Kathy Najimy HasHocus PocusReunion with Bette Midler for a 'Birthday-Eve Dinner' in N.Y.C.

Mar. 15, 2025

Kathy Najimy and Bette Midler on Feb. 5, 2025 in N.Y.C.Photo:Kathy Najimy/Instagram

Kathy Najimy/Instagram

The Sanderson sisters reunited in New York City.

Kathy NajimyandBette Midlercelebrated Najimy’s 68th birthday on Wednesday, Feb. 5, where Midler joined Najimy for a pre-birthday celebration dinner atMichael’s NYC.

Najimy posted a sweet image toInstagramof the pair embracing each other at the dinner table donning coordinating black sweaters. Najimy’s birthday is Thursday, Feb. 6.

“Nothing BETTEr than a birthday-eve dinner with this beauty last night. 🌺,” Najimy simply captioned the photo.

Finnerty, who has been married to Najimy since 1998, posted a sweet message on his ownInstagram, writing “Happy birthday to my sweet sweet lady.”

Midler, 79, and Najimy notably portrayed the spooky Sanderson sisters in theHocus Pocusfilms together, as Winifred and Mary, alongsideSarah Jessica Parkeras Sarah.

In the originalHocus Pocus, which hit theaters in 1993, Salem teen Max (Omri Katz) inadvertently resurrects the evil Sanderson sisters — who were hanged three centuries prior — when he lights the Black Flame Candle on Halloween at the sisters’ former home. They wreak havoc on the town before meeting their demise.

Nearly 30 years later, Najimy, Midler and Parker starred in the sequel film, which followed the Sanderson sisters' second resurrection — and gave insight into how the Sandersons became witches centuries ago.

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker in “Hocus Pocus.".Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock

Disney/Kobal/Shutterstock

When the sequel premiered in September 2022,Najimy told PEOPLEhow special it is to be a part of the film franchise that audiences adore.

“It just really is very generational, but nobody is more surprised than we are about how this movie and these characters have just flooded through people’sHalloweensand they really take it seriously,” she said. “They really, really look forward to it. And it’s flattering.

Najimy also added, “Who knew that almost 30 years later we’d be doing this sequel?” Joking thata third installment ofHocus Pocuswould have to come sooner rather than later. “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.”

Less than a year after the sequel’s premiere, Sean Bailey — who was president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production at the time — confirmedin a June 2023 interviewwithTheNew York Timesthat a third installment was green-lit.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy in “Hocus Pocus 2”.Matt Kennedy/Disney

Matt Kennedy/Disney

Jen D’Angelo, who pennedHocus Pocus 2,toldEntertainment Weeklyin October 2023, that she was figuring out the Sanderson sisters’ next movies. “We’re still in the story phase, we’re still working on it,” said D’Angelo.

“We’ve been working on some ideas, and it’s been fun to dive back into that world, and we have so many directions in which to go and so many new characters to explore,” she added.

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Hocus Pocus1 and 2 are available to stream on Disney+.

source: people.com