The midnight margaritas are officially back on the menu. Within 24 hours of its debut, the first official teaser for Practical Magic 2 has surged into the Google Trends top 10, attracting millions of views and signalling an enthusiastic appetite for the return of the Owens family and all things witchy.<\/p>\n
Academy Award winners Sandra Bullock<\/a> and Nicole Kidman will return as sisters Sally and Gillian, with Kidman sharing a video of her and her fellow star on set last year, captioned: \u201cThe witches are back\u201d.<\/p>\n Joining the coven in the sequel are The Kissing Booth\u2019s Joey King and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams as Sally\u2019s grown daughters, Kylie and Antonia, previously portrayed by Evan Rachel Wood (Kylie) and Alexandra Artrip (Antonia)<\/p>\n The Hobbit trilogy\u2019s favourite elf, Lee Pace, has also joined the cast, to portray a scholar named Harlan Vex.<\/p>\n The original film \u2013 based on Alice Hoffman\u2019s 1995 bestselling novel \u2013 centres around the supernatural pair as they return home to their aunts\u2019 Massachusetts mansion, with the film blending romantic comedy with darker themes to become a cult classic.<\/p>\n The sequel is set to build on the family curse storyline, which, as Gillian points out in the official trailer, isn\u2019t great for a Tinder bio.<\/p>\n While director Susanne Bier \u2013 who previously worked with Bullock on horror flick Bird Box \u2013 suggests the sequel will lean into a more moody aesthetic, the trailer\u2019s use of Harry Nilsson\u2019s song Coconut suggests a wink to the original\u2019s memorable kitchen dance.<\/p>\n This was all but confirmed during a recent episode of The Tonight Show, with Kidman assuring Jimmy Fallon<\/a> the margaritas would be making a comeback.<\/p>\n Bullock stoked the frenzy further on Monday, choosing the trailer launch to make her Instagram debut with a playful video of a magically appearing margarita<\/a>.<\/p>\n The sequel\u2019s timing comes as the revival of another girl power\/super power relic from the 90s, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was cancelled<\/a> and the delayed Harry Potter HBO series prepares for its launch late this year or even early in 2027.<\/p>\n Practical Magic 2 is scheduled for release on 18 September.<\/p>\n