‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Director Explains Why These Characters Aren’t in the Film

Spooky season is just around the corner, whatever summer fanatics might have you believe, and millennials celebrate the annual jack-o’-lanterns, trick-or-treating, and whatever bumps into the night. There’s even more reason. After nearly 30 years of surprising absence, Winnie, Mary and Sarah Sanderson are back. Hocus Pocus 2However, while the sequel will feature many familiar faces, two of the original’s stars will unfortunately be absent.

According to director Anne Fletcher, both Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, who played teenage Max and Alison, the objects of the Sanderson sisters’ torment in the original 1993 film, will return for the long-awaited sequel. No. Attempts were made to introduce the character into new stories, but ultimately the appearances were too difficult for even a cameo appearance to make them feel natural. entertainment weekly,

“We wanted to weave in all the people the fans loved. When we sat down with all the ingredients and the story, how could we make this work? We talked about it, so It was very difficult trying to make them a part of it. Yes!” And do I really like Are you going to be satisfied with the lead role in your first film in the background? You won’t be satisfied, you will be angry. ”

— Anne Fletcher

Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker all return in their original roles as the Sanderson Sisters, as does Doug Jones reprising his character Zombie Billy Butcherson This includes Thora Birch, who played Dani, Max’s Halloween-loving sister. Katz and Shaw, now 46, pursued acting after appearing in their first film. Katz retired in 2002 and now runs a cannabis company in California. Shaw has made regular appearances in films and films over the last 30 years, Ray Donovan.

The new film follows a trio of Salem teenagers played by Whitney Peake, Lilia Buckingham and Belissa Escovedo who inadvertently bring the Sanderson family back to life.

Disney Plus is released Hocus Pocus 2 September 30.