'Hocus Pocus 2' Courtesy of Matt Kennedy/Disney Enterprises Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Bette Midler is offering a brief update on Hocus Pocus 3. The original movie set around the witchy Sanderson sisters debuted in 1993, with the long-awaited sequel arriving to Disney+ in 2022. Following the success of Hocus Pocus 2, Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed a third film was in the works in June 2023. Fast forward over two years since Bailey's announcement, Bette Midler, who plays one of the three Sanderson sisters, told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that she has seen a script for Hocus Pocus 3. Related Stories Movies Bette Midler Remembers "Inimitable" Diane Keaton: "She Was Completely Her Own Person" Business Michael Moriarty Named CFO of Disney's Experiences Division "Well, you know, they sent a script, and a lot of it was brilliant," she said when asked if there will be a third film. "So I got very excited." Midler added, "And now we're trying to figure out what it is and where it's going to be and how much it's going to cost and all those logistical things." Hocus Pocus 2 was quite the hit for Disney+, and notably set a record at the time for an opening weekend by a movie on a streamer (with 2.7 billion minutes viewed). Overall, the film also landed as the No. 6 most-streamed movie of 2022, with 5.7 billion minutes viewed. The First Wives Club star led the first two movies alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. Kenny Ortega directed the original film, while Anne Fletcher helmed Hocus Pocus 2. Fletcher is set to return for Hocus Pocus 3 alongside Jen D'Angelo, who wrote the 2022 sequel, THR previously reported. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up The Neverending story Klaus Doldinger, Composer of 'Das Boot' and 'The NeverEnding Story,' Dies at 89 united kingdom Lynne Ramsay Recalls Meeting "Totally Terrifying" Joaquin Phoenix: "I've Never Worked With Such an Exciting Actor in My Life" Heat Vision Box Office: Blumhouse Back in Action as 'Black Phone 2' Heads for $24.4M-Plus Opening international The Circus Comes to Rural England in Calif Chong's Feature Debut 'High Wire': LFF international How Nicki Minaj Inspired Bradley Banton's Instagram Livestreaming Film 'More Life': LFF Yorgos Lanthimos Emma Stone's 'Bugonia' Holds Screening in L.A. Where Audiences Must Shave Their Heads to Attend The Neverending story Klaus Doldinger, Composer of 'Das Boot' and 'The NeverEnding Story,' Dies at 89 united kingdom Lynne Ramsay Recalls Meeting "Totally Terrifying" Joaquin Phoenix: "I've Never Worked With Such an Exciting Actor in My Life" Heat Vision Box Office: Blumhouse Back in Action as 'Black Phone 2' Heads for $24.4M-Plus Opening international The Circus Comes to Rural England in Calif Chong's Feature Debut 'High Wire': LFF international How Nicki Minaj Inspired Bradley Banton's Instagram Livestreaming Film 'More Life': LFF Yorgos Lanthimos Emma Stone's 'Bugonia' Holds Screening in L.A. Where Audiences Must Shave Their Heads to Attend