Nicole Kidmanhasconfirmed her return for thelong-awaited fantasy sequel,Practical Magic 2.Addressing the follow-up while speaking withPeople, Kidman confirmed that she will be “in it” alongside fellow returning star Sandra Bullock…but she decided to keep any other details up her sleeve. Check out what Kidman had to say about her exciting return below…
“Yes I will be in it. And Sandy will be in it. And that’s that. There’s a lot more to tell which is why we go, ‘OK, this is kind of interesting now to be able to do this.'”
The news that the Oscar winner and Hollywood icon will reprise the role of Gillian Owens in the sequel alongside Bullock as her sister Sally Owens is sure to have fans excited.Practical Magic 2is something that fans of the 1998 original have been crying out for for quite some time, with the fandom andmodern cinema’s reliance on nostalgialikely to have pushed the studio to greenlight the surprise sequel.
While details of the follow-up remain under wraps, Kidman has revealed that they finally found a way to continue the story of the Owens sisters, saying that “[We] found a way in."
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Practical Magic 2was officially announced by Warner Bros. Pictures earlier this week, withAkiva Goldsman, who is best known for the likes ofA Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, I Am Legend, and…Batman & Robin, on board to write the script.
Practical Magic Now Has a Passionate Cult Following
Practical Magic
Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian’s vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov – and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.
Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman,Practical Magicwas directed by Griffin Dunne and Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Quinn, and Goran Višnjić alongside Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. You can check out the official synopsis for the firstPractical Magicbelow.
“Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian’s vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov – and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.”
Practical Magicwas met with mixed reviews from critics and a lackluster box office return upon release, but hassince garnered a passionate cult following, many of whom have been asking for a sequel for years.
While we await the return of the Owens sisters, Nicole Kidman can next be seen reuniting with herThe Paperboyco-star Zac Efron in theNetflix romantic comedy,A Family Affair. Directed by Richard LaGravenese and written by Carrie Solomon, the comedy stars Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Liza Koshy, and Kathy Bates and an assistant to a high-maintenance movie star who ends up in an awkward situation when he falls for her mom.
A Family Affairis due to be released by Netflix on June 14, 2025. You can check out the trailer below.
