus” film is on its approach.

In a latest interview with The New York Occasions, the president of Walt Disney Studios Movement Image Manufacturing stated that “Hocus Pocus 3 is occurring.”

“Hocus Pocus 2,” which premiered on Disney+ final 12 months, is ready 29 years after the Sanderson sisters (Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker) had been vanquished within the authentic film.

Within the sequel movie, a magic store proprietor (Sam Richardson) tips a gaggle of ladies into resurrecting the sisters once more on Halloween with a brand new Black Flame Candle, an merchandise that may resurrect the witches for one night time.

Upon their return, the witches determined to carry out a forbidden, highly effective spell. Thus the women, Izzy (Belissa Escobedo), Becca (Whitney Peak), and Cassie (Lilia Buckingham), work collectively to cease them. Throughout their journey, they uncover that Becca can also be a witch and her powers develop over the course of the movie.

Whereas the film has a conclusive ending for the Sanderson sisters, a brief post-credits scene implies that the witches may return in a future sequel.

The post-credits scene exhibits that there’s one other Black Flame Candle

In the direction of the top of the film, the Sanderson sisters reach finishing their spell however it’s revealed that the spell has a catch through which the consumer will lose what they care about essentially the most.

Winifred (Midler), the lead sister, loses her sisters, who each slowly disappear into skinny air. In despair, Winifred asks the three kids and her magical guide to reunite her together with her sisters. Their spell works however it sends Winifred to wherever her sisters are as an alternative of bringing them again.

Winifred’s ex-lover Billy Butcherson, who was introduced again to life within the first movie, additionally begins to vanish due to the spell. This means that the witches and their magic have been absolutely faraway from the Earth perpetually.

Nevertheless, within the post-credits scene, a black cat, launched earlier within the film as Cobweb, stumbles upon a field labeled “BF #2 Candle” within the Sanderson sisters’ home, which has been changed into a magic store. This implies that the magic store proprietor, Gilbert, made a second Black Flame Candle, which may very well be used sooner or later to carry again the sisters.

Forward of the premiere of “Hocus Pocus 2,” Midler, Najimy, and Parker expressed curiosity in returning for a 3rd film.

“If there was a 3rd one, in fact, I might signal on, however I do not understand how. I can not think about what the story can be, however I like Winifred, Sarah, Mary, and our relationship,” Midler, who performs Winifred, advised Leisure Weekly. “It is good for girls. We stick collectively by hell and excessive water, however we do trigger mayhem, and never many ladies trigger that a lot mayhem!”

Parker additionally stated: “Kathy had a good suggestion that the third one ought to be animated. That will be cool and a sensible thought. It is enjoyable, humorous, and may very well be attention-grabbing and progressive, like old school or new.”

“Hocus Pocus 2” is streaming now on Disney+.

This story was initially revealed on September 30, 2022, and most lately up to date on June 5, 2023.