Zeedle and Fiddler on the Roof - Bette Midler?

Hocus Pocus was in development for a while. It never would have left that early stages of development if it weren't for the enthusiasm at Bette Midler. When Middler signed on to do Hocus Pocus, she was just coming off her second Academy Award nomination,. And this was exactly what the project needed to get fully running and into full-on production.