00:00Sam Richardson is getting into the Halloween spirit, joining the highly anticipated Hocus Pocus sequel.
00:05The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the Veep actor is in final negotiations to appear alongside original stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, who are all set to return for the Disney Plus feature.
00:18Hocus Pocus 2 is a follow-up to the 1993 comedy that starred Midler, Parker, and Najimy as three witches who were resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts and are bent on becoming immortal.
00:28The sequel, which is currently in production, will see three young women accidentally bring the Sanderson sisters back to modern-day Salem and must be stopped from causing more toil and trouble.
00:45Richardson most recently hilariously portrayed the charming yet hot-tempered billionaire Edwin Okufu in Ted Lasso and will next be seen alongside Chris Pratt in the Universal feature Stranded Asset, which he will also write.
00:58For more on this casting, head to THR.com.
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