The witches are officially back!
To celebrate their first day on the set of the Practical Magic sequel, Nicole Kidman shared a heartfelt video on Instagram of herself and Sandra Bullock shooting for the film.
“The witches are back. Owens sisters’ first day on set! #PracticalMagic,” the Babygirl star wrote in the caption of the post, while The Lost City actress can be heard saying, “Turns out, we have a lot of work to do.”
Kidman and Bullock first starred as Sally and Gillian Owens, two sister witches who are plagued with a family curse that kills the men they fall in love with, in the 1998 film helmed by Griffin Dunne. Practical Magic 2 will be directed by Susanne Bier, whom Bullock has worked with on Bird Box and Kidman on The Perfect Couple.
Of working with Bier on Practical Magic 2, Kidman said it was like “the perfect triangle” for the trio to work together on the film, due to the director’s past work with both actresses. She explained, “Sandy’s worked with her, too, so the two of us were like, well, this is the perfect triangle because we all know each other so well and so to be able to work together on something that is fun and witchy.”
Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing are set to reprise their roles as the Owens aunts (who raise the sisters after their parents pass) in the follow-up. New additions to the cast include Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Solly McLeod.
Evan Rachel Wood, who played Bullock’s character’s daughter in the first film, revealed that she was not asked to come back for Practical Magic 2. “l offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line. I was told they are recasting. I am sorry to disappoint the fans. It was not in my control or my choice. I would have happily rejoined my sisters,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories in July.
Akiva Goldman, a co-writer of the 1998 movie, co-wrote the sequel script alongside Georgia Pritchett. Bullock and Kidman, too, serve as producers with Denise Di Novi (who also worked on the original Practical Magic).
Practical Magic 2 will hit theaters on Sept. 18, 2026.
