It's time to make midnight margaritas, again.
“Practical Magic 2” is in the works, and Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are in negotiations to return as witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, respectively, according to Variety.
Warner Bros. announced the news on TikTok, captioning a clip from the 1998 romantic fantasy classic: “It's official… Practice Magic 2 is coming!”
Bullock and Kidman are expected to produce, Varity said, along with Denise Di Novi, who produced the original film and is known for female-centered films including “Heathers” and “Little Women.” Oscar-winning writer of 'A Beautiful Mind,' Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the film's original screenplay, will helm the screenplay.
The original film told the story of Sally and Gillian, two sisters who descend from a centuries-old line of witches and who were raised and trained in practical magic by their aunts after the untimely death of their parents. After accidentally poisoning Gillian's abusive boyfriend, the sisters reanimate her corpse and have to fight her evil spirit while fighting the curse that any man who loves an Owens woman will die.
“While 'Bewitched' had only one romantic sorceress trying to contain her power while indulging common human passions, this one has two: the ever-wholesome Sandra Bullock, an Elizabeth Montgomery stand-in if there can be one, and the ever-seductive Nicole Kidman. . ” said The Times in its 1998 review of the original film.
“Bullock and Kidman deliver brave, star-like performances. [Stockard] Channing and [Dianne] Wiest plays the eccentric aunts well,” the review continues. “She just doesn't add up to anything, nor does it decompose into anything special. For better or worse, there's hardly a memorable scene in it.”
That said, the sequel announcement is good news for fans, some of whom were drawn in by a 2019 announcement that HBO was creating a prequel series featuring the sisters' aunts, Franny and Jet, as young witches The project was canceled in February, even as Di Novi was teasing another return to the small Massachusetts town.
“I think the fans are going to be delighted,” he told UPI in February, adding that something was “in the works” from the “world of 'Practical Magic'.”
Much of the project remains under wraps and a release date has yet to be announced. Meanwhile, “Practical Magic” is streaming on Max.
