Hocus Pocus 2 (film) A Disney+ original film; digitally released September 30, 2022. It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters who were executed for practicing witchcraft, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to 3 high school students to figure out how to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before midnight on All Hallows’ Eve. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Stars Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), Kathy Najimy (Mary), Doug Jones (Billy Butcherson), Whitney Peak (Becca), Lilia Buckingham (Cassie), Belissa Escobedo (Izzy), Sam Richardson (Gilbert), Hannah Waddingham (The Witch Mother), Froy Gutierrez (Mike), Tony Hale (Mayor/Reverend Traske). 104 min. Filmed in Rhode Island. A sequel to the 1993 film. It became the No. 1 film premiere on Disney+, setting a record for streaming minutes on Nielsen’s weekly chart.
