‘The return of the witches 2’: Thora Birch, Dani in the original film, will not be in the sequel

Last year, after the confirmation of the return of the Sanderson sisters in ‘The return of the witches 2’, Thora Birch published a tweet celebrating the news. At that time, rumors were unleashed about her possible return as Dani, the little sister of Max Dennison. However, Entertainment Weekly has denied them and confirmed that he will not be part of this sequel.

According to said source, despite the fact that Disney had proposed to the actress to reprise her role, it was not possible for her to combine that project with another one she was working on. This is ‘Wednesday’, the spin-off of ‘The Addams Family’ directed by Tim Burton. However, despite having said no for that shoot, Birch left the Netflix series early for personal reasons and did not return to it. as Deadline explained.

In the first installment, Max (Omri Katz) along with his girlfriend Allison (Vinessa Shaw) and little Dani, inadvertently cause the resurrection of Winifred (Bette Midler), Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mary (Kathy Najimy). It is at this moment that the three witches decide to go back to carry out the plan that they left half-heartedly 300 years before: to achieve immortality. To do this, they need to steal the youth of the children of Salem, and the first one who is in danger is the character of Birch.

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The film began shooting in the fall of last year, on a set located in Rhode Island that recreates Salem. It includes the House of Witches, linked to the true story of the trials against 19 women accused of witchcraft in 1692. The images that have leaked about the appearance of the set, inspired by the 17th century, show that there will be flashbacks in which we will learn more about the sisters before they are executed.

Alongside the Sandersons, Doug Jones, who played Billy Butcherson, also returns to the franchise. We will also see new faces, such as Hannah Waddingham, Emmy winner for ‘Ted Lasso’; Tony Hale, Sam Richardson or Ginger Minj, who appeared on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and will be a drag version of Winifred in a show attended by the leading trio.

‘The return of the witches 2’ premieres on Disney+ in the fall of this year.