The midnight margaritas are formally again on the menu. Within 24 hours of its debut, the first official teaser for Practical Magic 2 has surged into the Google Trends prime 10, attracting thousands and thousands of views and signalling an enthusiastic urge for food for the return of the Owens household and all issues witchy.
Academy Award winners Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman will return as sisters Sally and Gillian, with Kidman sharing a video of her and her fellow star on set final yr, captioned: “The witches are back”.
Joining the coven within the sequel are The Kissing Booth’s Joey King and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams as Sally’s grown daughters, Kylie and Antonia, beforehand portrayed by Evan Rachel Wood (Kylie) and Alexandra Artrip (Antonia).
The Hobbit trilogy’s favorite elf, Lee Pace, has additionally joined the forged, to painting a scholar named Harlan Vex.
The unique movie – based mostly on Alice Hoffman’s 1995 bestselling novel – centres across the supernatural pair as they return dwelling to their aunts’ Massachusetts mansion, with the movie mixing romantic comedy with darker themes to change into a cult basic.
The sequel is about to construct on the household curse storyline, which, as Gillian factors out within the official trailer, isn’t nice for a Tinder bio.
While director Susanne Bier – who beforehand labored with Bullock on horror flick Bird Box – suggests the sequel will lean right into a extra moody aesthetic, the trailer’s use of Harry Nilsson’s track Coconut suggests a wink to the unique’s memorable kitchen dance.
This was all however confirmed throughout a current episode of The Tonight Show, with Kidman assuring Jimmy Fallon the margaritas can be making a comeback.
Bullock stoked the frenzy additional on Monday, selecting the trailer launch to make her Instagram debut with a playful video of a magically appearing margarita.
The sequel’s timing comes as the revival of one other lady energy/tremendous energy relic from the 90s, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was cancelled and the delayed Harry Potter HBO sequence prepares for its launch late this yr and even early in 2027.
Practical Magic 2 is scheduled for launch on 18 September.
