"Bette Midler’s Spellbinding Sneak Peek: Hocus Pocus 3 Takes Flight with Secrets That Will Bewitch Fans!"
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In the ever-whirling cosmos of Hollywood, the anticipation for “Hocus Pocus 3” seems to have outlasted the 300-year curse of the Sanderson sisters themselves! With the stars aligning—quite literally—Bette Midler recently revealed that she’s gotten her hands on the script, sparking hopes and dreams of more witchy mischief. As Venus flirts with the moon, could this be the perfect time for another delightfully humorous foray into the supernatural? Jen D’Angelo, a writer who knows a thing or two about conjuring laughs with her previous works like “Hocus Pocus 2,” has been nursing this project, and the excitement is palpable. So, will the Sanderson sisters rise again? Grab your broomsticks and get ready to fly into the fray of “Hocus Pocus 3!” LEARN MORE.
Writer Jen D’Angelo got her start working on episodes of shows Workaholics, Cougar Town, and Young Rock, and recently she was on a streak of successfully getting her feature scripts brought to the screen. She wrote the long-awaited sequel Hocus Pocus 2, the time travel slasher Totally Killer, and the comedy Quiz Lady – but a project that has been slowing her down is Hocus Pocus 3, which she has been attached to for a couple of years now. Following the success of Hocus Pocus 2, it’s been surprising to see that Hocus Pocus 3 is taking so long to make it into production, even with Bette Midler urging the studio to take action. During an appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live! a few months ago, Sarah Jessica Parker simply said they’ve “been having some conversations” about the next sequel – but now it sounds like there’s been some progress, as Midler has revealed that she has read the script!
UPDATE: Several months have passed since Midler read the script, but Deadline has now been able to confirm that “Hocus Pocus 3 is officially in early development from Disney Live Action Studios, with the trio of stars, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, returning to reprise their roles as the Sanderson sisters. We understand there are plans for a theatrical distribution component this time around, following the success of the straight-to-streaming Hocus Pocus 2, available exclusively on Disney+. However, the studio declined to comment as the project is still in its infancy. EVP of Production Jessica Virtue will be overseeing the project on behalf of Disney Live Action.”
The original article, first published in October 2025, follows:
Midler’s revelation came on, what do you know, another episode of Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live! Andy Cohen interviews are the source for all Hocus Pocus 3 news bites, apparently. Midler told Cohen, “They sent a script, and a lot of it was brilliant. So I got very excited, and now we’re sort of, like, trying to figure out what it is and how it’s going– where it’s going to be and how much it’s going to cost and all those logistical things.“
The original cult favorite Hocus Pocus was released in 1993. Directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay credited to Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert (and based on story Garris crafted with David Kirschner), that film was about a trio of witch sisters who have been cursed since 1693. The fearsome threesome is inadvertently resurrected 300 years later by a boy whose family has moved from Los Angeles to Salem. As they attempt to acclimate to the 20th century, they are horrified to discover that Halloween has become a holiday. Fans had to wait 29 years for Hocus Pocus 2. That sequel saw Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy reprising the roles of the Sanderson Sisters. The film has the following synopsis: Picking up 29 years after a teen named Max lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the three 17th-century child-essence-stealing sorceresses, Winifred (Midler), Sarah (Parker), and Mary (Najimy) are now looking for revenge. With the Sanderson Sisters back to terrorize Salem, it’s up to three high school students to stop them. How do you do that? By summoning the wrath of an enchantress, of course.
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