#HocusPocus director Kenny Ortega opened up about not being brought back for the sequel
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“Hocus Pocus” original director Kenny Ortega said that he’s disappointed that he wasn’t asked back for the 2022 sequel, but he’s available and interested in directing the third installment even if he hasn’t seen “Hocus Pocus 2” yet
“No, they did not approach me to direct it, which was disappointing, but, of course, in the end, I was very supportive, wanting for Bette, Kathy, and Sarah to have another crack at it. You let go of things, you surrender, you move on, you don’t hold on, you don’t have ownership. I would’ve loved to have gone back and play again, but that I didn’t is okay.”
The reason he wasn’t asked back is that the wanted “Young blood, new ideas, I don’t know, for whatever reason that they don’t, it’s their choice. I was available, I was interested, and I still am available and interested, if that were to ever be a conversation that someone wanted to have with me. And yet, at the same time, I support the franchise however they want to move forward with it.“
Kenny Ortega (“High School Musical”, “Descendants”) directed the 1993 movie starring Mette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, while Anne Fletcher (“Step Up”, “27 Dresses”, “The Proposal”) took over for the sequel.
