Practical Magic 2: Everything You Need to Know

Want to feel oldish? Practical Magic premiered in 1998, which makes the Halloween must-watch nearly 30 years old. That means the film opened in theatres the same year the Bill Clinton scandal broke, the year Titanic swept the Oscars, and the year Google was founded.  

Three decades on, curse-prone sister-witches Sally Owens (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) are back. After teasing fans with a sneak peek at CinemaCon in mid-April, the full trailer for Practical Magic 2 just dropped.

Here’s everything you need to know about the film, which opens in theatres this September.

The trailer keeps you guessing

While there are familiar faces in the trailer, it’s clear the film intends to keep some of its secrets to itself. In addition to Kidman and Bullock, PM2 will also see the return of Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny, respectively. But whether the sequel is refreshing its remaining witch stock is TBD. Actresses Maisie Williams and Joey King are both listed in the cast credits, but their roles have not been revealed. Some outlets have speculated that King’s red hair transformation is a telling clue that she’s playing the offspring of an Owens sister, but that’s all we’ve got right now.

Part of Practical Magic's OG appeal also lies in its hunky male casting, and it appears actor Lee Pace (The Hobbit trilogy, Halt and Catch Fire) will be filling those shoes in the sequel. He reportedly plays a mysterious, handsome stranger who needs the sisters for a “dramatic assignment.”

The sequel draws inspiration from the books

Variety reports that the sequel is adapted from the Alice Hoffman series that inspired the first film. For those who like to read the book before the movie, the sequel is apparently adapted from Hoffman’s 2021 novel, The Book of Magic, the fourth book in her Practical Magic series.

Prepare for fall's witchy hair trends

Spend the summer perfecting your beach waves because both Kidman and Bullock are giving good hair in the update. While the original film saw both actresses sport long braids or glossy straight locks, the sequel eschews the ’90s-era flat ironed look for some contemporary curl.