If you’re a Disney Halloween fan, surely you’ve heard the news. You have, haven’t you? Well, just in case you’re one of the few who hasn’t: It’s finally been confirmed after years and years of rumors that Disney is remaking its cult classic 1993 movie “Hocus Pocus.”
The TV movie will have a new cast and new director, so say “goodbye” to Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy and Kenny Ortega. “Deadline” reports that David Kirschner will be the executive producer, and Scarlett Lacey will write the script. Plus, the movie will be “reimagined” for Disney Channel.
But before that happens, you can enjoy numerous screenings of “Hocus Pocus” this month on Freeform (formerly ABC Family) during its 13 Nights of Halloween programming event, including a marathon on October 31:
Thursday, October 19
7 a.m. – Last Man Standing
7:30 a.m. — Spooky Buddies
11 a.m. – The MIddle
11:30 a.m. – The Middle
12 p.m. — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2
2:35 p.m. — The Haunted Mansion
4:40 p.m. — The Addams Family
6:45 p.m. — Addams Family Values
8:50 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. — ParaNorman
Friday, October 20
7 a.m. — The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
11 a.m. – The Middle
11:30 a.m. – The Middle
12 p.m. — The Haunted Mansion
2:10 p.m. — The Addams Family
4:15 p.m. — Addams Family Values
6:20 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
8:30 p.m. — Sleepy Hollow
12 a.m. — The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Saturday, October 21
7 a.m. — Edward Scissorhands
9:30 a.m. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2
12:30 – Fun Size
2:35 p.m. — Matilda
4:40 p.m. — Sleepy Hollow
7:10 p.m. — The Addams Family
9:15 p.m. — Addams Family Values
11:25 p.m. — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sunday, October 22
7 a.m. — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2
10:05 a.m. — Matilda
12:10 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
2:20 p.m. — Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5 p.m. — The Addams Family
7:05 p.m. — Addams Family Values
9:15 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
11:25 p.m. — Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Monday, October 23
7 a.m. – Last Man Standing
7:30 a.m. — Frankenweenie
Tim Burton Marathon
11 a.m. — Edward Scissorhands
1:35 p.m. — Alice in Wonderland
4:10 p.m. — Dark Shadows
6:50 p.m. — Sleepy Hollow
9:20 p.m. — The Nightmare Before Christmas
12 a.m. — Frankenweenie
Tuesday, October 24
7 a.m. — Edward Scissorhands
11 a.m. – Fun Size
1 p.m. — The Haunted Mansion
3 p.m. — The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:40 p.m. — The Addams Family
6:45 p.m. — Addams Family Values
8:50 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. — Teen Witch
Wednesday, October 25
7 a.m. – Last Man Standing
7:30 a.m. — Teen Witch
11 a.m. – The Middle
11:30 a.m. — Twilight
2:25 p.m. — The Addams Family
4:30 p.m. — Addams Family Values
6:35 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
8:45 p.m. — Men in Black
12 a.m. — Bewitched
Thursday, October 26
7 a.m. — Last Man Standing: Halloween Special
7:30 a.m. — R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
11 a.m. – The Middle
11:30 a.m. — Bewitched
1:30 p.m. — The Haunted Mansion
3:35 p.m. — Sleepy Hollow
6:05 p.m. — Men in Black
8:20 p.m. — Dark Shadows
12 a.m. — The Haunted Mansion
Friday, October 27
7 a.m. — Dark Shadows
11 a.m. – The Middle
11:30 a.m. – The Middle
12 p.m. — Sleepy Hollow
2:25 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
4:35 p.m. — Men in Black
6:50 p.m. — The Addams Family
8:55 p.m. — Addams Family Values
12 a.m. — Hocus Pocus
Saturday, October 28
7 a.m. — Spooky Buddies
9:05 a.m. — R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
11:10 a.m. — The Addams Family
1:20 p.m. — Addams Family Values
3:30 p.m. — The Nightmare Before Christmas
5:10 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
7:20 p.m. — Disney-Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
9:25 p.m. — Disney-Pixar’s Monsters University
11:55 p.m. — ParaNorman
Sunday, October 29
7 a.m. — R.L. Stine’s Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
9:10 a.m. — ParaNorman
11:20 a.m. — The Nightmare Before Christmas
1 p.m. — Hook
4:15 p.m. — Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
4:45 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
6:55 p.m. — Disney-Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
9 p.m. — Disney-Pixar’s Monsters University
11:30 p.m. —Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story of TERROR!
12 a.m. — Frankenweenie
Monday, October 30
7 a.m. — Sleepy Hollow
11 a.m. The Middle
11:30 a.m. — Dark Shadows
2 p.m. — Sleepy Hollow
4:30 p.m. — The Addams Family
6:40 p.m. — Addams Family Values
8:50 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
12 a.m. — Hocus Pocus
Tuesday, October 31
7 a.m. – Last Man Standing
Hocus Pocus Marathon
7:30 a.m. — Hocus Pocus
11 a.m. – The Middle
11:30 – The Middle
12 p.m. to 11 p.m. — Hocus Pocus
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