Set photos from Disney’s upcoming Hocus Pocus 2 show preparation for a big Salem village fire scene. A new video from the Hocus Pocus 2 set gave a first gander at the constructed village set to appear in the movie. However filming is taking place in Rhode Island, the constructed set is believed to be part of flashbacks made to take after 1600’s Salem, Massachusetts.
The Providence Journal reports that new set photos from Hocus Pocus 2 show the team preparing the Salem-themed village for a big fire scene. The actual village consists of nine wood-framed designs, the greater part of which are missing at least one sides since only the sides set to appear on screen are completely constructed. While the group prepares the area for the fire scene, it appears they won’t actually light any of the constructions on fire, as Taylor Ryan, an air quality specialist from the state’s Department of Environment Management, said in the following statement:
“They are not actually lighting the construction on fire. They are using ‘fire beams’ filled by natural gas so it appears as though the building is on fire from the camera, however nothing will be burned to the ground.”
How the big Salem village fire scene will factor into the plotline of Hocus Pocus 2 isn’t known at this time. It is also not at present known the number of flashbacks of the 1600’s Salem village will make the final cut. However, considering that the Sanderson sisters are executed in the opening scene in the original film, perhaps the village’s fire is their vengeance on those that killed them.
