Hocus Pocus 2 star Doug Jones tells us why he's excited about the sequel: 'So I felt really confident about this and going back in and getting back on set then was, I wasn't wrong, the vibe was still the same.'
Hocus Pocus 2 Billy star Doug Jones reveals why he is so postive about the sequel's performance. The upcoming movie serves as a follow-up to Kenny Ortega's 1993 movie, which has become a cult classic over the years.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY While the full story of Hocus Pocus 2 is not clear, the movie will reportedly see the nefarious Sanderson Sisters terrorizing children in a modern setting. The recent Hocus Pocus 2 trailer also showed that the film would delve into Winifred, Mary, and Sarah's past, charting their origins and subsequent transformation into the notorious witches. Some other legacy characters are also returning besides the Sanderson Sisters.
I sure did, especially hearing that the three witches had returned as well, when Bette and Sarah and Kathy had all signed on to come back. I don't keep in touch with Bette all the time, but I knew her well enough as a professional that she wouldn't say yes, unless the script was right, or unless she had a hand in also collaborating with rewrites and making it just so, so I trust her.
As previous trailers for the movie have shown, Hocus Pocus 2 is heavily cashing on nostalgia, so it makes sense that Jones found the experience so similar to when he was filming the 1993 movie. The costumes, iconography, and the writing all hearken back to Ortega's film, which made it easy for Jones to commit to the film as the elements made him confident that the sequel wouldn't dishonor the original movie.
One additional thing that Jones sheds a light on is that the new director Fletcher has sufficiently and aptly understood Ortega's cinematography. Fletcher has a sound understanding of the comedy genre, and hence she was able to imbue Hocus Pocus 2 with the same vibrant visuals and quirky numbers that made the original movie so beloved.
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