Disney is in early development on a fifth film in its popular Halloweentown series. While plot details are not yet known, the new movie is being written by Lily Houghton and Ryan Koehn based on characters by Paul Bernbaum, who wrote the first Halloweentown film in 1998. Casting is not confirmed either, though multiple cast […]
‘Halloweentown 5’ in Development at Disney
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