Run For Your Lives, Virgins, Because Disney Channel Is Remaking Hocus Pocus
In “Things We Don’t Want, Don’t Need, and Didn’t Ask For” news, Deadline reports that the Disney Channel is rebooting Hocus Pocus as a TV movie. Yes, really.
The remake will be “a reimagining” of the beloved 1993 Halloween film starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, which has became a cult classic over the years. It’s reportedly in the early stages of development, with The Royals‘s Scarlett Lacey handling the script, while David Kirschner — a producer on the original film — will serve as executive producer. Kenny Ortega directed the original, and although he’s gone on to helm Disney Channel’s biggest franchises (High School Musical and Descendants), he’s currently not involved. The core cast of the first film is also out, since Disney is looking to revamp the story with an entirely new set…
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