Practical Magic 2

[dcruz13]

Broom fell… company’s coming.

After 26 years the Owens women are returning. Warner Bros. announced a followup film to the 1998 classic, “Practical Magic,” with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in talks to return.

The first movie starred Bullock and Kidman as the witchy Owens sisters, who get wrapped in supernatural coverup after Bullock (unintentionally) drugs and kills Kidman’s abusive ex-boyfriend (Goran Višnjić) forcing them to reanimate his corpse. Directed by Griffin Dunne and adapted from the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman, the original film stands as a beloved, spooky season staple for people who are really into crystals.

Akiva Goldsman will write the screenplay for the new movie, with Bullock and Kidman expected to produce alongside Denise Di Novi.

Fans began buzzing about the future of “Practical Magic” on Sunday, when an announcement was made at midnight on TikTok — a nod to the “midnight margaritas” scene from the first film — that the film was now available on digital and available to stream on Max. But the big news was saved for Monday morning, where it was revealed that “Practical Magic 2” was officially in the works.

Back in 2019, HBO Max was pursuing a “Practical Magic” spinoff series, “Rules of Magic,” based on Hoffman’s prequel novel. That series eventually disappeared into the Hollywood ether, but the fandom lives on.

The film follows the women from the Owens family, a group of magically inclined, spellcasting ladies 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 upon herself that she would never again feel the agony of love. According to “Practical Magic” lore and cast member Stockard Channing, “As her bitterness grew, the spell turned into a curse. A curse on any man who dared love an Owens woman.” Enter Bullock and Kidman, two sisters hellbent on breaking that curse and freeing themselves from a lifetime of malicious gossip from their townsfolk.

The original film is stuffed with its own kind of magic from the pitch-perfect Alan Silvestri score (the first giveaway at Warner Bros. tease earlier this week online) to the way Dunne filmed the Owens paranormal acts, well, practically. Plus, the soundtrack is loaded with actual witchy geniuses including Stevie Nicks’ re-recording of “Crystal” and “If You Ever Did Believe” along with Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You.”

Please enjoy this unhinged old trailer that paints “Practical Magic” as a sort of strange “we kiss men and they die” type of romantic comedy including loads of needle drops that are not in the film at all.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/p...an-1236030299/

[L.J.]

This could work if done with care.

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by L.J.

This could work if done with care.

Words never spoken in Hollywood.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

Words never spoken in Hollywood.

[critterdvd]

I'm cautiously optimistic about this one as well - I just hope we don't end up with another 'Hocus Pocus 2' situation...

[Monterey Jack]

Cashing in on that lucrative Practical Magic IP...!

[Monterey Jack]

The original wasn't even a hit...it couldn't make back its $75 million(!) budget!

[D00mM4r1n3]

They're making a 3rd Hocus Pocus might as well make this.

[mjvmovieman]

Practical Magics

[jeangreyforever]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

The original wasn't even a hit...it couldn't make back its $75 million(!) budget!

I think this became more of a cult or TV favorite over the years, because I remember Nicole saying once that people come up to her about this movie a lot. Personally, I never cared for it and can't see the appeal. Even with Nicole Kidman as my favorite actress, I can think of about 20-30 movies of hers I'd watch first before this one.

[jimcorenson]

I think this should center around Evan Rachel Woods character more than Sandra and Nicole. I believe she was one of Sandra characters Daughters in the first one.

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by mjvmovieman

Practical Magics

The Practical Magic

[prkchopexpress]

how come these people running studios and only care about money, dont know how a film did commercially and just seem to think “well, ive heard of it so it must have been a massive successL

how is a movie going to build a following when you dump it to vod in two weeks and then cant sell a ton of copies to retail stores and rental places?

[kevin87]

Not sure this needed a sequel, but I did enjoy the original so I'd watch it.

Maybe this would get a 4K of original, or even a new BD instead of the dumb movie set they had of two unconnected films.

[The Mad Kiwi]

The film was based on a book that just got a sequel in 2021 called The Book of Magic, so this may well be an adaptation of that novel, especially if they almost adapted the prequel back in 2019 for (what was then) HBO Max. Apparently it's held in higher regard than the original novel.

[Chedwiggen]

I absolutely love the original. A sequel so many years later doesn't usually work out but here's hoping for that rare instance that it does.

[bell_packet]

This is an incredibly popular film with women (including myself), so I'm not surprised Kidman has mentioned it before; I've seen a lot of men express confusion at this, so now you know our secret. Bullock and Kidman and their sister relationship, good soundtrack, romance, and witchcraft, of course we love it.

I was a kid when it came out so missed it in theatres but caught it on DVD and it's been a favourite ever since. Even if the sequel isn't good, I hope it'll mean a 4K of the original gets released. I haven't gotten the blu-ray as it doesn't seem to be that great a transfer and it'd cost a bit to import, not to mention the double feature with a movie I don't really have any interest in.

[Martoto]

Put a guy in it. Make it lame and gay.

[Martoto]

Originally Posted by prkchopexpress

how come these people running studios and only care about money, dont know how a film did commercially and just seem to think “well, ive heard of it so it must have been a massive success

Because they come from TV?

[Show spoiler]

[Guy87]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

Cashing in on that lucrative Practical Magic IP...!

Came in here to say this.

The first one is....kinda awful also.