It’s Official: A Hocus Pocus Sequel Has Been Confirmed

Meghan Overdeep
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On Wednesday, months after the first whispers that Disney was working on a follow up to its 1993 cult classic Hocus Pocus, Variety reported that the highly anticipated sequel has secured a director.

Sources confirmed to the site that Adam Shankman of So You Think You Can Dance fame, whose director credits include Hairspray, A Walk to Remember, and The Wedding Planner, will helm Hocus Pocus 2 at Disney Plus.

Shankman also made the announcement on Instagram. "Thanks with all of my heart dear @disney. Looks like I'll be working on a looooooottttt of magic for a while," he wrote.

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Yep.... Thanks with all of my heart dear @disney Looks like Il be working on a looooooottttt of magic for awhile... I feel incredibly honored and humbled to be guiding forward these two Disney crown jewel legacies. My only hope is to honor those who came before me and build something new and exciting, as I desperately try to not let down the fans and enchant the new initiates! Fingers crossed! Xo

A post shared by Adam Shankman (@adamshankman) on Mar 4, 2020 at 4:01pm PST

Sadly, Variety reports that the original Hocus Pocus cast members (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) are not attached to the sequel, but Disney is “hopeful that they will become involved in some capacity.”

Shankman is currently in pre-production on Disney’s Enchanted sequel. It's unclear which film will be in the works first.

We can’t wait to see the Sanderson sisters again!