Billy Butcherson is coming back! It is only right that he would, right? The Sanderson Sisters were only one staple of the first Hocus Pocus film. Their undead henchman was another terrifying part of their reign. As if that isn’t good enough, it also turns out that Billy Butcherson will once again be played by Doug Jones.
“It does something to your soul, it’s so surreal, it’s so mind-blowing,” director Anne Fletcher told Entertainment Weekly about Billy’s return. “He’s in a moment of betrayal [in the scene], so you’re looking at this beloved character in such a way who’s been hurt, and it blows your socks off. I’ll never forget that.”
Of course, Fletcher wasn’t the only one entirely excited to return to the bony body of Butcherson. Jones himself was dying to return to this character as well.
“I was really happy that Billy comes out of the grave talking,” Jones said. “It is seamless between the first movie and the second, that’s the first thing I felt. It keeps the pureness and nostalgia alive and well for those who grew up with the first movie, and for any new fans we’re gathering now will be excited about modernization for the current time we’re in.”
We can’t wait to see Jones return as Butcherson when Hocus Pocus 2 arrives on Disney+ beginning September 30.
