Disney didn't initially like Bette Midler's 'Hocus Pocus' performance, director Kenny Ortega reveals.
"I think Bette was like, 'Well, this is the direction I want to go in. If you want me to be the actress, you've got to bend here,'" director Kenny Ortega reveals.Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter, host of 'Quick Drag' Twitter Spaces, and cohost of 'EW's BINGE' podcast. Almost all of the drag content on this site is my fault .
When reached for comment, a representative for Disney confirmed Ortega's recollection of the studio's reaction to Midler's performance. The filmmaker further lauded Midler for carrying on, and says she developed her portrayal of Winifred "in the mirror" and through costuming, and that she intentionally worked to mask her signature looks.
For Midler, Ortega remembers the process being a fun and lively one, but for the suits behind the project, it was a bit more daunting. Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker perform 'I Put a Spell On You' in 'Hocus Pocus'."I think she was maybe a bit goofier and wacky, wild, the exaggerated character maybe frightened people, because they couldn't see the whole movie that was in front of it, and why Bette felt so comfortable," he says, citing "the absurdity of what she looked like" as jarring to those that were familiar with her star persona.
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