Joey King and Maisie Williams Reflect on 'Massive Responsibility' of ‘Practical Magic 2’

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The witchy 1998 classic Practical Magic, starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, is getting a part two, with the women coming back as their characters, sister witches Sally (Bullock) and Gillian (Kidman), according to Deadline. Expect the film to hit theaters in September 2026.

In June 2024, the official Warner Bros. Pictures Instagram account confirmed plans for the film’s sequel. The brand shared a series of memes made with scenes from the original movie, starting the carousel with a clip of Sally running and jumping into Michael’s (Mark Feuerstein) arms for a kiss.

In May 2025, the studio confirmed on Instagram, “It’s official! Practical Magic 2 is in development and coming soon. 🌟🧙♀️.”

Warner Bros. also shared the news on TikTok, posting a video of Sally and Gillian dancing and sipping their midnight margaritas. “Me and the girls finding out Practical Magic 2 is happening,” the text read.

Keep scrolling for everything you about the upcoming film.

When does the movie come out?

Practical Magic 2 opens in theaters on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. It was originally scheduled for September 18 but was moved up a week early.

Who is in the Practical Magic 2 cast?

On June 13, 2024, Kidman confirmed to People that she and Bullock will be returning as the Owens sisters.

She told the publication with a laugh, “Yes I will be in it. And Sandy will be in it. And that’s that. There’s a lot more to tell which is why we go, ‘OK, this is kind of interesting now to be able to do this.’”

“[We] found a way in,” she quipped.

In July 2025, Evan Rachel Wood cleared up rumors about a potential return as Kylie Owens, saying in her Instagram Stories that she would not be in the sequel.

“I am getting asked about this a lot, so I’ll just clear it up now,” she wrote. “I was not asked to come back and be in the #PracticalMagic sequel.”

Wood says she reached out to express interest in returning, but was not offered a role.

“I offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line,” she continued. “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.”

In a November 2025 conversation with Ariana Grande for Interview magazine, Kidman offered new details about filming the sequel and confirmed additional cast members. Speaking about her current work, she said, “I produce and then star in a show called Lioness, which I’m doing right now, but we shot the sequel to Practical Magic over the summer in London, which was so fun.”

Kidman continued, “Sandy Bullock and I, and then Joey King and Maisie [Williams]—we had an incredible cast.”

She said they became very close: “I have such a strong relationship with all those women, so I felt protected and loved. It was just very, very safe.”

Later in the conversation, Kidman reflected on returning to the story after so many years: “And to come back to something so many years later and go, ‘We’re still able to get this movie made at a big big studio like Warner’s,’ and that Sandy and I were able to produce it and get it made, is insane.”

In April 2026, Bullock also opened up about how important scheduling was for her to be able to join the cast again. Filming happened while they were off from school and could join her on set.

“I’m not going to sacrifice my time with my kids,” Sandra said during a panel at CNBC’s Changemakers Summit. “They’d be happy if I was gone, I would not.”

She continued, “I do not do my best work if my children are struggling or if they need something and I can’t facilitate it. I’m raising my children, not anybody else.”

Bullock admitted that she has the “luxury” of controlling her schedule while “so many people don’t.”

“I understand that grief and that angst when you are at work, going, ‘I’m not where I need to be right now. I’m here being performative and doing my job,’” she said.

Lee Pace, Stockard Channing, Xolo Maridueña, Solly McLeod, and Dianne Wiest also star, but Aidan Quinn—who played Sally’s love interest, Gary Harrett, in the original movie—was not asked to return for the sequel. “And if you know the original film, you can probably guess why,” Bullock said during her and Kidman’s appearance at CinemaCon on April 14.

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“No, I wasn’t asked [to come back for the sequel]; I would have said yes, but I wasn’t asked. Of course I would,” Quinn confirmed back in February in a red carpet interview with Dublin’s Spin 1038. “They were both great to work with. You know, most of my stuff was with Sandy, but they were both phenomenal to work with. We had a good time.”

Ultimately, the roles of Kylie and Antonia were taken over by Joey King and Maisie Williams.

What has the cast said about the Practical Magic sequel?

Kidman and Bullock appeared at CinemaCon in April 2026 and shared some details about the upcoming movie, according to Deadline. Kidman said that fans should expect “midnight margaritas, jumping off the roof and also have our past catching up with us. We have our destinies, and the family. I think it’s going to be really, really fun.”

Bullock, meanwhile, said that filming Practical Magic again “felt like we came back to a home that we once lived in.” She continued, “We rebuilt the original house on the cliff. We filled that house with many old and new characters that you’ll love and brought Alice Hoffman’s Book of Magic to life.”

“Home is what this is,” Kidman added, “and getting to return to these characters that have been so loved and so shared, it really has been magical. And being back together, it just clicked.”

King reflected on the role she’d been asked to take on for the sequel in an interview with People.

“As fans of the original film myself, ourselves, I feel like when you love something as much as we already love Practical Magic, there’s just massive responsibility of joining the team and wanting to do it justice,” King shared.

What will Practical Magic 2 be about?

The original Practical Magic follows sisters Sally and Gillian Owens who were orphaned as kids and raised by their aunts Francis (Stockard Channing) and Jet (Dianne Wiest), who teach them the ways of witchcraft. But a curse placed on their bloodline, which causes any man that an Owens woman loves to die, causes Sally and Gillian to swear off magic in their adult lives. However, some sticky situations lead the sisters right back to casting spells in order to save their lives. The film is based on the same-name book by Alice Hoffman.

On Jan. 24, 2025, Deadline reported that Oscar winner Susanne Bier was in negotiations to direct. Bier is a favorite of both the stars, who have worked with her on various other projects: Bier directed Bullock in Netflix’s Bird Box, and Kidman for the series The Undoing and miniseries The Perfect Couple.

Deadline’s April 2026 report revealed that the movie “reintroduces sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, part of a multi-generational family of witches, cursed to be loveless for centuries, as they attempt to break a spell by confronting dark secrets and sacrificing for each other.”

Has production started?

Yes! On July 18, 2025, Kidman shared a clip from behind the scenes on set. In the brief moment, she and Bullock are standing by a fake grave in maxi dresses, with Kidman wearing her iconic strawberry blonde wig from the film. They embrace and smile, even after the scene appears to end.

“The witches are back,” Kidman wrote in the caption. “Owens sisters’ first day on set!”

She offered an update on Sept. 13, 2025, announcing that production had wrapped. The star shared a clip in which she and Bullock are walking together through a golden field in warm summer light, laughing and holding hands.

Kidman wrote in the caption, “That’s a wrap on #PracticalMagic2! Thank you to the cast & crew for all your magic ✨”

Can I see a trailer?

Yes! The first teaser for the movie arrived on April 20, 2026. Bullock kicks off the teaser with a voiceover and says, “I’m sure you’ve heard of the Owens family. The ones from Massachusetts. The ones their neighbors whisper…are witches.”

“You’re the Owens sisters,” Pace says later in the trailer. “Yeah, everyone we love dies…a really horrible death. It’s not great for the Tinder bio,” Bullock and Kidman explain.

The trailer additionally features Kidman, Bullock, King, and Williams preparing to fly with umbrellas—a nod to the ending of the first movie—and King’s character embarking on her own love story with Maridueña. And like the original, there is also a heavy presence of magic.

A series of stills from the movie also arrived alongside the teaser trailer.

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Watch the teaser in full below:

A second trailer followed in June 2026, offering a deeper look at Sally and Gillian’s return and the challenges awaiting the Owens family. The new footage revisits the sisters’ long-running curse while teasing more family conflict and supernatural chaos as they confront another chapter in the Owens legacy.

Watch it here:

Practical Magic is available to stream on Max.

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Additional reporting by Starr Bowenbank.

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