“There was a version where Max had a cameo,” D’Angelo explains.

I find them very emotional also.

Even though they’re these cartoonish bullies, they’re sweet.

Hocus Pocus

Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Larry Bagby, and Tobias Jelinek in ‘Hocus Pocus’.Disney+

They get a real punishment at the end: they’re locked in the cages for how long?

“Those original characters are still very much a part of this world,” D’Angelo adds.

“I hope we’ll see them.”

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy in ‘Hocus Pocus 2’

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy in ‘Hocus Pocus 2’.Disney +

EW has reached out to Disney for comment.

“Yes, I would return if Disney approached me,” he said at the time.

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