Bette Midler Says She’s Read the ‘Hocus Pocus 3’ Script and It’s ‘Brilliant’: ‘I Got Very Excited’

Bette Midler is updating fans on the progress of “Hocus Pocus 3.”

During a recent appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” the “Beaches” star shared that the “Hocus Pocus 3” producers are currently ironing out “all the those logistical things” before shooting begins. She also revealed that she recently read an early draft of the script and thought it was “brilliant.”

“Well, you know, they sent a script, and a lot of it was brilliant,” she said. “So I got very excited, and now we’re trying to figure out what it is and where it’s going to be and how much it’s going to cost and all those logistical things.”

The last time Midler discussed the “Hocus Pocus 3” script was in July 2024. During an appearance on the QVC+ talk show “Busy This Week,” she urged Disney to speed up development on the long-awaited sequel.

“I haven’t seen the script, but I’ve heard rumblings,” Midler said at the time. “I think if they’re gonna, they oughta, because time is not just marching, time is barrel-assing to the finish line. Get us while we’re still breathing, I mean, God!”

Former president of Walt Disney Pictures Sean Bailey revealed that “‘Hocus Pocus 3’ is happening” in a 2023 profile with the New York Times. The first film, released in 1993, starred Midler alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as a trio of witches who return from the 17th century to cause havoc in modern-day Salem. Parker and Najimy are expected to return for the third film.

“Hocus Pocus 2” became Disney+’s most-watched original film ever after its 2022 release, with 2.7 billion minutes watched over its opening weekend.