The broom has fallen… the company is arriving.
After 26 years, the Owens women are returning. Warner Bros. announced a follow-up film to the 1998 classic, “Practical Magic,” with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in talks to return.
The first film starred Bullock and Kidman as the witchy Owens sisters, who find themselves enveloped in a supernatural cover-up after Bullock (unintentionally) takes drugs and kills Kidman’s abusive ex-boyfriend (Goran Višnjić), forcing them to reanimate his corpse. Directed by Griffin Dunne and adapted from Alice Hoffman’s 1995 novel of the same name, the original film stands as a beloved spooky season must-see for people who are Really in crystals.
Akiva Goldsman will write the screenplay for the new film, with Bullock and Kidman set to produce alongside Denise Di Novi.
Fans began talking about the future of “Practical Magic” on Sunday, when an announcement was made at midnight on TikTok — a nod to the first film’s “midnight margaritas” scene — that the film was now available digitally and streaming. on Max. But the big news was saved for Monday morning, where it was revealed that “Practical Magic 2” was officially in the works.
In 2019, HBO Max was pursuing a “Practical Magic” spinoff series, “Rules of Magic,” based on Hoffman’s previous novel. This series eventually disappeared into the Hollywood ether, but the fandom lives on.
The film follows the women of the Owens family, a group of magical ladies and spellcasters who are blessed with the supernatural gift but cursed by their matriarch. After being abandoned by her lover, pregnant and alone, Maria Owens cast a spell on herself to never feel the agony of love again. According to “Practical Magic” cast member Stockard Channing, “as his bitterness grew, the spell turned into a curse. A curse for any man who dared to love an Owens woman. Enter Bullock and Kidman, two sisters determined to break this curse and free themselves from a life of malicious gossip from their townspeople.
The original film is filled with its own kind of magic, from Alan Silvestri’s perfect score (Warner Bros.’s first freebie online earlier this week) to the way Dunne filmed Owens’ paranormal acts, finally , practically. Plus, the soundtrack is full of true wizarding genius, including the re-recording of Stevie Nicks’ “Crystal” and “If You Ever Did Believe” as well as Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You.”
Please enjoy this disjointed old trailer that portrays “Practical Magic” as some kind of weird “you kiss men and they die” romantic comedy, featuring lots of needle drops that don’t are not in the film at all.
