‘Hocus Pocus 2’: Sarah Jessica Parker Dismisses Sequel Rumors, Producer Wants To Make TV Movie
It’s a tradition as reliable as jack-o'-lanterns and trick-or-treating: Every year around Halloween, nostalgic Gen Xers and Millennials revisit the 1993 comedyHocus Pocus, and then get to wondering why no one’s made a sequel yet. This year,Bette Midlereven joined in on the conversation witha (facetious) explanation. As far as we know, though, Disney hasn’t officially fired up the cauldron yet.
And just to drive that last point home,Sarah Jessica Parkerhas gone on the record to clear things up: No, as far as she knows, there’s noHocus Pocus 2coming soon to a theater near you. But that doesn’t preclude the possibility of its returning in another form, according to producer and co-writerDavid Kirschner. Get the latest comments on theHocus Pocussequel after the jump.
For years, many of the people involved with the firstHocus Pocushave expressed hopes of making a sequel. Leads Midler,Parker, andKathy Najimyhave all said they’re in, as has directorKenny Ortega. “I wouldn’t mind doing a sequel,” he toldHollywood Lifethis summer. “I think it’d be great to revisit it with the same women. The Sanderson Sisters deserve another opportunity to land in the middle of something and do it again. They’re too much fun.”
So far, however, there hasn’t been much movement. And earlier this week, Midler revealed the “real” reason Disney isn’t making aHocus Pocus 2.
Najimy offered a joking response, and then this more serious update on the state of the long-rumored sequel.
HP people. I wish o wish I could tell U yay or nay. Bt it’s not up 2 moiTweet@DisneyPictures_perhaps they can fulfill ur witches (wishes)
— Kathy Najimy (@kathynajimy)August 08, 2025
Meanwhile, Parker got frank withVulture. “I think it’s just on the World Wide Web,” she said. “We’ve all been exchanging funny, not-reality-based messages to one another. [That’s] as much as I know.”
There have, however, been serious efforts in the past to makeHocus Pocus 2happen. Speaking withYahoo, Kirschner revealed that he tried to pitch a theatrical follow-up toHocus Pocusa few years ago, only to get shot down by Disney. More recently, he said, he’s been trying to get aHocus Pocusfollow-up off the ground as a Disney Channel original movie (a laDescendantsorTeen Beach Movie). He hasn’t heard back, so there’s still a glimmer of hope there.
Especially considering Disney seems interested in keeping this franchise going one way or another. This year, aHocus Pocusshowhit the stage at Disney World, complete with tie-in merchandise so fans could literally wear theirHocus Pocusfandom on their sleeves.Hocus Pocus 2may not be in the cards just yet, but it probably won’t take a magic spell to get it going in the near future.
