Open your spell books. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock have returned in the trailer for “Practical Magic 2.”
Warner Bros. released the trailer for the highly anticipated film after its screening Wednesday at CinemaCon, an annual convention in Las Vegas for movie theater owners. The film will be released on September 11, almost 28 years after the debut of the original.
The sequel, directed by Susanne Bier, follows sisters Sally (Bullock) and Gillian (Kidman) Owens, as Sally's daughter (Joey King) discovers family secrets and develops her own magical abilities. Warner Bros. announced the sequel on TikTok in June 2024.
Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Solly McLeod have joined the cast. Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest will reprise their roles as Frances and Jet Owens, the aunts who raised Sally and Gillian. In the trailer, the sisters must leave their homes to embark on a mysterious adventure. Sally even pokes fun at her past, comparing her current journey to the previous film.
“'Is everything going to be okay?' Like when we had to bury a body under a rose bush? Is that okay or different?
The original film chronicles Sally and Gillian's search for love as they balance their identities as witches and their family curse. The sisters descended from a line of witches who condemned any man who fell in love with an Owens woman. In the film, the sisters undo the curse by performing an exorcism on the spirit of Gillian's abusive boyfriend, whom the sisters previously killed.
The sequel is based on the 2021 novel “The Book of Magic,” the fourth book in the “Practical Magic” series by Alice Hoffman. In 2019, HBO Max ordered a pilot for a prequel series, but the show was ultimately shelved.
Kidman and Bullock introduced the film last week during CinemaCon, referencing Kidman's famous AMC spot. Bullock asked, “Why do we come here, Nicole?” “We come to this place looking for magic,” Kidman responded.
On Instagram, Kidman shared videos of her and Bullock sipping drinks from mini cauldrons and walking the red carpet arm in arm. Bullock made her Instagram debut on Tuesday (and has already amassed 5.2 million followers) with a nod to the original film's midnight daisies.
