--- description: It's 2018 and Billy Eichner isn't going to whitewash his hypothetical remake of Hocus Pocus starring Tiffany Haddish. title: Billy Eichner Is on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' Hocus Pocus image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte635c96a02bc05a6/69893d4d97cdff5e616b688d/screen-shot-2018-10-24-at-11-18-00-am.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Billy Eichner and Tiffany Haddish Go on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' _Hocus Pocus_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 24, 2018 3:57 PM CUT  Billy on the Street  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 24, 2018 3:57 PM CUT It’s 2018 and [Billy Eichner](http://time.com/5003837/billy-eichner-stephen-colbert-hocus-pocus-or-trump-white-house/ "undefined") isn’t going to [whitewash](http://time.com/5158668/annihilation-movie-whitewashing/ "undefined") his hypothetical remake of [_Hocus Pocus_](http://time.com/4989996/leonardo-dicaprio-hocus-pocus-audition/ "undefined"). In a new episode of _Billy on the Street_ that debuted on Wednesday, Eichner teams up with Tiffany Haddish to find a third cast member to complete their more-inclusive trio of witches. “It’s a new day in Hollywood where diversity is finally being celebrated,” Eichner explains. “So Tiffany and I have decided we want to do a more diverse remake of the classic Halloween movie _Hocus Pocus_. Tiffany and I are going to play two of the three main witches and we’re about to hit the streets to find someone to play the third witch to round out our more diverse cast.” In signature _Billy on the Street_ fashion, Eichner then proceeds to run around accosting people on the streets of New York City to figure out whether any of them are the right fit to join his and Haddish’s coven. Watch the full _Billy on the Street_ episode below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5433145/billy-eichner-tiffany-haddish-hocus-pocus/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5433145/billy-eichner-tiffany-haddish-hocus-pocus/"},"headline":"Billy Eichner and Tiffany Haddish Go on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' Hocus Pocus","datePublished":"2018-10-24T15:57:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:38.119Z","description":"Who will play the third witch in Eichner and Haddish's inclusive trio?","url":"https://time.com/5433145/billy-eichner-tiffany-haddish-hocus-pocus/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","billy eichner","halloween 2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte635c96a02bc05a6/69893d4d97cdff5e616b688d/screen-shot-2018-10-24-at-11-18-00-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte635c96a02bc05a6/69893d4d97cdff5e616b688d/screen-shot-2018-10-24-at-11-18-00-am.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Billy-on-the-Street-Hocus-Pocus","caption":"","creditText":"Billy on the Street","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5433145/billy-eichner-tiffany-haddish-hocus-pocus/","name":"Billy Eichner and Tiffany Haddish Go on a Mission to Cast a 'Woke' Hocus Pocus"}}]}] ```