Tiffany HaddishandBilly Eichnerembarked on a hilarious quest in New York City to find a “diverse” cast for a remake ofHocus Pocus.
After last month’sBilly on the Streetepisode featuring Emma Stone, Eichner is back and looking to recruit a costar for a remake the 1993 Halloween film starringBette Midler,Sarah Jessica ParkerandKathy Najimy.
“Hey guys, it’s Billy and I’m gay,” he says, with Haddish adding, “And I’mTiffany Haddishand I’m black.”
“It’s a new day in Hollywood where diversity is finally being celebrated. So, Tiffany and I have decided we wanted to do a more diverse remake of the classic Halloween movieHocus Pocus,” Eichner continues. “Tiffany and I are going to play two of the three main witches and we’re about to hit the streets to find someone to play the third witch to round out our more diverse cast. Are you ready, Tiffany?”
“She ready!” theGirls Tripstar, 38, says.
Eichner, 40, then approaches two women and says, “We need Asian witches! We’re redoingHocus PocuswithTiffany Haddish. Where are you from?”
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“China,” one of the women says. “I love a Chinese witch,” Eichner replies. When the woman informs him that she is also a lesbian, Eichner begins to yell with excitement, “Yes! Yes! Chinese lesbian witch! Crazy Witch Asians!”
Hocus Pocusrecentlycelebrated its 25th anniversarywith a special that aired on Freeform on Oct. 20 and reunited Midler, Parker and Najimy. The film centers on three witches who are brought back to life and seek to suck the youth out of children in order to remain young and beautiful.
On the streets of Manhattan, Eichner and Haddish also meet a Haddish superfan who greets the star with Haddish’s signature, “She ready!”
Eichner asks the woman if she thinks America is “ready” for a “more inclusiveHocus Pocus,” to which she responds, “They ain’t ready but they better get ready!”
source: people.com
