Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy returned as the Sanderson sisters, a trio of witches, nearly three decades after the original cult classic.įurther details about the third 'Hocus Pocus' weren't revealed, and it wasn't clear which stars might return. Disney said the sequel had the biggest debut ever for one of the streamer's original movies. This comes after 'Hocus Pocus 2,' a long-awaited follow-up to the 1993 comedy, was a hit on Disney+ last year. President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey confirmed to The New York Times that 'Hocus Pocus 3' is officially in the works. 'As I was reading this wonderful script, I was thinking about Mufasa and why he's great and how people become great,' Jenkins said, adding, 'What you'll learn in this story is that Mufasa is who he is, he is great, because of the family and friends he has with him, and so I saw myself in that.Disney is conjuring up a third 'Hocus Pocus.' When asked why he felt he had to make this movie, given his body of work which includes Oscar winner 'Moonlight,' Jenkins recounted his personal connection to 1994's 'The Lion King': 'When I was 14, I was helping raise two nephews and there was a VHS tape we watched maybe 95 times in a span of 20 days.

'In telling this story, we get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the Circle of Life. 'Mufasa was actually an orphaned cub who had to navigate the world alone, by himself,' Jenkins said of the prequel. The prequel to the 2019 movie, which grossed over $1.6 billion, will show how he came from a humble life to rise into power over Pride Rock. Jenkins added that Mufasa wasn't born into royalty. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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