“We suggested that there be songs.
That was our big contribution.
We said, ‘Theyhaveto sing.’
Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker give their first interviews for ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ — and reignite the magic between them like the Black Flame Candle.Matt Kennedy/Disney +
We made suggestions as far as songs were concerned, and we went to the barricades on that.
“They’re songs that are familiar to a variety of age groups…. Anne had thoughts and feelings about the songs, then they became hers because she’s the director.”
Najimy describes the setup for the songs' place in the narrative as similar to the first film’s.
Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, and Kathy Najimy in ‘Hocus Pocus 2’.Disney +
“It’s the same concept.
So, I turned around and said something like, ‘Hello, beautiful!'”
“She was so cute.”
It made me laugh hysterically,” Midler finishes.
“It’s all shared now.
It’s a three-way composition as far as the sisters are concerned.
It feels very sisterly.
It’s much more loving than it used to be.
After 30 years in purgatory or limbo, they’re happy to be free again.”
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