Looks like we might all be booking another trip to “Halloweentown!”
Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Emily Roeske, and J. Paul Zimmerman in “Halloweentown” (Courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures)
Disney is in development on a fifth film in the popular series, according to a new report from Variety.
The plot details haven’t been shared, but the script is being written by Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn, based on the characters created by Paul Bernbaum, who wrote the first “Halloweentown” film in 1998.
No word on casting, but PauseRewind recently spoke with Kimberly J. Brown, who starred as teen witch Marnie in the original and two of the sequels, who expressed that she would be on board for another “Halloweentown.”
“I get approached literally every day, whether it’s in person or on social media, asking me to do another one, and I’m like, guys, I am down. I have told Disney I’m down. They know we’re all down to do another one,” Brown said.
“It’s up to them at this point. So we keep telling fans, my husband says a lot [to tag on social media] at Disney Plus. Like, tell them you’d want to see it because I literally get asked every day. We would have a blast.”
Debbie Reynolds, Kimberly J. Brown, Emily Roeske, and J. Paul Zimmerman in “Halloweentown” (Courtesy: Walt Disney Pictures)
Fans have been tagging Disney in the comments of PauseRewind’s post with Brown for weeks, over 400 as of publishing. Of course, fans have also been generally championing the idea over the years.
Brown cherishes her role in the franchise and shared how often people speak with her about the films and what it means to them.
“I mean people will come up to me and just start bawling, like sharing their stories of what the movies meant to them as kids, or how they’ve grown up with their brother watching them every year. Or I meet generations of families, literally grandmothers down to the grandchildren that have grown up with it and are now,” she said.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 25: Kimberly J. Brown at the Step Up’s 2026 Annual Inspiration Awards at Skirball Cultural Center on September 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stewart Cook/Step Up Via Getty Images)
Brown continued, “I could have never imagined that parents now, like the kids that grew up with it, that are parents now, they have to introduce it to their kids, and it’s the biggest honor. Because I just thought it would air for a little while, and hopefully people would watch it. And but we’re here over 25 years later, and it’s the biggest honor to still be spending spooky season with people. It’s great.”
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