Bette Midler worked for years to bring ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ to life, Sarah Jessica Parker said at the film’s premiere. “I admire her so much for believing and fighting for a sequel.”
was released in theaters to scathing reviews and disappointing box office. Nearly 30 years later, the film has gained cult status due to being reaired on cable TV every October for the past two decades.
Midler explained that 10 years after the original movie's release, she began to notice the popularity ofmerchandise. She realized there was a "huge interest" and "demand" for a second installment of the Sanderson witches, she said. "As the years have gone by, the idea of revisiting the movie kind of snowballed. So many people have come up to me and said they grew up watching the movie," said Midler on the arrivals carpet. "And the amount ofcostumes and merchandise I saw was shocking. I went online and even bought a Winifred costume for myself for a benefit I did. So I started making calls to the studio. We thought that it had a life, but there was no interest for a few years.
Receiving a green light from Disney for the sequel, Midler finally reunited with Parker and Najimy on theset in Rhode Island. "It was a completely bizarre experience," recalled Midler. "The dynamic between the three of us was exactly the same as it was nearly 30 years ago. It was like time had never passed. We immediately fell into our old characters. It's as if these characters have lived with us the entire time. It's so strange.
"It's really a lovely treat," said Najimy about playing her character Mary Sanderson again. "We all do many projects and we never know which ones are going to be a hit. People ask me aboutthe most. So to come back and be with Bette and Sarah Jessica and laugh at the ridiculousness, singing and flying, was so much fun."explores the history of the Sanderson sisters as young girls in the 1600s, and their eventual turn to witchcraft.
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