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Sarah Jessica Parker is paying tribute to her stepfather, Paul Giffin Forste, after he died unexpectedly on Wednesday.

Hocus Pocus 2″ is the long awaited sequel to the 1993 original. A financial failure when it was first released, the film has since become a much beloved cult classic, celebrated, quoted and imitated in costume by faithful fans including this writer.

Sarah Jessica Parker has revealed the reason behind her sudden exit from an NYC event on Wednesday – and it's heartbreaking.MORE: Sarah Jessica Parker poses with lookalike twin daughters in rare family outingThe Hocus Pocus 2 star was forced to make a quick exit from New York City Ballet's 10th Annual Fall Fashion Gala after she received news of a family emergency, which has now been revealed to be the death of her stepfather Paul Giffin Forste.WATCH: Sarah Jessica Parker shares glimpse inside family homeIn a statement, the Parker family announced that Paul — who married Sarah Jessica's mom, Barbara, in 1969 — died aged 76 on Wednesday."Our family is sad to announce that after an unexpected and rapid illness, Paul Giffin Forste passed away yesterday at age 76," the family said in a statement.SEE: Sarah Jessica Parker looks stylish in black swimsuit during family trip to the beachMORE: Sarah Jessica Parker shares rare photo of son James' face in bittersweet tribute"In his last moments he was surrounded with the love and gratitude of his adored wife Barbara of 54 years, and children, including Sarah Jessica Parker," the statement continued."Paul will be remembered with the spirit of loving kindness which was his faith, his special delight in his 13 grandchildren, and his sustained belief in making the world a more charitable, tolerant, and beautiful place for all." Sarah Jessica with her daughters and husbandOn Thursday, the Sex and the City actress left the fashion gala – where she was being honored – at the David H.

Sarah Jessica Parker is mourning a death in her family. The 57-year-old actress' stepfather, Paul Giffin Forste, who was married to her mom, Barbara, for more than five decades, died on Wednesday, her family told in a statement.

during the Broadway Podcast Network’s “The Art of Kindness” podcast on Thursday.“This started before COVID, but now it seems to be back on — and that is that they are building a Broadway version of ‘Hocus Pocus,’ ” said Kirschner.“I just want to pinch myself, and I’m just afraid that I’m going to be 9 years old and on a Little League field again … But it’s just so wonderful just to stand back and watch all of this.”The 67-year-old producer and “Hocus Pocus” creator made the announcement a day before the highly-anticipated sequel is set to fly on Disney+.“It’s not just me. It’s so many people that brought ‘Hocus Pocus’ [to life] — from [director] Kenny Ortega and Mick Garris’ script and John Debney’s score and Bill Sandell’s production design, and now a whole new generation are working on it,” Kirschner said.“Hocus Pocus” and its sequel star Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as the hilarious-yet-sinister Sanderson sisters — who are hellbent on terrorizing modern-day Salem, Massachusetts.

Sarah Jessica Parker is dealing with a family emergency, her rep told ET, which has caused her to miss out on two events.ET can confirm that the 57-year-old actress pulled out of the global virtual press conference for on Wednesday, and also did not attend the New York Ballet 2022 Fall Fashion Gala at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night. Parker's rep did not elaborate on the family emergency.The gala is an event Parker attends annually and was expected to be honored this year. A source told that moments after Parker arrived at the David H.

out on Disney+ 29 years later, is much, much worse.Running time: 104 minutes. Rated PG (action, macabre/suggestive humor and some language).

At the very least, the Mouse House avoids the laziest possible mistake with “Hocus Pocus 2.” This sequel to the childhood and camp classic, which arrives nearly three decades after the original bewitched audiences, does not amount to just a slightly updated remake of the first film for a cynical cash grab. But all that really means is opening up director Anne Fletcher and screenwriter Jen D’Angelo to make a different set of mistakes.

Sarah Jessica Parker was forced to make a quick exit from an event on Wednesday after she received news of a family emergency.RELATED: Sarah Jessica Parker and Bette Midler return in Hocus Pocus 2 trailer - and it looks brilliantThe Hocus Pocus 2 star was being honored at New York City Ballet's 10th Annual Fall Fashion Gala but reportedly left the event at the David H. Koch Theater at the Lincoln Center moments after she arrived. According to Page Six, guests at the venue were told that the actress sadly had to leave because of a "sudden devastating family situation", although no other details were given.WATCH: Sarah Jessica Parker shares glimpse inside family homeSarah Jessica's sudden departure came just one day after she was supported by her twin daughters and her husband Matthew Broderick at the premiere of her new movie Hocus Pocus 2.The Sex and the City star posed up a storm alongside her children, Marion and Tabitha, 13, during the rare family outing, which didn't include her son James Wilkie, 19, who is studying at Brown University.SEE: Sarah Jessica Parker looks stylish in black swimsuit during family trip to the beachMORE: Sarah Jessica Parker shares rare photo of son James' face in bittersweet tributeThe trio happily smiled for photographers outside the venue, with the actress' offspring proving they share their mother's penchant for fashion.Sarah Jessica looked chic in a floral shimmering tunic which she teamed with purple pleated pants and pink satin heels.

the so-called feud between her pals and former “Sex and the City” co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall.“You know, we all can have separate friends,” she explained to People at the premiere of “Hocus Pocus 2” on Tuesday. “And you can love two people the same that are on, you know, different parts of the universe.”“Being friends with one person doesn’t mean you’re not friends with the other person,” Najimy, 65, added.She and Parker, 57, currently star in the Disney+ sequel, filmed nearly 30 years after the original haunting movie that’s since become beloved by fans.Despite playing loving friends on the iconic HBO series which began airing in 1998, Parker and Cattrall, 66, have been feuding for several years now, and it came to a tipping point when Cattrall didn’t sign onto a third “Sex and the City” movie or the revival series, “And Just Like That.”Parker got candid in a profile for the Hollywood Reporter in June about her issues with Cattrall.

upcoming Disney+ film “Hocus Pocus 2,” the sequel to the 1993 cult classic, revealed their thoughts about a potential third installment in the “Hocus Pocus” series during the Tuesday premiere.Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker told Entertainment Weekly that they would love to continue playing the witchy Sanderson Sisters who terrorize present-day Salem, Massachusetts.“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,” Midler, 76, 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.

Entertainment Tonight, “Could be, could be.”“Well, you know, I can’t be like, cryptic about it anymore,” she said at the “Hocus Pocus 2” premiere Tuesday night. The Post has reached out to HBO Max for comment.It was reported last month by Deadline that Corbett would have a “substantial, multi-episode arc” in the second season.When the “SATC” sequel was originally in the works, Corbett told Page Six that he was “going to do the show” — but never appeared in any of the first season’s episodes. The last time Aidan was seen in the “SATC” world was in the 2010 spin-off movie “Sex in the City 2.”The reappearance of Aidan would come after — spoiler alert — Carrie lost her husband, Mr.

Sarah Jessica Parker just confirmed John Corbett's return to the  universe. ET's Rachel Smith spoke to Parker at the  premiere Tuesday night, where she teased what's to come in And Just Like That's second season.«Could be, could be,» Parker, who plays fashionista sex columnist, Carrie Bradshaw, said of Corbett reprising his role as Carrie's ex, Aidan Shaw, in the HBO Max reboot.

Sarah Jessica Parker at the  premiere Tuesday night. Parker hit the red carpet for the first look at the long-anticipated sequel with her husband, Matthew Broderick, and their twin daughters Tabitha and Marion, 13.Parker nearly matched the purple carpet in a pink and silver ensemble that saw the  actress in a sparkling tunic, adorned with a floral design, which featured blue, purple and pink accents.

Sarah Jessica Parker is hopping on her broomstick for a second turn as Sarah Sanderson in .ET's Rachel Smith spoke to Parker at the film's premiere Tuesday, where she revealed the hardest and easiest parts about making the film's long-awaited sequel, and dished on reuniting with Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy to bring the Sanderson sisters back to our screens once more.«The easiest part was being on the set with Bette and Kathy every day singing and flying, trying to recall and remember what we did and why, and I think the hardest part was just masks in film making, you know, COVID restrictions and guidelines that you really want to honor,» Parker, who attended the premiere with her husband, Matthew Broderick and their twin daughters shared.«It just separates you from people,» she continued. «I think one of the best parts of making a movie is the human exchange that happens on a set, you know, you're with your crew all the time.

Sarah Jessica Parker at the  premiere Tuesday night. Parker hit the red carpet for the first look at the long-anticipated sequel with her husband, Matthew Broderick, and their twin daughters Tabitha and Marion, 13.Parker nearly matched the purple carpet in a pink and silver ensemble that saw the  actress in a sparkling tunic, adorned with a floral design, which featured blue, purple and pink accents.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Sara Ramirez teased fans of the hit HBO Max reboot,, on Wednesday, posting photos from the first table read for season 2. SJP, who plays everyone's favorite fashionista sex columnist, Carrie Bradshaw, posted a photo of the first episode's script, crossing out the title, and captioning the pic, "@justlikethatmax Just this much. For now.

during New York Fashion Week on Friday has some believing the Skims founder was “snubbed” by Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.In the clip, the newly single Kardashian and “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker stand side by side in the front row, clapping for the show’s finale. Kardashian spots Wintour from across the catwalk and mouths “Hi” to her as SJP energetically waves at the fashion icon.Wintour approaches them and hugs Parker first while Kardashian smiles — and waits.TikTok users have since viewed the clip more than 4.3 million times and provided their two cents on the interaction.“And just like that…..

! Disney unveiled the first official trailer from the long-anticipated sequel, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, during their D23 Expo event on Friday.In addition to Midler, Parker and Najimy, Doug Jones, who plays Billy Butcherson, also reprises his role in the upcoming sequel.Set 29 years after the events of the first film,  sees the 17th-century sisters resurrected after high school friends relight the Black Flame Candle and spark a whole new adventure. Now, it’s up to these students to put a stop to the witches once again.ET previously reported that the film will «see three young women accidentally bringing the Sanderson Sisters back to modern-day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on the world.»Whitney Peak, Lilia Buckingham and Belissa Escobedo play the present-day Salem students who incite the wrath of the three witches.

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 which is one month away from running amok on the streaming giant.  It the latest poster, Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson have a message for all the fans.

fans won’t see two of the film’s most iconic faces in the upcoming Disney+ sequel. The film’s director, Anne Fletcher, revealed that Omri Katz and Vinessa Shaw, who played Max Dennison and Allison, won’t appear in the upcoming film.  «We wanted to weave in all of the people that the fans loved, and when you sat back with all the ingredients and story, you're like, how do we make this work?» Fletcher tells in a new interview. «It was very difficult to try to have them be a part of it, because we did talk about it — painstakingly.

long been confirmed for the sequel, some stars from the 1993 original movie will not make a return.“Hocus Pocus 2” director Anne Fletcher recently divulged to Entertainment Weekly that Vinessa Shaw and Omri Katz, who played teens Allison and Max, will not be reprising their roles in the new film.Thora Birch — who played 8-year-old Dani in the original comedy — is also not coming back. Apart from the witches, “Pan’s Labyrinth” star Doug Jones is the only actor returning from the first movie, reprising his role of Billy Butcherson, Winifred’s ex-boyfriend.Fletcher explained that some of the original cast members are not coming back because producers found it “difficult” to incorporate them.“We wanted to weave in all of the people that the fans loved, and when you sat back with all the ingredients and story, you’re like, how do we make this work?” she said.

Deadline reported on Friday.The outlet noted that Corbett, 61, is coming on for a “substantial, multi-episode arc” on the HBO Max series.The Post has reached out to HBO and Corbett for comment.Representatives for Parker declined to comment when contacted by The Post.Page Six revealed in April 2021 that the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” star was going to be in the first season of “AJLT,” however, his appearance never panned out.He told the publication last year: “I’m going to do the show,” adding that the news is “very exciting” for him. “I think I might be in quite a few [episodes],” Corbett claimed at the time.However, star Sarah Jessica Parker divulged this past February that Corbett apologized to her for alleging that he will be in the reboot.“He actually reached out very kindly, ’cause he’s nothing if not a gentleman, and apologized for doing that as a joke,” the “Divorce” star, 57, said during her appearance on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.” “And then I was like, ’No, no, no. I mean, it’s a free country, first of all, and second of all, I thought it was kind of delightful and fun.’”Parker also admitted that Corbett could pop up in future seasons, coyly saying: “Having said that, I think he would be … well I’m not gonna — I mean, yes, all of it is possible.

Sarah Jessica Paker delighted the staff in SOUP 2 restaurant in Dublin when she dropped in for dinner with family - and even offered to join the staff in the kitchen as they were clearly so busy!MORE: And Just Like That... you can book Sarah Jessica Parker's Hamptons holiday home for less than $20Of course, owner Conor Hughes didn't take her up on the fun offer, but was thrilled to have the Sex and the City star in for a delicious meal and even sent her some extra sashimi as they were so keen on the dish.WATCH: Sarah Jessica Parker gives rare glimpse inside mind-blowing family home"Sarah was one of the nicest customers I've had in a while," Conor exclusively told HELLO!: "She noticed we were super busy, asked if I was short-staffed, and jokingly offered to help in the kitchen, as I was cooking and running food! She seemed to know a lot about our business, and clearly had done her due diligence."READ: Sarah Jessica Parker's $15m New York townhouse is better than Carrie Bradshaw'sSEE: Sarah Jessica Parker offers rare tour inside family homeSarah visted with her husband Matthew Broderick and their children, James,19 and 12-year-old twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha.

 Sarah Jessica Parker spent the weekend sunbathing with her husband of 25 years Matthew Broderick.  MORE: Sarah Jessica Parker and Bette Midler return in Hocus Pocus 2 trailer - and it looks brilliantThe 57-year-old who was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2022 was spotted spending some time in a  timeless black swimsuit.

Disney+ dropped a teaser for “Hocus Pocus 2” on Tuesday and stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are back as Winifred, Sarah and Mary Sanderson.The official synopsis of the sequel reads: “It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.”The one-minute trailer starts with two teens lighting the Black Flame Candle, with the sisters being resurrected by the fire.“Lock up your children.

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy have reunited as the Sanderson Sisters for the highly anticipated sequel to. Ahead of ’s Sept.