Fans won’t have to wait too much longer to see the Owens sisters back on the big screen.
Nicole Kidman took to Instagram Saturday morning to announce that “Practical Magic 2” has wrapped production.
Plot details for “Practical Magic 2” are still under wraps, but the film is reportedly based on another book in Hoffman’s “Practical Magic” series.
“Bird Box” director Susanne Bier will helm the film from a screenplay co-written by Akiva Goldsman, who also co-wrote the first “Practical Magic”, and Georgia Pritchett.
The original “Practical Magic” was not a box office hit upon its 1998 release, only grossing $68.3 million worldwide against its $75 million budget.
The Owens sisters’ return to the big screen won’t be too long in the future.
“Practical Magic 2” has finished production, Nicole Kidman announced on Instagram Saturday morning.
The caption read, “That’s a wrap on ‘Practical Magic 2’.” It also thanked the cast and crew for their hard work. “”.
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the fantasy comedy from 1998 will be released in theaters in September. 18, 2026. . Kidman will return to her role as Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters who come from a legendary witching family, along with her original co-star Sandra Bullock. Based on Alice Hoffman’s 1995 book, the first movie follows the Owens sisters as they attempt to break a curse that kills every man they fall in love with. Although the “Practical Magic 2” plot is still unknown, it is said to be based on another book in Hoffman’s “Practical Magic” series.
Dianne West and Stockard Channing, who starred in the original film, will also be returning for the follow-up. As Jet and Frances, respectively, the eccentric aunts who teach the Owens sisters everything there is to know about magic, they will be reprising their roles. Joey King, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña, Lee Pace, and Solly McLeod are among the other cast members.
Susanne Bier, the director of Bird Box, will direct the movie from a screenplay co-written by Georgia Pritchett and Akiva Goldsman, who also co-wrote the original “Practical Magic.”.
When it was released in 1998, the first “Practical Magic” did not do well at the box office, earning only $68.3 million worldwide on a budget of $75 million. But on home video, the movie became a cult favorite.
