‘Hocus Pocus 3’ In Development At Disney After Franchise’s Sequel Success

Alyson Stoner was "fired from a children's show" after coming out. The 29-year-old star made multiple appearances in Disney Channel in the mid-to-late 2000s in hits such as 'Camp Rock' and 'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody' but was allegedly dismissed from a job in later years after publicly coming out as queer over "safety concerns" for children. Speaking on' I'm Literally Screaming with Spencewuah', Alyson said: "There were other pressures and considerations for me to be public.

Tish Cyrus celebrated her engagement to Dominic Purcell — and their upcoming nuptials — with a trip to Italy.

Emmerdale actor Asan N'Jie has managed to land an exciting new role in a Disney movie, four years after he was axed from the ITV soap.The former Ellis Chapman star, whose role was taken over by Aaron Anthony in the months after the incident, abruptly left the Dales after he allegedly threatened to stab fellow actor Jamie Lomas, 48, during the TV Choice Awards in 2019. Asan, 28, was caught on video in the hallways shouting and threatening rival soap star Jamie, who has previously been in Channel 4 rival Hollyoaks, as the pair got into a row.

Gal Gadot is ready to focus on her future after Wonder Woman 3 was canceled. The star of Heart of Stone is opening up about what her next projects will look like as she continues to make strides in the industry.

Christine McCarthy, a significant figure in Disney’s senior management team in recent years, is stepping down and taking a medical leave of absence from the company.

Gamma gamma hey! The world’s favorite gamma ray antihero is coming to Disney+ on Friday.

Massive release date changes were fairly commonplace over the past few years, as we watched the COVID pandemic shift entire distribution strategies for film studios. Now, it appears the WGA Strike has finally shown its impact on film releases, at least over at Disney, as the studio delays some of the biggest films on its schedule including new “Avengers,” “Star Wars,” and “Avatar” films.

https://t.co/27ETuDLLf1— P!nk (@Pink) June 12, 2023My grandfather is spinning in his grave. https://t.co/Qb5lV9ChbF— Abigail Disney (@abigaildisney) June 12, 2023The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement: “We are aware of these groups that aim to agitate and incite people with antisemitic symbols and slurs.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent ANNECY —  In what looks like one of the biggest announcements at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, Disney Branded Television has greenlit a new animated series for preschoolers, “Disney Junior’s Ariel,” inspired by the hugely popular story of “The Little Mermaid.”  The announcement is set to be made today by Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, during the Annecy Animation Festival, at a new project and sneak peak picked presentation across the upcoming slate of Disney Branded Television and Disney EMEA titles. The new series follows a young Ariel and features fan-favorite characters, including King Triton, Ursula, Sebastian and Flounder, as well as exciting new additions. “Disney Junior’s Ariel” is set to debut on Disney platforms worldwide in 2024.

Disney has given the green light to an animated series for preschoolers Disney Junior’s Ariel inspired by The Little Mermaid.

There are a ton of changes happening to the theatrical release calendar.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Disney is shaking up its release calendar, adding a new “Star Wars” movie and “Moana” live-action adaptation to the schedule and delaying the next three “Avatar” movies by a year. At this rate, the fifth trip to Pandora will be released in 2031. That’s in eight years, for anyone who wants to know the math. Among the highlights of the overhaul: “Moana” will be released on June 27, 2025; “Deadpool 3” moved from Nov. 8, 2024 to May 3, 2024; an untitled “Star Wars” movie is debuting on Dec. 18, 2026; “Avatar 3” has shifted to Dec. 19, 2025; “Avatar 4” to Dec. 21, 2029 and “Avatar 5” to Dec. 19, 2031. Other changes include a massive Marvel reshuffling. “Captain America: Brave New World” is moving from May 3, 2024 to Aug. 26, 2024, which in turn is delaying “Thunderbolts” to Dec. 20, 2024, “Blade” to Feb. 14, 2025, “Fantastic Four” to May 2, 2025. “Avengers: Kang Dynasty” is getting pushed back an entire year, from May 2, 2025 to May 1, 2026. It’s taking the place of “Avengers: Secret which is jumping from May 1, 2026 to May 7, 2027.

Disney+ series “Snowdrop,” has died. She was 29.

Not focusing on the drama. Kristin Davis addressed Kim Cattrall‘s upcoming cameo on And Just Like That — which reportedly wasn’t filmed alongside any of her former Sex and the City costars.

Ben Croll Three days after a barbarous playground attack left the lakeside town in grief and shock, and in an amphitheater facing the public park where the tragedy occurred, the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival inaugurated this year’s edition with a show of solidarity and communal defiance. “In response to barbarity, this festival will hold up creativity and artistic perspective,” said event organizer Dominique Puthod as he addressed the lively crowd. “You will bring color and wonder to the eyes of young and old alike, on bruised and battered paper, as a tribute to life.” “The best response to this tragedy is to live even more forcefully and more intensely,” added Annecy mayor François Astorg. “With this conviction art and culture celebrates life, and enables us to change the world to make it a better place.”

Khloe Kardashian is addressing the current status of her relationship with Tristan Thompson.

in The New York Times. Bailey confirmed that there was another film in development — although, at the time, not much else was known.It’s currently unclear, for instance, if original stars Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker will be back for “Hocus Pocus 3,” or if other actors from the first film who skipped “Hocus Pocus 2” (like Omri Katz, Vinessa Shaw and Jason Marsden) will return for the new movie.

Hocus Pocs, Hocus Pocus 3 is officially in the works. President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production Sean Bailey confirmed in an interview with published Sunday, June 4, that the studio is making a second sequel to the 1993 Halloween classic horror-comedy Hocus Pocus, among more than 50 other slated projects. After many years (we're talking literal decades) of anticipation, Hocus Pocus 2 was finally released exclusively on Disney+ in 2022.

, Sean Bailey, President of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production confirmed that is in the works. While the Disney executive didn't confirm any further details, he made the reveal during the interview while discussing the success of the live-action,, and while confirming the live-action versions of,, and .  found success last year after it was released on Disney+.

Halloween just keeps on getting better and better. Last year, fans of the iconic film Hocus Focus were treated to a second offering, almost 30 years after the release of the first movie. Starring the original three Sanderson sister witches - Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker), Winifred (Bette Midler) and Mary (Kathy Najimy), the film followed two young women as they accidentally brought back the sisters to modern day Salem.