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★Hocus Pocus started life as a script by Mick Garris, that was bought by Walt Disney Pictures in 1984.
★The film's working title was Disney's Halloween House, it was much darker and scarier, and its protagonists were all 12-year-olds.
★Various rewrites were made to the script to make the film more comedic and made two of its young protagonists into teenagers; however, production was stalled several times until 1992, when Bette Midler expressed interest in the script and the project immediately went forward.
★Leonardo DiCaprio was originally offered the lead role of Max, but declined it in order to pursue What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
★Principal photography began on October 12, 1992. The film is set in Salem, Massachusetts, but most of it was shot on sound stages in Burbank, California.
★Production was completed on February 10, 1993.
★The film was released to VHS in North America on September 9, 1994 and later to DVD on June 4, 2002.
★Disney re-released the film on Blu-ray and Digital HD on September 2, 2018, as part of the film's 25th anniversary. The new release contains special features, including deleted scenes and a behind-the-scenes retrospective.
★In October 2019, a sequel was announced to be in development as a Disney+ exclusive film, with a screenplay written by Jen D'Angelo. Shortly after the report, Midler, Parker, and Najimy all confirmed their interest in reprising their roles.
★In March 2020, Adam Shankman signed on to direct.

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