A resurfaced clip of 'Hocus Pocus 2' star Kathy Najimy is going viral, and it hits very close to home.
The interview took an interesting turn when co-anchorasked her,"I understand you had some concerns in all seriousness about taking on this role because you didn’t want to offend or stereotype real witches, is that right?"
Najimy responded,"At the risk of having America roll their eyes, I just feel supportive of all groups, whether they’re women’s groups or gay groups or racial groups, and I know that there are groups of witches out there." "I mean, I’m not a witch. I don’t know any personally," she added."But when I read the script, I thought this is really perpetuating a stereotype about an evil ugly witch and I know that there are groups of really strong women who sort of bind together, within are very spiritual and powerful. I didn’t want to be part of perpetuating that myth."
Next, Najimy said what she did to ease her apprehensions. This included engaging in conversations with creatives on the project and"the goddess of the world who knows everything:""She said that, the interesting thing was that originally some of the women who were said to be witches were healthcare workers and midwives," Najimy explained."So that’s where the notion of baby eating came because they would perform abortions sometimes.
and Sarah Jessica Parker. All three of the women returned for a sequel that just came out on Sept. 30, 2022, becoming Disney+'s biggest debut for a film in the United States.
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