A Role for a Fan
“You know, as a fan of the movie itself, this was directed right at me. I’ve been a fan of the movie since it was in theaters,” admitted actor Sam Richardson (The Afterparty). “To get to be in the movie as a fan of the movie from growing up, and getting to watch these three [Hocus Pocus icons] and watching myself, it’s so many levels of inception. It’s very meta.” he said of getting to play Salem Magic Shop owner and Sanderson Sisters fanboy Gilbert.
Richardson even went as far as taking the movie role without meeting Fletcher—he loves Hocus Pocus that much. “My whole career was just a plan to get into the movie and I did. I saw the first movie in theater. And my reaction was like, I’m gonna be in that,” he joked. But we have a hunch that may not have been kidding if you’ve seen Werewolves Within (if you haven’t, you must), which shares a horror comedy vibe but is way more violent.
