{"id":4547,"date":"2025-07-19T00:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/4547\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T00:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:58:10","slug":"practical-magic-2-nicole-kidman-and-sandra-bullocks-first-day-on-set-of-sequel-captured-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/4547\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Magic 2: Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock’s first day on set of sequel captured on video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consider us spellbound.<\/p>\n

Filming for Practical Magic 2<\/a> is officially underway, with Nicole Kidman<\/a> sharing a video from her first day on set of the long-awaited sequel.<\/p>\n

In the short Instagram clip, Kidman embraces her co-star Sandra Bullock<\/a>\ufeff as they stand near a grave, while a crew member is heard telling cameras to “keep rolling”. <\/p>\n

Watch the video above.<\/p>\n

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\"NicoleNicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock have reunited on their first day on the set of Practical Magic 2. (Instagram\/@nicolekidman)<\/p>\n

“\ufeffThe witches are back. Owens sisters’ first day on set!” the Aussie star wrote, referencing their characters Sally and Gillian Owens, who have magical abilities.<\/p>\n

For fans of 1998’s Practical Magic, the styling of the image is instantly nostalgic.<\/p>\n

Both actresses are wearing dresses reminiscent of those seen in the original movie, while the long, straight red hair \u2013 plus fringe \u2013 memorably worn by Kidman is back.<\/p>\n

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\"Nicole“\ufeffThe witches are back,” Kidman declared. (Instagram\/@nicolekidman)<\/p>\n

In the original movie, based on a book of the same name by Alice Hoffman, Kidman and Bullock’s characters are born into a magical family and raised by their aunts.<\/p>\n

The sisters lean into their legacy of witchcraft to battle evil.<\/p>\n

The news of the sequel was announced last year\ufeff, and in May it was confirmed Bullock and Kidman would be reprising their roles<\/a> as Sally and Gillian.<\/p>\n

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Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing will also be returning as Aunt Jet and Aunt Frances.<\/p>\n

However, \ufeffEvan Rachel Wood, the actress who played Kylie Owens, one of the daughters of Bullock’s character, has been recast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\ufeff”I’ll just clear it up now: I was not asked to come back and be in the #PracticalMagic sequel,” she wrote on Instagram, saying she’d been asked “a lot” about whether she was returning.<\/p>\n

\"EvanEvan Rachel Wood has confirmed she is not returning for the sequel to the 1998 movie. (Roadshow Films via YouTube)\"NicoleKidman pictured in her role as Gillian, alongside Goran Visnjic as Jimmy Angelov. (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n

“I offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line. I was told they are recasting.<\/p>\n

“I am sorry to disappoint the fans. It was not in my control or my choice. I would have happily rejoined my sisters.”<\/p>\n

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He went from a Madonna video to starring with Nicole Kidman<\/p>\n

\ufeffWhile the original Practical Magic film wasn’t a commercial success, only earning $68.3 million against a $75 million budget, it gained a cult following on home entertainment.<\/p>\n

The sequel’s release date is currently set for September 18, 2026. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"DianneDianne West and Stockard Channing are also reprising their roles for the sequel. (Warner Bros)<\/p>\n

It will mark Bullock’s big-screen return after the actress took some time off following the death of her partner Bryan Randall. <\/p>\n

He died in 2023, at the age of 57, after a three-year battle with ALS.<\/p>\n

Bullock’s last movie was the 2022 romantic comedy The Lost City with Channing Tatum.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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