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Memorial Sloan-Kettering has 35 known supporters, including Sting, Bruce Springsteen, and Justin Timberlake
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- 4/22/2024
- Look to the Stars
Kenny Ortega, the director of Disney Channel franchises High School Musical and Descendants, has returned to Paradigm for representation.
Previously at A3 Artists Agency, Ortega found his way back to the Hollywood talent agency by way of Paradigm partner and head of the New York office Jack Tantleff, and Paradigm managing partner Andrew Ruf.
Ortega’s film and TV directing and choreography work in the family and kids musical space includes 1992’s Newsies, the original Dirty Dancing, Hocus Pocus, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, Xanadu and the High School Musical franchise, for which he earned an Emmy for choreography.
He has directed and choreographed music videos, live TV and live concert performances for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Cher, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, Dianna Ross, Mick Jagger, Gloria Estefan, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, The Pointer Sisters, Kiss and The Jonas Brothers.
In 2019, Netflix plucked Ortega away from...
Previously at A3 Artists Agency, Ortega found his way back to the Hollywood talent agency by way of Paradigm partner and head of the New York office Jack Tantleff, and Paradigm managing partner Andrew Ruf.
Ortega’s film and TV directing and choreography work in the family and kids musical space includes 1992’s Newsies, the original Dirty Dancing, Hocus Pocus, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, Xanadu and the High School Musical franchise, for which he earned an Emmy for choreography.
He has directed and choreographed music videos, live TV and live concert performances for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Cher, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, Dianna Ross, Mick Jagger, Gloria Estefan, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, The Pointer Sisters, Kiss and The Jonas Brothers.
In 2019, Netflix plucked Ortega away from...
- 3/21/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Verve has hired longtime agent Valarie Phillips. The agency also recently hired Non-Fiction Agent Jacy Schleier.
Phillips, who brings more than two decades of agency experience to Verve, was most recently Co-Head of the Motion Picture Literary department at A3 Artists Agency, and prior to that, spent two decades at Paradigm Talent Agency where she started as an assistant, and worked her way up to Department Head.
Following Phillips to Verve are several of the busiest and highly sought after writers in town, including Guy Busick, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, and Tory Kamen. Also following Phillips to Verve, Charles Leavitt, Anthony Jaswinski, Shiwani Srivastava and directors Andy Tennant, Tom Dey, Sasie Sealy, Todd Robinson and Patrick Lussier.
Throughout her career, Phillips has consistently demonstrated her commitment to excellence and a keen eye for discovering and nurturing talent, previously working with Nzingha Stewart, Eric Tuchman, Ehren Kruger and Kenny Ortega.
Phillips, who brings more than two decades of agency experience to Verve, was most recently Co-Head of the Motion Picture Literary department at A3 Artists Agency, and prior to that, spent two decades at Paradigm Talent Agency where she started as an assistant, and worked her way up to Department Head.
Following Phillips to Verve are several of the busiest and highly sought after writers in town, including Guy Busick, Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, and Tory Kamen. Also following Phillips to Verve, Charles Leavitt, Anthony Jaswinski, Shiwani Srivastava and directors Andy Tennant, Tom Dey, Sasie Sealy, Todd Robinson and Patrick Lussier.
Throughout her career, Phillips has consistently demonstrated her commitment to excellence and a keen eye for discovering and nurturing talent, previously working with Nzingha Stewart, Eric Tuchman, Ehren Kruger and Kenny Ortega.
- 3/12/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Kit Williamson is turning Jason Henderson’s Alex Van Helsing novel trilogy into a TV series.
AGC Television is developing a series based on the books for its kids and family slate, with Kit Williamson (Eastsiders) adapting the novels for TV. AGC’s Lourdes Diaz, Aghi Koh and Stuart Ford will executive produce.
The show will center around 14-year-old Alex, who has no idea that he’s descended from the world’s most famous vampire hunter. That changes fast when he arrives at Glenarvon Academy and two of his friends are kidnapped by vampires.
Williamson is the creator, director and star of Netflix’s LGBTQ series Eastsiders, which was nominated for six Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He recently wrote Netflix’s musical comedy feature Varsity Drag, with Kenny Ortega attached to direct, and a feature adaptation of the novel Camp for Max,...
AGC Television is developing a series based on the books for its kids and family slate, with Kit Williamson (Eastsiders) adapting the novels for TV. AGC’s Lourdes Diaz, Aghi Koh and Stuart Ford will executive produce.
The show will center around 14-year-old Alex, who has no idea that he’s descended from the world’s most famous vampire hunter. That changes fast when he arrives at Glenarvon Academy and two of his friends are kidnapped by vampires.
Williamson is the creator, director and star of Netflix’s LGBTQ series Eastsiders, which was nominated for six Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He recently wrote Netflix’s musical comedy feature Varsity Drag, with Kenny Ortega attached to direct, and a feature adaptation of the novel Camp for Max,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Swan Song, Robert McCammon’s bestselling post-apocalyptic novel, is getting the small-screen treatment. Monarch Media and Greg Nicotero and Brian Witten’s Monster Agency Productions are teaming on an action/genre series based on the horror novel.
In Swan Song, following the U.S. government’s nuclear showdown with an unprecedented malevolent enemy, America as it was is gone forever. Now the remaining citizens must fight to stay alive in a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies.
Longtime The Walking Dead executive producer/director Nicotero and Witten will executive produce through Monster Agency, and Steve Barnett, Alan Powell and Vicky Patel will executive produce through Monarch Media, along with McCammon. Brandi Hagedorn will co-produce. Nicotero will also direct the pilot. A search is underway for a writer.
“Being a longtime fan of Robert’s novels, his story of survival in a world forever...
In Swan Song, following the U.S. government’s nuclear showdown with an unprecedented malevolent enemy, America as it was is gone forever. Now the remaining citizens must fight to stay alive in a wasteland born of rage and fear, populated by monstrous creatures and marauding armies.
Longtime The Walking Dead executive producer/director Nicotero and Witten will executive produce through Monster Agency, and Steve Barnett, Alan Powell and Vicky Patel will executive produce through Monarch Media, along with McCammon. Brandi Hagedorn will co-produce. Nicotero will also direct the pilot. A search is underway for a writer.
“Being a longtime fan of Robert’s novels, his story of survival in a world forever...
- 1/19/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
There are many actors whose public image will forever be defined by one iconic role. Al Pacino and Michael Corleone. Daniel Radcliffe and Harry Potter. Zac Efron and Troy Bolton.
To millions of millennials and zoomers, Zachary David Alexander Efron will forever be associated with his role as Troy in Disney’s “High School Musical” trilogy of TV films. A cultural phenomenon that remains a beloved nostalgic favorite today, the franchise made Efron a teen idol at 18, and “The Iron Claw” star’s performance as romantic lead Troy forever defined his public image moving forward: an impossibly earnest sweetheart jock, the type of high school heartthrob that could only exist in a Disney version of reality.
A straight to TV movie musical for tweens isn’t the most prestigious way to begin your career, but Efron, for his part, has mostly spoken fondly about the experience in the years since.
To millions of millennials and zoomers, Zachary David Alexander Efron will forever be associated with his role as Troy in Disney’s “High School Musical” trilogy of TV films. A cultural phenomenon that remains a beloved nostalgic favorite today, the franchise made Efron a teen idol at 18, and “The Iron Claw” star’s performance as romantic lead Troy forever defined his public image moving forward: an impossibly earnest sweetheart jock, the type of high school heartthrob that could only exist in a Disney version of reality.
A straight to TV movie musical for tweens isn’t the most prestigious way to begin your career, but Efron, for his part, has mostly spoken fondly about the experience in the years since.
- 1/12/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
There are few producers in live television with the kind of career Don Mischer has had in television, a career spanning six decades and just about every major event from the Oscars to the Olympics to Obama and all in between. Just a sampling of his credits include the Opening Ceremonies of both the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics; the Super Bowl Halftime Shows with Michael Jackson, Prince, Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen; the Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial; Motown 25; the Democratic National Convention; the 100th anniversary of Carnegie Hall; the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards; and so many many other events in our lives.
Mischer has won 15 Emmys, a record 10 DGA Awards, the Peabody, the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the PGA, and the 2019 DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Television, along with just about every other honor you can think of for a career in television.
Mischer has won 15 Emmys, a record 10 DGA Awards, the Peabody, the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the PGA, and the 2019 DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Television, along with just about every other honor you can think of for a career in television.
- 12/29/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Good Grief and The Iron Claw.
Aquaman fan event
Jason Momoa and director James Wan attended a Los Angeles fan event for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom on Monday at The Grove.
Jason Momoa and James Wan
Fenty x Puma sneaker launch party
Rihanna threw a Phatt End of the Year Party in Los Angeles on Monday to celebrate the Fenty Creeper Phatty sneaker collab with Puma.
Rihanna
Happy Holigays! A Toast with Most event
Netflix hosted Happy Holigays! A Toast with Most event on Monday to celebrate its LGBTQ+ talent and programming, with appearances from Niecy Nash, Colman Domingo, Diana Nyad, Hunter Doohan, Eugene Lee Yang, Monét X Change, Trace Lysette and Dua Saleh.
Colman Domingo and Niecy Nash-Bett Trixie Mattel and...
Aquaman fan event
Jason Momoa and director James Wan attended a Los Angeles fan event for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom on Monday at The Grove.
Jason Momoa and James Wan
Fenty x Puma sneaker launch party
Rihanna threw a Phatt End of the Year Party in Los Angeles on Monday to celebrate the Fenty Creeper Phatty sneaker collab with Puma.
Rihanna
Happy Holigays! A Toast with Most event
Netflix hosted Happy Holigays! A Toast with Most event on Monday to celebrate its LGBTQ+ talent and programming, with appearances from Niecy Nash, Colman Domingo, Diana Nyad, Hunter Doohan, Eugene Lee Yang, Monét X Change, Trace Lysette and Dua Saleh.
Colman Domingo and Niecy Nash-Bett Trixie Mattel and...
- 12/22/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zac Efron is being honored!
The 36-year-old actor received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday afternoon (December 11) in Hollywood, Calif.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Zac Efron
Supporting Zac at the ceremony were his longtime friends Miles Teller and wife Keleigh along with his The Iron Claw co-star Jeremy Allen White and director Sean Durkin.
Zac‘s brother Dylan Efron and their parents Starla Baskett and David Efron were also in attendance.
In his acceptance speech, Zac honored his late 17 Again co-star Matthew Perry and gave a sweet shout-out to his breakout role in High School Musical.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I’ve been acting, singing and dancing for as long as I can remember, but never in my wildest dreams that I’d imagine I would be standing here today,” Zac said.
After thanking “dear friends, colleagues throughout the years...
The 36-year-old actor received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday afternoon (December 11) in Hollywood, Calif.
Photos: Check out the latest pics of Zac Efron
Supporting Zac at the ceremony were his longtime friends Miles Teller and wife Keleigh along with his The Iron Claw co-star Jeremy Allen White and director Sean Durkin.
Zac‘s brother Dylan Efron and their parents Starla Baskett and David Efron were also in attendance.
In his acceptance speech, Zac honored his late 17 Again co-star Matthew Perry and gave a sweet shout-out to his breakout role in High School Musical.
Keep reading to find out more…
“I’ve been acting, singing and dancing for as long as I can remember, but never in my wildest dreams that I’d imagine I would be standing here today,” Zac said.
After thanking “dear friends, colleagues throughout the years...
- 12/11/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: Radar Pictures and Bandits Roost Entertainment have tapped Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) to direct Weslandia, a feature adaptation of the international bestselling children’s book by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman.
Shawn DeLoache (The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy) is penning the script. Producers of the family action adventure pic will include Ted Field, Anthony Tringali, Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk for Radar, along with Cori Silberman and Michael Dovid for Bandits Roost. Field will also serve as executive producer.
Originally published by Candlewick Press in 1999, Weslandia tells the story of Wes, a tween genius loner who expects, upon moving to his new home in Plainville, that his life is going to be, well, plain! Little does he know he’s soon to be tangled up, literally, in a mysterious alien jungle growing in his backyard. But when the seemingly utopian civilization he creates...
Shawn DeLoache (The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy) is penning the script. Producers of the family action adventure pic will include Ted Field, Anthony Tringali, Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk for Radar, along with Cori Silberman and Michael Dovid for Bandits Roost. Field will also serve as executive producer.
Originally published by Candlewick Press in 1999, Weslandia tells the story of Wes, a tween genius loner who expects, upon moving to his new home in Plainville, that his life is going to be, well, plain! Little does he know he’s soon to be tangled up, literally, in a mysterious alien jungle growing in his backyard. But when the seemingly utopian civilization he creates...
- 12/4/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer Jen D’Angelo got her start working on episodes of shows Workaholics, Cougar Town, and Young Rock, and now she’s on a streak of successfully getting her feature scripts brought to the screen. She wrote the long-awaited sequel Hocus Pocus 2, the time travel slasher Totally Killer, and the newly released comedy Quiz Lady – and next on her to-do list is Hocus Pocus 3. D’Angelo has previously teased that the new sequel could bring Hannah Waddingham back as her Hocus Pocus 2 character The Witch Mother, and during an interview with Collider she also gave a hint as to what could bring the Sanderson Sisters back into action, seeking revenge against Salem.
D’Angelo said, “I have my theories about what we could see (in Hocus Pocus 3), and what things mean and where we could take these characters. It’s interesting to be like, ‘Now we have even...
D’Angelo said, “I have my theories about what we could see (in Hocus Pocus 3), and what things mean and where we could take these characters. It’s interesting to be like, ‘Now we have even...
- 10/31/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Zac Efron became a household name after starring in Disney’s High School Musical. And although he’s proven to be a capable actor since then with plenty of range, there was one audition that wounded his confidence.
Zac Efron was asked if he ever acted before after this disastrous audition Zac Efron | Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
Efron may have achieved success at a very early age, but his road there wasn’t the smoothest. Before High School Musical, he was slowly building his acting credits in shows like Firefly and ER. However, there was one role earlier on that not only eluded him, but devastated him at the time. When he was 15, Efron auditioned for a live action Peter Pan show.
“I showed up and it was on tape in this tiny room. On stage you speak to the back of the room and you project and Peter Pan...
Zac Efron was asked if he ever acted before after this disastrous audition Zac Efron | Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
Efron may have achieved success at a very early age, but his road there wasn’t the smoothest. Before High School Musical, he was slowly building his acting credits in shows like Firefly and ER. However, there was one role earlier on that not only eluded him, but devastated him at the time. When he was 15, Efron auditioned for a live action Peter Pan show.
“I showed up and it was on tape in this tiny room. On stage you speak to the back of the room and you project and Peter Pan...
- 10/28/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Kenny Ortega is "disappointed" that he wasn't asked to direct 'Hocus Pocus 2'.The 73-year-old filmmaker helmed the classic 1993 Disney movie but was left frustrated that he wasn't approached to be involved in the development of last year's follow-up – which saw Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy reprise their roles as the trio of witches.Kenny told Entertainment Weekly: "No, they did not approach me to direct it, which was disappointing, but, of course, in the end, I was very supportive, wanting for Bette, Kathy, and Sarah to have another crack at it."You let go of things, you surrender, you move on, you don't hold on, you don't have ownership. I would've loved to have gone back and play again, but that I didn't is okay."The director revealed that he is still yet to watch 'Hocus Pocus 2' despite the flick's success when...
- 10/23/2023
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Hocus Pocus fans were ecstatic when Disney released a long-awaited sequel to the classic last year, but one key player was missing: original director Kenny Ortega.
Kenny helmed the 1993 classic alongside stars Mette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. However, Anne Fletcher took over directing duties for the sequel.
He opened up about the project and his thoughts on being replaced in a new interview.
Read more about Kenny Ortega’s “disappointing” Hocus Pocus replacement…
“No, they did not approach me to direct it, which was disappointing, but, of course, in the end, I was very supportive, wanting for Bette, Kathy, and Sarah to have another crack at it,” the director told EW. “You let go of things, you surrender, you move on, you don’t hold on, you don’t have ownership. I would’ve loved to have gone back and play again, but that I didn’t is okay.
Kenny helmed the 1993 classic alongside stars Mette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. However, Anne Fletcher took over directing duties for the sequel.
He opened up about the project and his thoughts on being replaced in a new interview.
Read more about Kenny Ortega’s “disappointing” Hocus Pocus replacement…
“No, they did not approach me to direct it, which was disappointing, but, of course, in the end, I was very supportive, wanting for Bette, Kathy, and Sarah to have another crack at it,” the director told EW. “You let go of things, you surrender, you move on, you don’t hold on, you don’t have ownership. I would’ve loved to have gone back and play again, but that I didn’t is okay.
- 10/20/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It may not have dominated the conversation over the weekend but, somewhat quietly, a bonafide cult classic of the Halloween season made its return to theaters, and did so pretty successfully. Disney decided to re-release 1993's "Hocus Pocus" for the movie's 30th anniversary and, even with minimal advertising, the film found its audience and managed to crack the Top 10 at the box office. It's a pretty remarkable turn of events for a movie that seemed destined for obscurity when it was initially released.
Playing on just over 1,400 screens nationwide, director Kenny Ortega's "Hocus Pocus" took in $1.5 million, securing the No. 10 spot on the charts for the weekend, per The Numbers. It made quite a bit more than "Expend4bles" ($1 million), which has only been in theaters for a few weeks, kicking Lionsgate's expensive action flick out of the Top 10. Not bad for the witchy movie, which was a straight-up flop in its day.
Playing on just over 1,400 screens nationwide, director Kenny Ortega's "Hocus Pocus" took in $1.5 million, securing the No. 10 spot on the charts for the weekend, per The Numbers. It made quite a bit more than "Expend4bles" ($1 million), which has only been in theaters for a few weeks, kicking Lionsgate's expensive action flick out of the Top 10. Not bad for the witchy movie, which was a straight-up flop in its day.
- 10/10/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
The Eerie Horror Fest kicks off this week at the historic Warner Theatre in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania and runs from October 4-7, 2023. For tickets and more information, go to www.eeriehorrorfest.com.
“This year the Eerie Horror Fest received submissions from 25 different countries,” says Festival Director John C. Lyons. “Every film submission was watched by at least 4 members of our programming team and we broke our own rules to select 6 Pitch Competition finalists. We were blown away by the amount of talent out there. The horror genre is truly alive and well!”
The highlight of the fest is that American filmmaker, photographer, and artist, Mark Pellington, will be in attendance at this year’s epic event. On Friday, October 6th, the Fest will be screening his 2002 cult classic, The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, and Will Patton. Pellington will join the festival’s pop-culture sociologist, Dr.
“This year the Eerie Horror Fest received submissions from 25 different countries,” says Festival Director John C. Lyons. “Every film submission was watched by at least 4 members of our programming team and we broke our own rules to select 6 Pitch Competition finalists. We were blown away by the amount of talent out there. The horror genre is truly alive and well!”
The highlight of the fest is that American filmmaker, photographer, and artist, Mark Pellington, will be in attendance at this year’s epic event. On Friday, October 6th, the Fest will be screening his 2002 cult classic, The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Debra Messing, and Will Patton. Pellington will join the festival’s pop-culture sociologist, Dr.
- 10/2/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
So You Think You Can Dance has been a mainstay of Fox‘s reality show lineup since it debuted in 2005. The show has featured many entertainers as judges during its runtime, both full-time and as special guests. Given the longevity of So You Think You Can Dance, it can be hard to remember who has appeared on the show and when. Here is a full rundown of Sytycd’s judges.
All of the guest judges on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
The format of So You Think You Can Dance has broadly stayed the same throughout each season. The panel comprises two to four permanent judges, with guest stars joining in occasionally. For callback episodes and season finales, the panel could rise to twice or more its normal size.
Here is a list of the guest judges who have appeared in each season of So You Think You Can Dance.
All of the guest judges on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
The format of So You Think You Can Dance has broadly stayed the same throughout each season. The panel comprises two to four permanent judges, with guest stars joining in occasionally. For callback episodes and season finales, the panel could rise to twice or more its normal size.
Here is a list of the guest judges who have appeared in each season of So You Think You Can Dance.
- 9/9/2023
- by Suse Forrest
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Don’t believe anything you read. Hocus Pocus is a damn good movie. From its opening frame, the 1993 film contains all the magic and wonder you could want from a gateway horror movie – earning its place next to other ‘90s essentials like Halloweentown. It’s got a talking black cat, spooky spellcasting, a zombie, and three children-eating witches – oh my! Released in the height of summer (July 12), the Kenny Ortega-directed feature hasn’t lost its allure. In fact, its legacy is as strong as ever. It’s still an extraordinarily fun picture 30 years later.
Hocus Pocus endures because of nostalgia. In the era of TV reboots, remakes, and requels, millennials yearn for their childhood and a simpler time. There’s a reason we got a completely unnecessary sequel last fall. But more importantly, Hocus Pocus defines an entire generation of horror fans. For many, it was their very first spooky movie.
Hocus Pocus endures because of nostalgia. In the era of TV reboots, remakes, and requels, millennials yearn for their childhood and a simpler time. There’s a reason we got a completely unnecessary sequel last fall. But more importantly, Hocus Pocus defines an entire generation of horror fans. For many, it was their very first spooky movie.
- 8/17/2023
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
Long-suffering High School Musical fans, prepare to feel extremely vindicated.
Following nearly two decades of speculation, the character of Ryan Evans (played by Lucas Grabeel) is confirmed to be gay in the final season of Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
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Following nearly two decades of speculation, the character of Ryan Evans (played by Lucas Grabeel) is confirmed to be gay in the final season of Disney+’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
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- 7/25/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
While we wait for Disney’s Hocus Pocus 3, Lego has officially announced today that Lego Ideas Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage is coming soon!
The official 2,316-piece Lego set will release on July 4, 2023.
“Revisit Salem and the world of the Sanderson Sisters with Lego® Ideas Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage. This fan-inspired set is boiling over with nostalgic details from the 1993 Disney movie, Hocus Pocus.”
Selling for $229.99, the set features the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage as well as the film’s iconic graveyard, coming with six Lego mini figure characters plus the black cat Thackery Binx.
You’re getting the following mini-figs in the Hocus Pocus set…
Winifred Sanderson Sarah Sanderson Mary Sanderson Max Dennison Dani Dennison Allison Watts Thackery Binx
Part of the Lego Ideas project, fan designer Amber Veyt is responsible for this set.
You can learn more over on Lego’s official website.
In...
The official 2,316-piece Lego set will release on July 4, 2023.
“Revisit Salem and the world of the Sanderson Sisters with Lego® Ideas Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage. This fan-inspired set is boiling over with nostalgic details from the 1993 Disney movie, Hocus Pocus.”
Selling for $229.99, the set features the Sanderson Sisters’ cottage as well as the film’s iconic graveyard, coming with six Lego mini figure characters plus the black cat Thackery Binx.
You’re getting the following mini-figs in the Hocus Pocus set…
Winifred Sanderson Sarah Sanderson Mary Sanderson Max Dennison Dani Dennison Allison Watts Thackery Binx
Part of the Lego Ideas project, fan designer Amber Veyt is responsible for this set.
You can learn more over on Lego’s official website.
In...
- 6/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
A couple days ago, we learned that Hocus Pocus 3 is in development at the Disney+ streaming service – and now The Wrap has confirmed that this sequel is coming from the same creative team as the previous sequel! Hocus Pocus 2 director Anne Fletcher is returning to direct the film from a screenplay by Hocus Pocus 2 writer Jen D’Angelo. Although we know who’s making the movie now, details on the plot they’re brewing up are still being kept under wraps.
The original cult favorite Hocus Pocus was released in 1993. Directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay credited to Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert (and based on story Garris crafted with David Kirschner), that film was about a trio of witch sisters who have been cursed since 1963. The fearsome threesome is inadvertently resurrected 300 years later by a boy whose family has moved from Los Angeles to Salem. As they...
The original cult favorite Hocus Pocus was released in 1993. Directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay credited to Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert (and based on story Garris crafted with David Kirschner), that film was about a trio of witch sisters who have been cursed since 1963. The fearsome threesome is inadvertently resurrected 300 years later by a boy whose family has moved from Los Angeles to Salem. As they...
- 6/7/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Another Hocus Pocus is in the works.
Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that Hocus Pocus 3 is happening.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Anne Fletcher and Jen D’Angelo will be returning to direct and write, respectively, after collaborating on Hocus Pocus 2.
It comes as little surprise given the success of last year’s sequel, which set a record for an opening weekend by a movie on a streamer with 2.7 billion minutes viewed. Overall, the film landed at No. 5 on the most-streamed movies of 2022 with a total of 5.7 billion minutes viewed.
While the first film was not a box office hit, it became a cult hit over the years thanks to airings on basic cable.
The third film would follow Kenny Ortega’s 1993 original and last year’s Fletcher-directed sequel, both of which starred Bette Midler,...
Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed in an interview with The New York Times that Hocus Pocus 3 is happening.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Anne Fletcher and Jen D’Angelo will be returning to direct and write, respectively, after collaborating on Hocus Pocus 2.
It comes as little surprise given the success of last year’s sequel, which set a record for an opening weekend by a movie on a streamer with 2.7 billion minutes viewed. Overall, the film landed at No. 5 on the most-streamed movies of 2022 with a total of 5.7 billion minutes viewed.
While the first film was not a box office hit, it became a cult hit over the years thanks to airings on basic cable.
The third film would follow Kenny Ortega’s 1993 original and last year’s Fletcher-directed sequel, both of which starred Bette Midler,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Hocus Pocus 3” is casting its spell.
Following Sunday’s announcement that the Disney+ sequel from last fall is now getting a sequel of its own, TheWrap has learned that film’s director Anne Fletcher and writer Jen D’Angelo will be returning to the witchy franchise.
The news of a new “Hocus Pocus” sequel, after last year’s surprisingly enjoyable follow-up to the 1993 Disney classic, came during a profile of Walt Disney Studios president Sean Bailey in The New York Times. Bailey confirmed that there was another film in development — although, at the time, not much else was known.
It’s currently unclear, for instance, if original stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker will be back for “Hocus Pocus 3,” or if other actors from the first film who skipped “Hocus Pocus 2” will return for the new movie. Another looming question: whether the new movie will go straight...
Following Sunday’s announcement that the Disney+ sequel from last fall is now getting a sequel of its own, TheWrap has learned that film’s director Anne Fletcher and writer Jen D’Angelo will be returning to the witchy franchise.
The news of a new “Hocus Pocus” sequel, after last year’s surprisingly enjoyable follow-up to the 1993 Disney classic, came during a profile of Walt Disney Studios president Sean Bailey in The New York Times. Bailey confirmed that there was another film in development — although, at the time, not much else was known.
It’s currently unclear, for instance, if original stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker will be back for “Hocus Pocus 3,” or if other actors from the first film who skipped “Hocus Pocus 2” will return for the new movie. Another looming question: whether the new movie will go straight...
- 6/7/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
The Sanderson sisters will be returning to cause more wicked chaos with Hocus Pocus 3, 30 years after the original movie was first released.
Disney+ is developing another sequel to the film starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker. Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed the news in an interview with The New York Times.
It’s no surprise that a sequel is being developed as Hocus Pocus 2 was a hit for the streamer setting a record with 2.7 billion minutes of viewing.
Hocus Pocus was first released in 1993 and directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. The film follows a trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween night.
Although it was not a box office hit, over the years the film would achieve cult...
Disney+ is developing another sequel to the film starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker. Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirmed the news in an interview with The New York Times.
It’s no surprise that a sequel is being developed as Hocus Pocus 2 was a hit for the streamer setting a record with 2.7 billion minutes of viewing.
Hocus Pocus was first released in 1993 and directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. The film follows a trio of witches who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween night.
Although it was not a box office hit, over the years the film would achieve cult...
- 6/4/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Yara Shahidi will be honored with the Youth Empowerment Award during The Cameron Boyce Foundation’s The Cam for a Cause Gala this June in Los Angeles.
Shahidi, who currently stars in Grown-ish and recently appeared as Tinkerbell in Disney+’s Peter Pan & Wendy, will be celebrated for her activism surrounding Stem awareness, women’s rights, civil rights and her countless acts of kindness towards others, according to the foundation. She is slated to receive the first iteration of the award at the second annual gala on June 1.
The event, which was established last year by the late actor Cameron Boyce’s parents, raises funds and awareness for epilepsy. (Boyce died in 2019 at the age of 20 due to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy following a seizure.)
“I met Cameron when we were 5 years old, and even then, his talent, his fearlessness and his belief in the power of his peers was evident,...
Shahidi, who currently stars in Grown-ish and recently appeared as Tinkerbell in Disney+’s Peter Pan & Wendy, will be celebrated for her activism surrounding Stem awareness, women’s rights, civil rights and her countless acts of kindness towards others, according to the foundation. She is slated to receive the first iteration of the award at the second annual gala on June 1.
The event, which was established last year by the late actor Cameron Boyce’s parents, raises funds and awareness for epilepsy. (Boyce died in 2019 at the age of 20 due to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy following a seizure.)
“I met Cameron when we were 5 years old, and even then, his talent, his fearlessness and his belief in the power of his peers was evident,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director-choreographer Jamal Sims and “Grease” go together like “rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong.” Now, he’s channeled his lifelong love of the film as choreographer of the Paramount+ musical series “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies.” A prequel to the movie, the series shares the origin story of Rydell High’s infamous Pink Ladies, who initiate a wave of change that ripples through the high school in 1954. But Sims was initially hesitant to join the project.
“‘Grease’ means so much to so many people,” Sims told IndieWire. “It was when I read the script by our lovely, brilliant showrunner, Annabel Oakes, I thought, ‘This is not what people are going to expect.’”
The script included brand-new characters (though keep an eye out for younger versions of two future Pink Ladies) challenging societal norms of the 1950s, as well as new songs written by Justin Tranter, who has worked with Justin Bieber,...
“‘Grease’ means so much to so many people,” Sims told IndieWire. “It was when I read the script by our lovely, brilliant showrunner, Annabel Oakes, I thought, ‘This is not what people are going to expect.’”
The script included brand-new characters (though keep an eye out for younger versions of two future Pink Ladies) challenging societal norms of the 1950s, as well as new songs written by Justin Tranter, who has worked with Justin Bieber,...
- 5/4/2023
- by Felicia Fitzpatrick
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (I Feel Pretty) have closed deals to write and direct Big Pink, an English-language remake of the Spanish dramedy La lista de los deseos for Monarch Media.
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Like the original 2020 film written and directed by Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo, the remake will be a heartwarming and funny tale about a group of women from different generations who, after completing treatment for breast cancer, go on a road trip adventure and learn to live life to the fullest.
Steve Barnett and Alan Powell will produce through their Monarch Media shingle, with their Monarch partner Vicky Patel exec producing.
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Like the original 2020 film written and directed by Álvaro Díaz Lorenzo, the remake will be a heartwarming and funny tale about a group of women from different generations who, after completing treatment for breast cancer, go on a road trip adventure and learn to live life to the fullest.
Steve Barnett and Alan Powell will produce through their Monarch Media shingle, with their Monarch partner Vicky Patel exec producing.
- 4/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Rick Anderson, the co-founding bassist of the Tubes who was with the band for a half-century and played on “She’s a Beauty,” “Talk to Ya Later” and “White Punks on Dope,” has died. He was 75.
The band said in a statement that Anderson died December 15 but did not give a cause or other details. “We lost our brother on 12/16/22,” the Tubes wrote on social media (see the Instagram post below). “Rick brought a steady and kind presence to the band for 50 years. His love came through his bass. Rip.”
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Anderson played on all of the band’s albums from its 1975 debut to 1996 and continued to tour with them...
The band said in a statement that Anderson died December 15 but did not give a cause or other details. “We lost our brother on 12/16/22,” the Tubes wrote on social media (see the Instagram post below). “Rick brought a steady and kind presence to the band for 50 years. His love came through his bass. Rip.”
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Anderson played on all of the band’s albums from its 1975 debut to 1996 and continued to tour with them...
- 12/19/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
One of Disney’s most beloved princesses is coming back onscreen. Brandy will reprise her role as Cinderella for a new Disney+ film in the “Descendants” franchise.
Brandy previously famously portrayed the fairytale princess in a TV film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” musical, which was watched by 60 million viewers when it first aired on ABC in 1997. The film’s inclusive and diverse casting — which included Brandy as the first Black woman to play Cinderella, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg as the Fairy Godmother and the Queen, and Paolo Montalbán as a Filipino Prince Charming — was widely regarded as groundbreaking, and the film has since become considered a classic. This August, Brandy reunited with the cast of the film for an ABC special to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The new “Descendants” film, currently under the working title “The Pocketwatch,” will be the first time in the role since the 1997 film.
Brandy previously famously portrayed the fairytale princess in a TV film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” musical, which was watched by 60 million viewers when it first aired on ABC in 1997. The film’s inclusive and diverse casting — which included Brandy as the first Black woman to play Cinderella, Whitney Houston and Whoopi Goldberg as the Fairy Godmother and the Queen, and Paolo Montalbán as a Filipino Prince Charming — was widely regarded as groundbreaking, and the film has since become considered a classic. This August, Brandy reunited with the cast of the film for an ABC special to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The new “Descendants” film, currently under the working title “The Pocketwatch,” will be the first time in the role since the 1997 film.
- 11/21/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
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The Wildcats are together again - and this time they're in Paris! On Saturday, "High School Musical" director Kenny Ortega and actor Drew Seeley (who did the singing for Zac Efron's Troy) shared photos from the cast's reunion at the Dream It Conventions in Paris on Instagram. Cast members in attendance included Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, and Bart Johnson.
Ortega captioned his reunion photo simply with, "@dreamitcon #paris #hsmforever." In the picture, Hudgens can be seen hugging Grabeel, while Johnson wraps his arm around Bleu's shoulder. Johnson commented on the pic, writing, "Back with my Wildcat family!! ❤️❤️❤️...
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The Wildcats are together again - and this time they're in Paris! On Saturday, "High School Musical" director Kenny Ortega and actor Drew Seeley (who did the singing for Zac Efron's Troy) shared photos from the cast's reunion at the Dream It Conventions in Paris on Instagram. Cast members in attendance included Seeley, Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, and Bart Johnson.
Ortega captioned his reunion photo simply with, "@dreamitcon #paris #hsmforever." In the picture, Hudgens can be seen hugging Grabeel, while Johnson wraps his arm around Bleu's shoulder. Johnson commented on the pic, writing, "Back with my Wildcat family!! ❤️❤️❤️...
- 11/12/2022
- by Sabienna Bowman
- Popsugar.com
Just about 30 years after the release of the original classic, Hocus Pocus 2 is proving to be a huge success for Disney+, becoming the #1 film premiere on the streaming service earlier this month. And the good news gets even better, with Deadline reporting this week that Hocus Pocus 2 also set another huge record for minutes viewed on the overall Nielsen charts.
Deadline notes, “Hocus Pocus 2 set a record for streaming minutes by a movie on Nielsen’s weekly chart, drawing more than 2.7 billion minutes of viewing from September 26 to October 2. The Disney sequel premiered on September 30, meaning only its first weekend counted toward the total.” Previous record holder was Encanto, which debuted with 2.2 billion minutes.
Deadline adds for context, “Nielsen’s weekly rankings measure only streaming via a TV screen (meaning mobile viewing is not counted) for titles on Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+, Prime Video, HBO Max and Netflix,...
Deadline notes, “Hocus Pocus 2 set a record for streaming minutes by a movie on Nielsen’s weekly chart, drawing more than 2.7 billion minutes of viewing from September 26 to October 2. The Disney sequel premiered on September 30, meaning only its first weekend counted toward the total.” Previous record holder was Encanto, which debuted with 2.2 billion minutes.
Deadline adds for context, “Nielsen’s weekly rankings measure only streaming via a TV screen (meaning mobile viewing is not counted) for titles on Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+, Prime Video, HBO Max and Netflix,...
- 10/28/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
A resurfaced interview featuring Hocus Pocus 2 star Kathy Najimy has gone viral for its relevant message nearly 30 years later.
In the interview clip that’s been making the rounds on TikTok, Najimy appeared on the Today show back in 1993 to promote the film’s original instalment, Hocus Pocus. While speaking with co-anchor Katie Couric, Najimy addressed her initial hesitation about taking on the role of Mary Sanderson because she “didn’t want to offend or stereotype real witches.”
“At the risk of having America roll their eyes, I just feel supportive of all groups, whether they’re women’s groups or gay groups or racial groups, and I know that there are groups of witches out there,” she told Couric at the time.
“I mean, I’m not a witch. I don’t know any personally,” the Sister Act star added. “But when I read the script, I thought this...
In the interview clip that’s been making the rounds on TikTok, Najimy appeared on the Today show back in 1993 to promote the film’s original instalment, Hocus Pocus. While speaking with co-anchor Katie Couric, Najimy addressed her initial hesitation about taking on the role of Mary Sanderson because she “didn’t want to offend or stereotype real witches.”
“At the risk of having America roll their eyes, I just feel supportive of all groups, whether they’re women’s groups or gay groups or racial groups, and I know that there are groups of witches out there,” she told Couric at the time.
“I mean, I’m not a witch. I don’t know any personally,” the Sister Act star added. “But when I read the script, I thought this...
- 10/11/2022
- by Meredith Clark
- The Independent - Film
UCP and Universal Television, divisions of Universal Studio Group, have each brought in an SVP-level development executive. Lee Daniels Entertainment President Marc Velez has been named SVP, Head of Development, for UCP, reporting to Jennifer Gwartz, EVP of UCP. Former Netflix executive Naketha Mattocks joins Universal Television as SVP Drama Development reporting to Vivian Cannon, EVP Drama Development.
Velez succeeds Garrett Kemble, who left UCP this past summer to join Anonymous Content’s AC Studios.
“Marc is a rare executive who is entrepreneurial, creative and a partner to our talent and buyers,” said Beatrice Springborn, President of UCP and Universal International Studios. “We are fortunate to have him lead our creative team, who represent the best of the best as we continue to evolve and grow our slate.”
During his almost six years as president of Lee Daniels Entertainment, Velez developed and executive produced ABC’s The Wonder Years, Fox’s Our Kind of People,...
Velez succeeds Garrett Kemble, who left UCP this past summer to join Anonymous Content’s AC Studios.
“Marc is a rare executive who is entrepreneurial, creative and a partner to our talent and buyers,” said Beatrice Springborn, President of UCP and Universal International Studios. “We are fortunate to have him lead our creative team, who represent the best of the best as we continue to evolve and grow our slate.”
During his almost six years as president of Lee Daniels Entertainment, Velez developed and executive produced ABC’s The Wonder Years, Fox’s Our Kind of People,...
- 10/5/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Just about 30 years after the release of Hocus Pocus, the beloved Halloween classic has finally spawned a sequel with Hocus Pocus 2, and it looks to be a huge success for Disney+.
Hocus Pocus 2, which premiered Only on Disney+ this past Friday, has become the #1 film premiere on Disney+ to date, the streaming equivalent to topping the box office charts.
This statistic is based on “hours watched domestically in the first 3 days,” Disney+ notes.
Clearly, audiences across the United States were hungry to see the return of the Sanderson Sisters, with Hocus Pocus 2 making for one of this Halloween season’s first big events. For years those who never found much to love about the original movie have been wondering how big the fanbase really is, and it would seem we now a definitive answer to that question.
Yes, haters. People actually do love Hocus Pocus. And we love it too.
Hocus Pocus 2, which premiered Only on Disney+ this past Friday, has become the #1 film premiere on Disney+ to date, the streaming equivalent to topping the box office charts.
This statistic is based on “hours watched domestically in the first 3 days,” Disney+ notes.
Clearly, audiences across the United States were hungry to see the return of the Sanderson Sisters, with Hocus Pocus 2 making for one of this Halloween season’s first big events. For years those who never found much to love about the original movie have been wondering how big the fanbase really is, and it would seem we now a definitive answer to that question.
Yes, haters. People actually do love Hocus Pocus. And we love it too.
- 10/4/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
October has arrived, bringing the official start of spooky season with it. And with that comes Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween schedule.
As expected, “Hocus Pocus” reigns supreme in the 31 Nights line-up of Halloween movies on Freeform in 2022 You can go back and watch the Kenny Ortega-directed film 13 times this month, after “Hocus Pocus 2” premieres on Disney+ on September 30.
Of course, a few other mainstays return to the programming block this year, including “Maleficent” and “Beetlejuice.”
You can check out the full schedule below.
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7:00a/6:00c – Edward ScissorHands
9:10a/8:10c – The Witches (1990)
11:20a/10:20c – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
1:25p/10:20c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:05p/2:05c – Hotel Transylvania
5:10p/4:10c – Hotel Transylvania 2
7:15p/6:15c – Hocus Pocus...
As expected, “Hocus Pocus” reigns supreme in the 31 Nights line-up of Halloween movies on Freeform in 2022 You can go back and watch the Kenny Ortega-directed film 13 times this month, after “Hocus Pocus 2” premieres on Disney+ on September 30.
Of course, a few other mainstays return to the programming block this year, including “Maleficent” and “Beetlejuice.”
You can check out the full schedule below.
Also Read:
‘Halloween Ends’ to Be Released Same Day in Theaters and on Peacock Saturday, Oct. 1
7:00a/6:00c – Edward ScissorHands
9:10a/8:10c – The Witches (1990)
11:20a/10:20c – The Haunted Mansion (2003)
1:25p/10:20c – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
3:05p/2:05c – Hotel Transylvania
5:10p/4:10c – Hotel Transylvania 2
7:15p/6:15c – Hocus Pocus...
- 10/1/2022
- by Andi Ortiz
- The Wrap
With Hocus Pocus 2 hitting Disney+, a whole new generation will be introduced to the wicked Sanderson Sisters running amok in Salem, Massachusetts this Halloween. And one of the most iconic scenes in the Halloween staple is that dance sequence. You know the one: When Winifred Sanderson, played by the formidable Bette Midler, takes the stage at the town’s Halloween party in city hall and performs a version of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “I Put A Spell on You,” leaving the majority of the adult residents in a state of hypnosis whereby they are set to dance until they die.
Despite clocking in at under five minutes long, the scene is so memorable that Hocus Pocus 2 will attempt to recreate the magic of the original, this time with Midler’s Winifred Sanderson performing a rendition of Blondie’s “One Way Or Another.” But can it live up to what came before?...
Despite clocking in at under five minutes long, the scene is so memorable that Hocus Pocus 2 will attempt to recreate the magic of the original, this time with Midler’s Winifred Sanderson performing a rendition of Blondie’s “One Way Or Another.” But can it live up to what came before?...
- 10/1/2022
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Dir: Anne Fletcher. Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Tony Hale, Hannah Waddingham. Cert PG, 104 minutes
Hocus Pocus has had quite an afterlife. It’s been 29 years since a virgin first lit the black flame candle, resurrecting a trio of Salem witches and igniting the breathless disdain of film critics. An overboiling cauldron of garish performances, baroque plotting, and immortal cats, the 1993 Disney comedy was called “an unholy mess” by The New York Times, while the venerable critic Roger Ebert said the film was “desperately in need of self-discipline”. But this October the Disney-run US channel Freeform will air Hocus Pocus 13 times across 31 days. One studio’s mess is a wholly owned subsidiary’s black magic.
It’s on the back of these cultishly popular reruns that Disney has awarded the Sanderson Sisters a sequel, to be released...
Hocus Pocus has had quite an afterlife. It’s been 29 years since a virgin first lit the black flame candle, resurrecting a trio of Salem witches and igniting the breathless disdain of film critics. An overboiling cauldron of garish performances, baroque plotting, and immortal cats, the 1993 Disney comedy was called “an unholy mess” by The New York Times, while the venerable critic Roger Ebert said the film was “desperately in need of self-discipline”. But this October the Disney-run US channel Freeform will air Hocus Pocus 13 times across 31 days. One studio’s mess is a wholly owned subsidiary’s black magic.
It’s on the back of these cultishly popular reruns that Disney has awarded the Sanderson Sisters a sequel, to be released...
- 9/30/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - Film
Dir: Anne Fletcher. Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Belissa Escobedo, Lilia Buckingham, Tony Hale, Hannah Waddingham. Cert PG, 104 minutes
Hocus Pocus has had quite an afterlife. It’s been 29 years since a virgin first lit the black flame candle, resurrecting a trio of Salem witches and igniting the breathless disdain of film critics. An overboiling cauldron of garish performances, baroque plotting, and immortal cats, the 1993 Disney comedy was called “an unholy mess” by The New York Times, while the venerable critic Roger Ebert said the film was “desperately in need of self-discipline”. But this October the Disney-run US channel Freeform will air Hocus Pocus 13 times across 31 days. One studio’s mess is a wholly owned subsidiary’s black magic.
It’s on the back of these cultishly popular reruns that Disney has awarded the Sanderson Sisters a sequel, to be released...
Hocus Pocus has had quite an afterlife. It’s been 29 years since a virgin first lit the black flame candle, resurrecting a trio of Salem witches and igniting the breathless disdain of film critics. An overboiling cauldron of garish performances, baroque plotting, and immortal cats, the 1993 Disney comedy was called “an unholy mess” by The New York Times, while the venerable critic Roger Ebert said the film was “desperately in need of self-discipline”. But this October the Disney-run US channel Freeform will air Hocus Pocus 13 times across 31 days. One studio’s mess is a wholly owned subsidiary’s black magic.
It’s on the back of these cultishly popular reruns that Disney has awarded the Sanderson Sisters a sequel, to be released...
- 9/30/2022
- by Amanda Whiting
- The Independent - Film
What a time to be a "Hocus Pocus" fan! A sequel to the 1993 cult classic movie is coming to Disney+ on Sept. 30, and now, the Sanderson sisters may soon be casting a spell on Broadway. In a new episode of podcast "The Art of Kindness," "Hocus Pocus" creator David Kirschner reveals a stage musical adaptation of the movie is in development, according to People.
Apparently, the show had been in the works even before Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry, and now that things have somewhat returned to normalcy, it's back on.
"I just want to pinch myself," Kirschner says of the opportunity to bring "Hocus Pocus" to Broadway, per People, "and I'm just afraid that I'm going to be 9 years old and on a little league field again . . . But it's just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this."
The original movie follows a group of teens in Salem,...
Apparently, the show had been in the works even before Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the entertainment industry, and now that things have somewhat returned to normalcy, it's back on.
"I just want to pinch myself," Kirschner says of the opportunity to bring "Hocus Pocus" to Broadway, per People, "and I'm just afraid that I'm going to be 9 years old and on a little league field again . . . But it's just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this."
The original movie follows a group of teens in Salem,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Noelle Devoe
- Popsugar.com
Hocus Pocus casting its spell on Broadway? The Sanderson Sisters might be flying their brooms a bit closer to the stage after all.
A long-rumored stage adaptation of the popular 1993 film starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker just got another vote of confidence. A day before Disney+ unveils the Hocus Pocus 2 sequel with the original cast reunited, executive producer David Kirschner says a musical version is once again in the works.
“This started before Covid, but now it seems to be back on,” Kirschner says in an interview on today’s episode of the Broadway Podcast Network’s The Art of Kindness podcast, “and that is that they are building a Broadway version of Hocus Pocus.” Kirschner created and produced the 1993 original and exec produces the sequel.
Kirschner did not disclose details about the project’s creative team or a production timeline, but told podcast host Robert Peterpaul,...
A long-rumored stage adaptation of the popular 1993 film starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker just got another vote of confidence. A day before Disney+ unveils the Hocus Pocus 2 sequel with the original cast reunited, executive producer David Kirschner says a musical version is once again in the works.
“This started before Covid, but now it seems to be back on,” Kirschner says in an interview on today’s episode of the Broadway Podcast Network’s The Art of Kindness podcast, “and that is that they are building a Broadway version of Hocus Pocus.” Kirschner created and produced the 1993 original and exec produces the sequel.
Kirschner did not disclose details about the project’s creative team or a production timeline, but told podcast host Robert Peterpaul,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A “Hocus Pocus” Broadway musical is in the works.
The film’s producer David Kirschner spoke about a planned stage adaptation in a new interview for the Broadway Podcast Network’s “The Art of Kindness” podcast, shared with People ahead of the new episode’s release on Thursday.
He revealed, “This started before Covid, but now it seems to be back on — and that is that they are building a Broadway version of ‘Hocus Pocus’.”
Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker And Matthew Broderick Have Family Date Night At ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Premiere
Kirschner went on to tell podcast host Robert Peterpaul, “I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old and on a Little League field again…. But it’s just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this.
“It’s not just me. It’s...
The film’s producer David Kirschner spoke about a planned stage adaptation in a new interview for the Broadway Podcast Network’s “The Art of Kindness” podcast, shared with People ahead of the new episode’s release on Thursday.
He revealed, “This started before Covid, but now it seems to be back on — and that is that they are building a Broadway version of ‘Hocus Pocus’.”
Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker And Matthew Broderick Have Family Date Night At ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Premiere
Kirschner went on to tell podcast host Robert Peterpaul, “I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be nine years old and on a Little League field again…. But it’s just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this.
“It’s not just me. It’s...
- 9/29/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Over the past three decades, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy have become unexpected camp Halloween icons — a status earned by endless Disney Channel and cable reruns of "Hocus Pocus," Kenny Ortega's 1993 fantasy family comedy that most will fondly look back upon as a stone-cold childhood classic. The reality is that "Hocus Pocus" is just all right — a movie buoyed by the charisma of its stars and by Ortega's own musical theatre chops.
But at this point, the ardor for "Hocus Pocus" has taken a life of its own, burying the movie's actual quality underneath Halloween festivals, drag shows, and karaoke singalongs. "Hocus Pocus" has become more iconography than movie, and its sequel, "Hocus Pocus 2," is a direct result of that.
"Hocus Pocus 2" is all iconography and cheap nostalgia nods — a shallow reiteration of the original whose only bright spots are when Midler, Parker,...
But at this point, the ardor for "Hocus Pocus" has taken a life of its own, burying the movie's actual quality underneath Halloween festivals, drag shows, and karaoke singalongs. "Hocus Pocus" has become more iconography than movie, and its sequel, "Hocus Pocus 2," is a direct result of that.
"Hocus Pocus 2" is all iconography and cheap nostalgia nods — a shallow reiteration of the original whose only bright spots are when Midler, Parker,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
What strange sorcery is this that “Hocus Pocus” — a so-so comedy turned campy cult favorite starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as absolutely fabulous Salem witch sisters — should be getting a sequel nearly three decades after its 1993 release? At the time, Variety speculated that, were it not for the film’s three stars, “‘Hocus Pocus’ wouldn’t seem out of place on the Disney Channel, and perhaps belongs there.” In a sense, that’s what’s happened with this follow-up, aimed to breathe some life into the graveyard that is Disney+.
The sequel’s existence owes less to popular demand (the original earned a respectable 39.3 million stateside and went on to become a Halloween season staple) than to the realization that the film had tapped into preteens’ fascination with witchcraft before Harry Potter came along. It can be no coincidence that the new feature lifts so much...
The sequel’s existence owes less to popular demand (the original earned a respectable 39.3 million stateside and went on to become a Halloween season staple) than to the realization that the film had tapped into preteens’ fascination with witchcraft before Harry Potter came along. It can be no coincidence that the new feature lifts so much...
- 9/29/2022
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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Twenty-nine years ago, the Sanderson sisters, an abrasive trio of siblings, put a spell on Disney audiences. Or at least they tried to.
Kenny Ortega’s Hocus Pocus wasn’t initially met with critical or even commercial acclaim, but over the years the entertainingly odd Halloween film has gained a cult following. My younger sisters and I came to the movie years after its release — an accidental encounter while browsing channels. We relished in its weird, off-kilter tone. From then on, watching Winnie (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) chase young children through Salem, Mass., on Halloween night became our tradition.
Hocus Pocus 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the original Disney film, honors its history without knowing quite how to move beyond it. Directed by Anne Fletcher, the live-action comedy film bears the markings of a struggle between...
Twenty-nine years ago, the Sanderson sisters, an abrasive trio of siblings, put a spell on Disney audiences. Or at least they tried to.
Kenny Ortega’s Hocus Pocus wasn’t initially met with critical or even commercial acclaim, but over the years the entertainingly odd Halloween film has gained a cult following. My younger sisters and I came to the movie years after its release — an accidental encounter while browsing channels. We relished in its weird, off-kilter tone. From then on, watching Winnie (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy) chase young children through Salem, Mass., on Halloween night became our tradition.
Hocus Pocus 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the original Disney film, honors its history without knowing quite how to move beyond it. Directed by Anne Fletcher, the live-action comedy film bears the markings of a struggle between...
- 9/29/2022
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A few years back, original Hocus Pocus star Thora Birch had expressed interest in returning for the sequel, which is now coming to Disney+ this Friday, September 30. Birch, however, isn’t back in Hocus Pocus 2 alongside the other legacy stars from the original classic, and the actress explains why in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight that went live this week.
The reason Thora Birch isn’t in Hocus Pocus 2? Scheduling issues.
Thora Birch tells Entertainment Tonight, “I was just a little dismayed I wasn’t able to make it. I was working on something else when they were filming. Otherwise I was definitely going to be there on set with the girls.”
“I can’t wait to see what they do with it,” Birch continues, “I know they’re taking a completely different, fresh approach, so I’m excited.”
A young Thora Birch played Dani Dennison in...
The reason Thora Birch isn’t in Hocus Pocus 2? Scheduling issues.
Thora Birch tells Entertainment Tonight, “I was just a little dismayed I wasn’t able to make it. I was working on something else when they were filming. Otherwise I was definitely going to be there on set with the girls.”
“I can’t wait to see what they do with it,” Birch continues, “I know they’re taking a completely different, fresh approach, so I’m excited.”
A young Thora Birch played Dani Dennison in...
- 9/28/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
We’re just about one week away from the long-awaited premiere of Hocus Pocus 2, with the brand new sequel movie coming exclusively to Disney+ on September 30, 2022.
The film is being billed as “the spooky sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic,” with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all back as the beloved Sanderson Sisters.
Doug Jones will also be returning as Billy Butcherson, seen in the latest trailer.
Check out three new character posters below, spotlighting the sisters!
“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 three 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 Hallow’s Eve.”
Anne Fletcher (The Guilt Trip) directed Hocus Pocus 2...
The film is being billed as “the spooky sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic,” with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all back as the beloved Sanderson Sisters.
Doug Jones will also be returning as Billy Butcherson, seen in the latest trailer.
Check out three new character posters below, spotlighting the sisters!
“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 three 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 Hallow’s Eve.”
Anne Fletcher (The Guilt Trip) directed Hocus Pocus 2...
- 9/22/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
In the most recent trailer for Hocus Pocus 2, we get a taste of some backstory footage that’s set over 300 years prior to the events of the original movie, revealing that we’re going to be meeting the Sanderson Sisters as kids in the upcoming sequel. Ahead of Hocus Pocus 2 arriving on Disney+ on September 30, producer David Kirschner teases that trip into the past.
The Broadway Podcast network’s hit show The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul, hosted by actor & journalist Robert Peterpaul, just debuted the first part of their interview with Kirschner, the creator of Hocus Pocus and the producer of the new sequel. The Art of Kindness spotlights kindness in the arts through intimate conversations with industry powerhouses who use their platforms to make the world a better place. Kirschner joined Peterpaul to discuss the kindness of making the cult classic, along with what to expect from the upcoming sequel.
The Broadway Podcast network’s hit show The Art of Kindness with Robert Peterpaul, hosted by actor & journalist Robert Peterpaul, just debuted the first part of their interview with Kirschner, the creator of Hocus Pocus and the producer of the new sequel. The Art of Kindness spotlights kindness in the arts through intimate conversations with industry powerhouses who use their platforms to make the world a better place. Kirschner joined Peterpaul to discuss the kindness of making the cult classic, along with what to expect from the upcoming sequel.
- 9/19/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Sanderson Sisters are back in Hocus Pocus 2, set to debut on Disney+ on September 30, 2022, and the streaming service has released the first official clip from the movie today.
In the clip, the sisters find some rather unique “brooms” at Walgreens…
The film is being billed as “the spooky sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic,” with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all back as the beloved Sanderson Sisters.
Doug Jones will also be returning as Billy Butcherson!
“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 three 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 Hallow’s Eve.”
Anne Fletcher (The Guilt Trip) directed Hocus Pocus 2...
In the clip, the sisters find some rather unique “brooms” at Walgreens…
The film is being billed as “the spooky sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic,” with Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy all back as the beloved Sanderson Sisters.
Doug Jones will also be returning as Billy Butcherson!
“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 three 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 Hallow’s Eve.”
Anne Fletcher (The Guilt Trip) directed Hocus Pocus 2...
- 9/14/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Grab a warm blanket and relight the Black Flame Candle. Spooky season is officially upon us! What's more, as if the return of colorful leaves, chilly air, and pumpkin spice lattes wasn't enough to suit all of your autumnal needs, the coziest time of the year also comes with the long-awaited resurrection of three supernatural sisters who no doubt played a huge part in the childhoods of '90s kids worldwide.
That's right. On September 30, 2022, the children of Salem better watch out because the Sanderson sisters, Winnifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) return to this mortal realm after a 29-year absence to continue their quest for eternal youth in director Anne Fletcher's hotly-anticipated nostalgic sequel, "Hocus Pocus 2."
However, if all this talk of witches, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night has got you craving family-friendly frights like some kind of drink-deprived Dracula,...
That's right. On September 30, 2022, the children of Salem better watch out because the Sanderson sisters, Winnifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) return to this mortal realm after a 29-year absence to continue their quest for eternal youth in director Anne Fletcher's hotly-anticipated nostalgic sequel, "Hocus Pocus 2."
However, if all this talk of witches, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night has got you craving family-friendly frights like some kind of drink-deprived Dracula,...
- 9/11/2022
- by Simon Bland
- Slash Film
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D23, the Disney-backed convention in Anaheim, kicked off its first big panel of the day with new trailers for Hocus Pocus 2 and Disenchanted Friday.
Hocus Pocus 2 brings back Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as the Sanderson sisters and takes place 29 years after the 1993 film. Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Froyan Gutierrez and Tony Hale are also among the cast. Though the stars were not onhand for D23, they did send a video intro to the crowd.
The sequel follows three young women who accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and who must team up to stop the witches and save their town. Kenny Ortega directed the original Hocus Pocus, which became a cult classic despite not being a big box office hit. The Proposal filmmaker Anne Fletcher is directing the new installment.
Hocus Pocus 2...
D23, the Disney-backed convention in Anaheim, kicked off its first big panel of the day with new trailers for Hocus Pocus 2 and Disenchanted Friday.
Hocus Pocus 2 brings back Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as the Sanderson sisters and takes place 29 years after the 1993 film. Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Hannah Waddingham, Froyan Gutierrez and Tony Hale are also among the cast. Though the stars were not onhand for D23, they did send a video intro to the crowd.
The sequel follows three young women who accidentally bring the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and who must team up to stop the witches and save their town. Kenny Ortega directed the original Hocus Pocus, which became a cult classic despite not being a big box office hit. The Proposal filmmaker Anne Fletcher is directing the new installment.
Hocus Pocus 2...
- 9/9/2022
- by Aaron Couch and Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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