Entertainment Movies Sarah Jessica Parker Would Do a 'Hocus Pocus 3' If Bette Midler Does: 'No One Says No to' Her Sarah Jessica Parker said costar Bette Midler "was the person who had this fervent wish that this [sequel] would happen and could not be deterred from the idea" By Benjamin VanHoose Benjamin VanHoose Benjamin VanHoose is an Associate Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written about entertainment and breaking news for over five years. People Editorial Guidelines Published on September 28, 2022 10:22AM EDT Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Sarah Jessica Parker is always on board for more witchy fun with costar Bette Midler. The actress returns as the eccentric witch Sarah in Hocus Pocus 2 opposite her Sanderson sister cohorts Midler and Kathy Najimy as Winifred and Mary, respectively. At the New York City premiere on Tuesday, Parker, 57, told Extra she would sign on for a third Hocus Pocus if Midler also joined the project. "Bette is already starting rumors," she said of a potential sequel. "I hitch my wagon to her star. If she wants to do a third one… No one says no to the Divine Miss M." Parker added that she didn't anticipate there ever being a sequel to their 1993 original movie — but Midler always thought it was possible: "Bette was the person who had this fervent wish that this would happen and could not be deterred from the idea. You should ask her, 'cause she will say, 'Absolutely, I always imagined. I've been telling them for years.' " Kathy Najimy on Her Support for Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall: 'We Can All Have Separate Friends' Matt Kennedy/Disney Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free weekly newsletter to get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday. Najimy, 65, recently told PEOPLE it would take a lot for her to come back for another Hocus Pocus, as enjoyable as making the new film was. For more on Hocus Pocus 2, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day. "It was fun, but it's not nothing. It's a lot. But who knows, you know what I mean? Who knew that almost 30 years later we'd be doing this sequel," she said. "I think if we did it 30 years later again, well, there would be walkers and canes involved. The flying might just be a little one-foot blip off the ground. Never say never. Who knows? I can't answer that." For her part, Midler, 76, recently told Entertainment Weekly she wants to continue with the movie series. "I'm envious of other actors who have franchises, and I was hoping for a sequel to First Wives Club, but we never got that," she said. "After 30 years with no sequel to Hocus Pocus, I've always been envious of people who get to do their favorite character more than once. The fact that we got to do this finally, after 30 years of promoting the idea, I'm glad we got to do it. I'd love to have a franchise — especially a character I love playing." Hocus Pocus 2 is streaming on Disney+ Friday.