'Hocus Pocus 2' Looking For New Englanders To Fill Extra Roles
By Jason Hall
September 8, 2021
Disney's long-awaited sequel to Hocus Pocus is seeking New Englanders to fill extra roles.
Kendall Cooper Casting announced it is accepting submissions for extras to work on Hocus Pocus 2, which is set for filming in Providence, Rhode Island and nearby areas from October to December 2021, in a post shared on its Facebook account Wednesday (September 8).
"Kendall Cooper Casting is now accepting submissions for extras to work on the upcoming feature-length motion picture project “Hocus Pocus 2,” the post stated. "Filming will be in Providence, RI and surrounding areas October through December 2021.
"Production is seeking people local to the Providence, RI area to play various extra roles in the film; children and adults of ALL ethnicities, ages, genders, and sizes are encouraged to apply. Specifically seeking people with dance experience, men with shoulder length hair or longer, and young adults ages 18-22 years old."
“HOCUS POCUS 2” – SEEKING EXTRAS – PROVIDENCE, RI Kendall Cooper Casting is now accepting submissions for extras to...
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All interested participants will need to undergo mandatory COVID testing before working on the film, which will be provided by production, and all extras must have Zone A COVID clearance.
In April, Anne Fletcher was announced as the replacement director for Adam Shankman after Shankman stepped down from the project due to a schedule conflict with the filming of the upcoming movie Disenchanted, Patch.com reported.
The sequel film -- which will include Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker revising their roles as the Sanderson Sisters -- is scheduled to be released in 2022, Disinsider.com reports.
The original Hocus Pocus film was released in 1993 and directed by Kenny Ortega, who told Variety last year that his only wish for the sequel was for it to "involve the three women in some major capacity," which was teased and later confirmed by Midler.
Disney also re-released Hocus Pocus in theaters last October, 27 years after its original premiere, where the movie topped the U.S. box office amid a pause in production due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.