![]() ![]() “I was like, I want all the gossip, girl!” (She admits Peak spilled some tea about the show, but what did she divulge? That’s a secret Escobedo will never tell.) so I was obviously excited,” Escobedo says. We were riffing off of each other.” Peak had already filmed the first season of HBO Max’s Gossip Girl reboot when Hocus Pocus was in production, and Escobedo was amped about it. “She went through like four books, always reading,” Escobedo says.Įscobedo’s co-star Whitney Peak (who plays main character Becca) was also a source of joy. “I think those are lessons that, as young actors coming up in the business, are good to see.” She also picked up the habit of reading novels while on set because it’s what Parker did. “They were very loving about their part and respectful on the set,” she says. Just watching how Midler, Najimy, and Parker worked taught Escobedo a ton. They’re so kind, and they just brought it every single day.” I learned so much from them just by watching. “It’s unreal when people ask me ,” she says. Matt Kennedy © 2022 Disney Enterprises, IncĮscobedo admits she still can’t believe she actually got to work with the original movie’s stars, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker. “I was like, ‘OK, we can scream now.’ And we did.” “She’s off in the background, like, ‘Can I start screaming?’” Escobedo gave in. When she finally landed the role, Escobedo desperately tried to keep it cool and professional, but her mom wasn’t having it. Naturally, auditioning for the highly anticipated sequel was nerve-racking for the superfan, whose internal monologue went something like, “‘Don’t get your hopes up,’ but also like, ‘Oh my God, this is awesome.’” “We would have Halloween dinners before we’d go trick or treating, and we would always play that movie, every time.” “We would watch it every Halloween,” she says. It’s also a ride that’s been decades in the making for the 24-year-old actor watching the original 1993 Hocus Pocus film has been an annual spooky season tradition for her and her mom for as long as she can remember. Reflecting on her whirlwind week, she calls the experience “a crazy ride.” Our early morning interview the following day coincided with a hair and makeup appointment to get her ready for a full day of press. The night before our interview, she was at the New York City premiere of her new Disney+ movie, Hocus Pocus 2 the first red carpet event she’d ever attended, which included all her co-stars and their families. In this piece, Belissa Escobedo discusses her role in Hocus Pocus 2 and how much it meant to her as a major fan of the original film.īelissa Escobedo’s life is pretty surreal right now. ![]() In Elite Daily’s series At The Moment, celebs dish on their current projects, pop culture hot takes, and everything taking over their group chats. ![]()
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