Hocus Pocus 3 writer promises to explore all the rich story possibilities of the Hocus Pocus universe

Hocus Pocus 2

A confession: Upon finishing last year’s long-delayed spooky season fantasy sequel Hocus Pocus 2, we did not find ourselves overly concerned with its wide-ranging and sweeping implications for Hocus Pocus lore. Sure, it was nice to see Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and King Of The Hill favorite Kathy Najimy running amuck (amuck, amuck) together for the first time in decades, but the film’s efforts to construct a wider Hocus Pocus mythos to build a whole franchise on—centered on some ominous cameos by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham as the “Mother Witch” who gave Winifred Sanderson her magic powers back in the old days—didn’t feel like a narrative we needed to spend much mind on moving forward.

But, then, that is presumably what separates us from, say, Jen D’Angelo, the writer of Hocus Pocus 2, and who has now—now that the WGA writers strike is over—made it clear that the already-promised Hocus Pocus 3 is well on its way toward answering all these black flame candle-based burning questions, promising that its already announced sequel, while still in the story phase, is trucking along, and that “We’ve only scratched the surface of Hannah Waddingham’s mother witch.”

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