Recently Winifred Sanderson, aka Bette Midler’s, shared her opinion on the new Hocus Pocus TV remake. The NY Daily News shared that Ms. Midler shared her views on the subject at the Restoration Project Hulaween Party in New York. When asked about it she reportedly said:
“I know it’s cheap…. “It’s going to be cheap!”
When asked about who would replace her as Winifred she said:
“I’m not sure what they’re going to do with my character. My character is very, very broad and I don’t know who they’re going to find to play that.”
The remake is in the early stages of production, so details about casting and story haven’t been announced yet.
The NY Daily News also gave us this interesting bit:
“Midler’s former castmates like on-screen sisters Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy expressed interest in doing a reboot in the past but the “Hello, Dolly!” star promptly put an end to those hopes when asked if she’d be on board.
“No, no, no!” she immediately responded.”
There you have it folks. Ms. Midler has spoken. Putting to rest her possible part in a reboot and her desire to do another film.
It will be interesting to see where Disney goes with a remake/reboot. I know the original producer David Kirschner is back on board but director Kenny Ortega is not. He isn’t too keen on the idea or a reboot either. But, there’s a new writer and a green light so we will see where it goes.
Sources: NY Daily News,
