Sarah Jessica Parker: The Family Stone sequel is a 'bittersweet quandary' after Diane Keaton loss

Sarah Jessica Parker says a sequel to The Family Stone is a "bittersweet quandary" following Diane Keaton's death.

The 60-year-old actress "hopes" the follow-up movie to the beloved 2005 Christmas classic will still be made, despite the iconic actress - who played Sybil Stone in the festive film - passing away in October aged 79.

She told Variety: "I’m so excited … but it’s a rather bittersweet quandary given the loss of Diane Keaton.

"But it was a very special group of actors, and prior to Diane’s passing, there had been conversations with everybody, so I hope that we’ll be able to.

"The hardest thing is everybody’s schedules."

Parker also confirmed Bette Midler and co are still "working" on a third Hocus Pocus movie, and she joked the 80-year-old is like an excited teenager when it comes to the film.

She added: "They’re working on it. Where Better [Midler] goes, I go.

"Bette is like a 13-year-old girl with a new bike.

"She’s like, 'I have wheels, let us travel.' "

In October, Midler teased the script for Hocus Pocus 3 is "brilliant".

Speaking on Watch What Happens Live, she said: “Well, you know, they sent a script, and a lot of it was brilliant. So I got very excited.

“And now we’re trying to figure out what it is and where it’s going to be and how much it’s going to cost and all those logistical things.”

In the 1993 original, Midler, Parker and Kathy Najimy appeared as the Sanderson sisters, a trio of witches who were resurrected on a Halloween night.

Previously, Midler - who reprised her role as witch Winifred 'Winnie' Sanderson in the successful fantasy comedy sequel in 2022 - urged Disney to hurry up with Hocus Pocus 3 while the cast are "still breathing".

Speaking on Busy Philipps' QVC+ talk show Busy This Week, she said: "I haven't seen the script, but, I've heard rumblings.

"I think if they're gonna, they oughta, because time is not just marching, time is barreling to the finish line.

"Get us while we're still breathing, I mean, God!"