{"id":832845,"date":"2026-09-01T08:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832845\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T08:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T08:50:10","slug":"sandra-bullock-recalls-first-practical-magic-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/832845\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra Bullock Recalls First ‘Practical Magic’ Bombing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Owen sisters may be back in \u201cPractical Magic<\/a> 2\u201d 28 years after Nicole Kidman<\/a> and Sandra Bullock<\/a> first played the sibling witches, but that doesn\u2019t mean the first movie\u2019s outing doesn\u2019t still sting a little.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe original \u201cPractical Magic\u201d was a critical and box office failure before earning cult classic status over the last almost three decades.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe thought, \u2018This is going to be such an amazing film. People are going to love it,\u2019\u201d Bullock recalled. \u201cAnd then it got quiet. It got quiet. [They] were like, \u2018How many women in a film do you need? How many tones do you need? What kind of film is this?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAnd here\u2019s the thing that I really wanna bring up and I bring it up ad nauseam: Griffin Dunne created this world with us,\u201d Bullock said, referring to the first film\u2019s director.<\/p>\n

\n\tKidman added, \u201cAnd he loved us and he let us shine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBullock continued, \u201cIt\u2019s because of him, this film exists, and he never got to smell the flowers when we made it. So tonight we\u2019re honoring him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhy did they decide to make the sequel now?<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt just happened,\u201d Kidman said. It was more like serendipity, and it came, and we were ready, and everything fell into place. It\u2019s like in life \u2014 you try to force things; it doesn\u2019t work. You have to wait, be patient, and we both kind of open to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPractical Magic 2\u201d is based on Alice Hoffman\u2019s novel \u201cThe Book of Magic.\u201d Directed by Susanne Bier, the film sees the return of original stars Kidman, Bullock, Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest. Newcomers include Joey King, Maisie Williams, Lee Pace, Xolo Maridue\u00f1a and Solly McLeod.<\/p>\n

Joey King calls her relationship with Nicole Kidman a \u201cpinch me moment\u201d at the #PracticalMagic2<\/a> premiere<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have someone who has been through so much, who is open and loving with their knowledge, I couldn\u2019t be more grateful. I feel so lucky to be able to go to her.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/s18jILGzDy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Variety (@Variety) September 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tThis is the second time King worked with Kidman following the 2024 rom-com \u201cFamily Affair\u201d with Zac Efron. \u201cWhen you have someone who has been through so much, who is open and loving with their knowledge, I couldn\u2019t be more grateful,\u201d King told me about her relationship with Kidman. \u201cI feel so lucky to be able to go to her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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