Omri Katz (Max) Hocus Pocus 2 director Anne Fletcher confirmed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that Omri Katz, among some other OG characters, would not be returning for the sequel due the logistics of fitting them all in with the new story they had planned.
'Hocus Pocus' stars open up about why they aren't in sequel: 'It just didn't work' The Sanderson sisters were brought back to life in “Hocus Pocus 2,” but the children's franchise couldn't strike the right alchemy for some of its original cast members.
EW previously broke the news that OG Hocus Pocus stars Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw, and Thora Birch would not reprise their roles alongside Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones in Hocus Pocus 2, though the sequel seamlessly resurrects their characters — Max, Allison, and Dani — for a brief, key ...
Why didn t Thora Birch want to be in Hocus Pocus 2?
The issue was not with the creative plans for her character, which she loved, but with the timing, as Birch was busy working on another project when Hocus Pocus 2 was filming. With that said, Birch is leaving the door open for Dani's return in Hocus Pocus 3, should that be something that ever comes to be.
Max, Dani, and Allison, however, don't have any impact on Hocus Pocus 2. None of the three original characters return for cameos, with director Anne Fletcher citing their absence as due to difficulties in organically integrating them into the story.
Why aren t Max and Allison and Dani in Hocus Pocus 2?
Related Story. As for Max (Omri Katz) and Allison (Vinessa Shaw), director Anne Fletcher confirmed to Entertainment Weekly in August that they aren't returning, as it was “difficult” to fit them in the new storyline.
Why is the lady telling people not to watch Hocus Pocus 2?
A Texas mother is urging parents to keep their children from watching Hocus Pocus 2, claiming that the film can “unleash hell” in one's “home”. During a recent interview with KWTX, Jamie Gooch issued a warning about the plot of the Disney + film, which is a sequel of the fan-favourite Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus.
Although the actress was asked to come back, she had to decline the offer due to scheduling conflicts. "Everybody tried so hard. Everybody tried so hard to make that happen and it just didn't, but everybody tried so hard," she later told ComicBook.com.
Najimy said there's a simple explanation for the change. “It's on the other side mainly because it's so hard for me to do it on the side I did it on 30 years ago,” the actor told Entertainment Weekly.
The musical numbers were not needed, the plot was meh and it felt like I was watching an early 2000's disney channel halloween movie. Unfortunately, this movie had more Disney Channel style acting than Disney Movie style acting, which took me out of it. It'd be hard to live up to the first Hocus Pocus regardless.
In order to achieve immortality, she sacrificed her sisters, and in a teary moment, Sarah and Mary say their goodbyes before slowly turning into glimmering dust fluttering around a horrified Winnie. Fortunately, the spell can be undone.
Although this is a new story with new cast members, some other characters from the first movie will also be back. Prosthetic makeup king Doug Jones returns as the zombified remains of Billy Butcherson, Winifred's alleged boyfriend from the 17th century (although, as we learn in this film, that's not the whole story).
Everything we know about Hocus Pocus 2: Billy's return, Drag Race queens, 2 musical numbers, Cobweb the cat. Hocus Pocus 2 welcomes back Billy Butcherson, the book, Cobweb the cat, and of course Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy — though Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw won't return.
None of those essential characters returned for Hocus Pocus 2, revealing that they were never asked back by the producers, who elected to focus on a new group of kids without cameos from the original group.
Who makes a cameo in Hocus Pocus 2? Aside from Midler, Parker and Najimy's return, Hocus Pocus 2 will feature Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson. As far as inanimate objects, fans will also see the infamous Black Flame Candle and Winifred's iconic spell book.
Are the Sanderson sisters still alive in Hocus Pocus 2?
The Black Flame Candle blows out but the sisters are still alive. Instead of going on a path of destruction to claim the souls of young children, starting with Becca, Izzy and Cassie, the sisters merely play around by zapping their magic at trees and each other.
What happened to the girl who played Dani in Hocus Pocus?
Thora Birch was asked to reprise her role as Dani Dennison in Disney+'s upcoming Hocus Pocus sequel, but a source close to the actress tells EW she had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.
Kathy Najimy Explains Mary Sanderson's Backward Smile in Hocus Pocus 2. Mary's backward smile is explained in storyline in Hocus Pocus 2, but there was a behind-the-scenes reason for the change. Just in time for the Halloween holiday season, Disney+ debuted the new film Hocus Pocus 2 to great success.
“The whole movie is based on witches harvesting children for blood sacrifices.” The mom added that while "everybody thinks it's fake and innocent," the characters in the film "could be casting any type of spell that they want to." "Anything could be coming through that TV screen into your home," she added.
A Texas mom has gone viral on social media for warning parents that watching the new Hocus Pocus 2 film could open the gates of hell into their families. Jamie Gooch from Troy, near Waco, shared her thoughts about the new movie on Facebook saying it harvests the "purity of children's souls so that witches may live on."
Others feel that it was an enjoyable and entertaining movie that was a good throwback, but most fans of the original Hocus Pocus waited years for a sequel, and the movie ended up being a bit of a disappointment.
Why did Leonardo DiCaprio turn down the role of Max in Hocus Pocus?
In a 2014 interview with Variety, Leonardo DiCaprio said he was offered "more money than I ever dreamed of" to play "Hocus Pocus" leading man Max Dennison. But DiCaprio turned down the part to hold out for a role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993) — a film he hadn't auditioned for yet.
