Hocus Pocus 2
- Release Date
- September 30, 2022
- Director
- Anne Fletcher
- Cast
- Bette Midler , Kathy Najimy , Sarah Jessica Parker , Doug Jones , Whitney Peak , Belissa Escobedo
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Format
- Streaming
- Studio
- Disney+, David Kirschner Productions, Walt Disney Pictures
- Writers
- Jen D'Angelo
- Tagline
- We're back, witches.
Summary
Three young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world. The world may have been free of Winifred, Mary, and Sarah and the fear they invoked in us all, but what happens when you mess with magic? It messes back.
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