Hocus Pocus 2
2022 film by Anne Fletcher
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| 2024 | Received multiple Primetime Emmy Awards nominations, including Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, and Outstanding Music Composition |
| 2024 | Nominated for Artios Awards in Film, Non-Theatrical Release category for Location Casting |
| 2024 | Nominated for Astra TV Awards' Best Streaming Movie and Saturn Awards' Best Television Presentation |
| October 6 2024 | The film made its broadcast-TV debut on Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween programming, expanding its audience reach beyond the initial streaming release. |
| 2023 | Nominated for Kids' Choice Awards in two categories: Favorite Movie and Favorite Movie Actress (Sarah Jessica Parker) |
| 2023 | Nominated for Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards for Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling |
| October 2023 | Jen D'Angelo confirms that script work for the third Hocus Pocus film has already begun. |
| June 2023 | Sean Bailey, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production, confirms that a third Hocus Pocus film is in development, planned for release on Disney+. |
| June 2023 | Anne Fletcher is announced to return as director for the potential third Hocus Pocus film, with Jen D'Angelo hired to write the script. |
| March 2023 | During the 90's Con in Hartford, Connecticut, several original cast members revealed they were never contacted about appearing in the sequel. |
| February 2023 | Bette Midler expresses openness to returning for a potential sequel, though noting nothing was officially confirmed at the time. |
| 2022 | Recording sessions for the Hocus Pocus 2 soundtrack were held at the Newman Scoring Stage in 20th Century Studios and Sony Scoring Stage, with nearly 80 minutes of orchestral music recorded. |
| 2022 | John Debney re-recorded original sketches from the first Hocus Pocus film and composed new themes for the Hocus Pocus 2 soundtrack, creating a blend of original and contemporary musical elements. |
| 2022 | Debney composed new themes for the Sanderson Sisters, described as a 'sing-songy dark waltz', incorporating darker musical tones and contemporary techniques. |
| 2022 | The film was nominated for People's Choice Awards in the Comedy Movie of 2022 category |
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 was nominated for People's Choice Awards' Comedy Movie of 2022 |
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 was nominated for Hollywood Music in Media Awards' Original Score category for Streamed Live Action Film |
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 won the Queerty Awards' Next Big Thing category |
| 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 received the ReFrame Stamp, recognizing the film's gender-balanced hiring practices by employing female-identifying people, particularly women of color, in four out of eight key production roles. |
| 2022 | Sean Murray, Larry Bagby, Tobias Jelinek, Omri Katz, and Vinessa Shaw were confirmed to not be returning for the sequel. |
| 2022 | Becca and Izzy resurrect the Sanderson sisters using a Black Flame Candle given by Gilbert during Becca's 16th birthday, leading to the sisters' final confrontation in Salem. |
| 2022 | The film received nominations at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Television Movie. |
| November 11 2022 | The physical soundtrack for Hocus Pocus 2 is released by Walt Disney Records. |
| November 6 2022 | Whip Media reports Hocus Pocus 2 maintains strong viewership rankings, reaching ninth place in the week of November 6. |
| October 2022 | Executive producer Adam Shankman suggests potential future projects and spin-offs for Hocus Pocus 2, indicating the film's storyline involving Becca opens up narrative possibilities. |
| October 2022 | Parrot Analytics reported Hocus Pocus 2 as the most in-demand 'horror' movie in the U.S., with demand 59.39 times the average movie in the first four days of October. |
| October 2022 | Disney announced Hocus Pocus 2 as its most-viewed film premiere in the U.S. within the first three days of release, becoming the most-viewed film on Disney+ at that time. |
| October 2022 | Sanderson Sisters and other film-related material were included in the Disney Magic Kingdoms video game for a Halloween Event focused on Hocus Pocus 2. |
| October 23 2022 | Debney was set to perform the score from Hocus Pocus 2 at a live concert tribute titled 'Hocus Pocus in Concert' in London, which ran from October 23-28, 2022. |
| October 10 2022 | Track 'The Witches Are Back' performed by Jessie James Decker and Alan Bersten during Disney+ Night on the 31st season of Dancing with the Stars |
| October 5 2022 | Reelgood reported Hocus Pocus 2 as the most-watched program across all streaming platforms during the week of October 5. |
| September 30 2022 | According to Whip Media, Hocus Pocus 2 became the most-watched film across all platforms in the U.S. from September 30 to October 2. |
| September 30 2022 | Walt Disney Records digitally releases the Hocus Pocus 2 soundtrack, which includes two new songs alongside John Debney's original score. |
| September 30 2022 | Hocus Pocus 2 was released on Disney+ streaming platform. |
| September 21 2022 | First look at RuPaul's Drag Race trio as the Sanderson Sisters was released, along with a new brand poster. |
| September 9 2022 | Official trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 premiered at the 2022 D23 Expo and was subsequently released online. |
| August 29 2022 | First look at Doug Jones as Billy was released, showing the character resurrected by the Sanderson sisters. |
| June 28 2022 | First teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2 was released, becoming a major social media event with 43.6 million views in its first 24 hours and making #HocusPocus a top trend on Twitter. |
| March 2022 | Thora Birch announced she would not be reprising her role as Dani Dennison due to a scheduling conflict. |
| January 2022 | Filming of Hocus Pocus 2 concluded in Rhode Island. |
| January 26 2022 | Bette Midler confirmed that filming for Hocus Pocus 2 had been completed. |
| December 10 2021 | Filming began in Federal Hill, which was transformed with a Halloween-themed backdrop. |
| November 8 2021 | Filming took place in Newport's Washington Square, depicting a modern Salem, Massachusetts. |
| October 2021 | John Debney is announced to return as the composer for Hocus Pocus 2, reprising his role from the original film. |
| October 2021 | Taylor Paige Henderson was cast as one of the three leads in the film. |
| October 31 2021 | The full supporting cast was confirmed, including Tony Hale as Mayor Jefry Traske, Hannah Waddingham, and the return of Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson. |
| October 18 2021 | Filming began in Providence, Rhode Island, under the working title Black Flame. Scenes for Samuel Skelton High School were shot at Moses Brown School (exteriors) and La Salle Academy (interiors). |
| September 2021 | Sets for Hocus Pocus 2 were confirmed being built at Chase Farms in Lincoln, Rhode Island, and Washington Square in Newport, Rhode Island. |
| May 2021 | The returns of Midler, Parker, and Najimy were officially confirmed for the Hocus Pocus sequel. |
| May 2021 | The original Sanderson sisters' return was officially confirmed for the sequel. |
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