is hocus pocusIs Allison a witch? Many fans seem to think so, and director Kenny Ortega strongly disagrees.
30 years after the release of the cult classic Halloween movie, Ortega, 73, weekly entertainment It’s about theories that young coven expert Allison (played by Vnessa Shaw) may have some witchcraft herself.
“When I was a young girl, I thought she was doing magic. This wasn’t typical for Max. [Omri Katz] “I fell head over heels in love with her,” the director said. “She had a mystical beauty and was fascinating.”
Although Allison’s past is not explored much in the film, she notes that her mother once ran a museum at the country house that belonged to the Sanderson sisters (portrayed by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) 300 years ago. Midler’s character, Sanderson’s eldest sister Winifred, also sarcastically calls Allison “a clever little white witch” later in the film because she expertly uses a salt ring to exorcise witches.
“I always felt like there was a little witch there,” Ortega said, adding that years later he even talked to Disney Channel about a “spinoff potential” that never came to fruition that would further explore that aspect of the business. Allison’s character.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Courtesy of Buena Vista/Everett
hocus pocus It was not Allison’s last appearance in the series. In the 2018 book Hocus Pocus and its Brand New SequelHer character appears 25 years later alongside her now-husband Max as the parents of a 17-year-old girl named Poppy, who “finds herself face to face with the Sanderson sisters in all their sinister glory,” according to an official. summary.
“When Halloween celebrations don’t go quite as planned, it becomes a race against time as Poppy and her friends fight to save her family and all of Salem from the witches’ latest nefarious plans,” he adds.
And although Allison won’t appear in 2022’s long-awaited sequel Hocus Pocus 2 Midler (77), along with Parker (58) and Najimy (66), expressed a desire to return in character.
“I didn’t hear anything,” Shaw, 47, said. entertainment tonight In October 2021. “I know, it’s very disappointing. I’d love to do a sequel. It would be so much fun. I guess it’s a different story with teenagers, but why can’t we all come back somehow?” ?”
AJ Pictures / Alamy
He also had a theory about where Allison would be 28 years later, as she teamed up with Max and his younger sister Dani (Thora Birch) to save the children of Salem, Massachusetts.
“I think she and Max are still together, but I think Allison is from Salem and wants to be in California all the time,” the actress said. “I think they reached some kind of compromise and maybe when the witches come back she’s in Salem, visiting her mother or something.”
a third hocus pocus It was announced in June that the film was officially in development at Disney. Hocus Pocus 2 broke broadcast records It debuted on Disney+ last September.
As for the potential involvement of Shaw, Katz (47) and Birch (41) in the third movie: Hocus Pocus 2 screenwriter Jen D’Angelo told Variation“We went to great lengths to bring back the original cast for on-camera roles. [in the sequel] and then for one reason or another it just kept not working out.”
“But I hope Hocus Pocus 3, “We’ll see Max and Allison living in California,” he added.