--- description: Fans of the beloved Halloween movie 'Hocus Pocus' are sounding off over the decision to have a new cast instead of the original one. title: Fans Are Outraged 'Hocus Pocus' Is Being Remade w/o OG Cast image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt728f75d93c031554/6988dfd3bc6cfcf7493e34b9/hocus-pocus-remake-no-original-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Fans Are Not Happy the New _Hocus Pocus_ Movie Won't Have the Original Cast  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2017 9:32 PM CUT  Smoky Halloween cauldron Smoky Halloween cauldronemyerson—Getty Images/iStockphoto  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2017 9:32 PM CUT Watching [_Hocus Pocus_](http://time.com/4549142/popular-scary-movies-by-state/ "undefined")is a Halloween tradition that’s as important as [trick-or-treating ](http://time.com/4546087/chocolate-covered-brussels-sprouts-halloween/ "undefined")or playing pranks when the leaves begin to fall and the temperature starts to drop. So it should come as no surprise that when Disney announced that they would be releasing a new _Hocus Pocus_ tv movie, fans of the original movie were more than excited. However there were some expressions of anger and disbelief that the new project will feature a new cast — meaning that the original Sanderson sisters played by Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker, respectively, won’t be reprising their iconic roles as a trio of Salem’s infamous witches. According to [_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2017/09/hocus-pocus-tv-movie-disney-channel-1202178593/ "undefined"), the Disney Channel reboot won’t just have a new cast; they’ll also be replacing veteran director Kenny Ortega who helmed the original film. > [](https://twitter.com/AustinCTweets/status/913457593141665795) > [](https://twitter.com/liamo%5Fdh/status/913409644994887681) > [](https://twitter.com/ArcaneLumi/status/913478434147278848) > [](https://twitter.com/FeelsAndreaMan/status/913511189514043392) > [](https://twitter.com/WeirdNPissdOff/status/913474197669556224) > [](https://twitter.com/TheD0ctorDisco/status/913511099160580096) > [](https://twitter.com/AndySwift/status/913430503528763392) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4961675/hocus-pocus-new-cast-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4961675/hocus-pocus-new-cast-reactions/"},"headline":"Fans Are Not Happy the New Hocus Pocus Movie Won't Have the Original Cast","datePublished":"2017-09-28T21:32:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:40.103Z","description":"RIP to the OG Sanderson sisters","url":"https://time.com/4961675/hocus-pocus-new-cast-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","entertainment","sarah jessica parker"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt728f75d93c031554/6988dfd3bc6cfcf7493e34b9/hocus-pocus-remake-no-original-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt728f75d93c031554/6988dfd3bc6cfcf7493e34b9/hocus-pocus-remake-no-original-cast.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cauldron","caption":"Cauldron","creditText":"emyerson—Getty Images/iStockphoto","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/4961675/hocus-pocus-new-cast-reactions/","name":"Fans Are Not Happy the New Hocus Pocus Movie Won't Have the Original Cast"}}]}] ```