Practical Magic, the 1998 fantasy film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters (and witches), is getting a long-awaited sequel, and its two stars are in talks to return.
The sequel was teased by Warner Bros. on Sunday, who posted a clip on TikTok from the first film of Kidman and Bullock performing a “summoning” and Practical Magic 2 subsequently coming to life. Now, Variety confirms that production on the sequel is underway 26 years later, and Kidman and Bullock are eyeing a return.
The original Practical Magic was adapted from Alice Hoffman’s 1995 novel of the same name, and along with Kidman and Bullock, the film starred Stockard Channing, Dianne West, and Adrian Quinn. The story followed Kidman and Bullock as two sisters who descended from a long line of witches — they must use their abilities to destroy the evil spirit of an abusive ex-boyfriend, and throughout, there are hexes, curses, seances, reanimated corpses, and lots of magic.
Practical Magic originally didn’t receive rave reviews from critics and failed to break even at the box office, but has since become a cult classic and a Halloween staple — HBO Max had tried producing a prequel series in 2019, but that project never came to fruition. Akiva Goldsman, one of the film’s original screenwriters, will return to helm the follow-up, and both Bullock and Kidman are expected to return as producers alongside original producer Denise Di Novi.
@warnerbrosmovies Can’t talk, busy summoning Practical Magic 2. 🪄✨