Midler told Entertainment Weekly last year she would "of course" sign on for a third installment, though she couldn't "imagine what the story would be." Parker also told EW she would be "happy to have a conversation" about another film, and Najimy said "never say never," even though she felt "we've pulled every story you could pull out of this." This is the latest sequel announcement for Disney after a follow-up to "Freaky Friday" was confirmed in May. 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. It is a story of rise of Mufasa to one of the greatest kings in the history of private lands, Jenkins (function() ) Disney is conjuring up a third "Hocus Pocus."
The film, a prequel to 2019's live-action "The Lion King", is directed by Oscar winner Barry Jenkins. "The Lion King", a remake of the 1994 animated classic, used innovative techniques to create photorealistic animals and African landscapes.ĪNAHEIM: Disney Studios on Friday announced that it's much-anticipated movie "Mufasa: The Lion King" is scheduled to come out in 2024. We get to experience the real journey of how Mufasa found his place in the circle of life," the director said at the ongoing D23 expo. We assume that he was just born into his lineage, but it was actually an orphan who had to navigate the world alone by himself. It's a story about how Mufasa rose to loyalty. Per Variety, the footage featured Rafiki (voiced by John Kani) 'telling.
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