Thora Birch

Attempts were made for Dani Dennison to be a part of the long-anticipated sequel.

Birch isn't the only member of the original cast not to appear in the sequel; Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, who played the other young leads in Hocus Pocus, are also absent from Hocus Pocus 2. If it hadn't been for scheduling conflicts, "I was definitely going to be there on set with the girls." "There were three options we had for how to bring Dani back, all of which I was excited by,"

Ahead of the highly anticipated Hocus Pocus sequel, original star Thora Birch is getting honest about not appearing in the new movie.

Plus, [Hocus Pocus 2](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/hocus-pocus-2-quick-things-to-know-about-the-disney-movie) drops on Friday, September 30, only on Disney+! [plenty busy since Hocus Pocus](https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2558650/what-the-hocus-pocus-cast-has-been-up-to) three decades ago. She can also be heard on the podcast Overleaper, and she was [on The Walking Dead as Gamma/Mary](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2477115/the-walking-deads-gamma-first-looks-at-thora-birchs-whisperer-villain). [reason for them not returning](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/im-sad-about-og-hocus-pocus-stars-not-returning-for-the-sequel-but-the-reason-makes-sense) made sense. Hopefully, if there is another Hocus Pocus movie, we’ll see the returns of Max, Alison, and Dani. And with the

One notable cast member not back for the sequel is Thora Birch, who played Dani Dennison. However, Birch has now revealed that there were initially plans for ...

"I’m excited for the fans who have been begging for Hocus Pocus 2 for years,” she shared. otherwise I was definitely going to be there on set with the girls.” After 29 years, fans of Hocus Pocus were treated to a sequel on Friday with the premiere of Hocus Pocus 2.

Thora Birch explained why she didn't reprise her role as Dani Dennison in Disney's Hocus Pocus 2, which came out Friday. 'I was working on something else ...

I did have that question, and the script came, and I loved the opening 1600s,' she added. 'The opening sequence of the movie, we get some history of our witches and Billy. Back in August, director Anne Fletcher revealed that the sequel would explore the Sanderson sisters' origins, dating back to the 1600s.

Actress Thora Birch, who played the role of Dani Dennison in the 1993 Hocus Pocus, won't be appearing in Disney+'s sequel of the film.

[Bette Midler](https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/how-old-hocus-pocus-1993-original-cast-members-now), Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy essaying the roles of Winnie, Sarah, and Mary, respectively. The official synopsis of the show, according to Disney, reads: She was Max Dennison's younger sister and was the main target of Winnie Sanderson. At the Variety Power of Women event, Thora Birch told ET that there were plans to bring her character back to the sequel, along with others. Birch revealed that she was ''dismayed'' not to be a part of the film. As per ET, Birch revealed that there were plans to bring her character back, but she couldn't be a part of the project due to scheduling conflicts.

In the original 1993 film, Dani Dennison was one of the children alongside her brother Max (played by Omri Katz, also not in the sequel) involved in the witch's ...

In the original 1993 film, Dani Dennison was one of the children alongside her brother Max (played by Omri Katz, also not in the sequel) involved in the witch’s misadventures following their return to Salem, Massachusetts. But, “by the time they got around to filming, I was already on something else.” Earlier in the year, while on the set of her [Lifetime](https://www.tvinsider.com/network/lifetime/) film [The Gabby Petito Story](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/the-gabby-petito-story/), Birch told ET Online, at the time, “I was working on something else when they were filming … “So yeah, I’ll be watching along with everybody else.” She concludes by saying the first film “holds such a special place in my heart.” “I’m excited for the fans who have been begging for Hocus Pocus 2 for years,” she says. [Disney +](https://www.tvinsider.com/network/disney-plus/). [Hocus Pocus 2](https://www.tvinsider.com/show/hocus-pocus-2/).

Thora Birch told Entertainment Tonight that "there were three options we had for how to bring Dani back" to Hocus Pocus 2, but she was unavailable.

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