Practical Magic 2 officially has a release date!
Nearly a year after Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock were confirmed to be reprising their roles in a sequel to Practical Magic in June 2024, Warner Bros. announced that the movie will hit theaters on Sept. 18, 2026.
The original movie, based on the 1995 novel of the same name, stars Kidman and Bullock as the Owens sisters, a pair of witches who are fighting off a curse that kills the men they fall in love with.
“I love that movie,” Kidman said of Practical Magic when she reunited with Bullock at the 2018 Academy Awards red carpet. “I showed that movie to my kids. It’s a little above their [level of understanding] … But we’re really good sisters.”
In 2019, HBO attempted a new take on the movie with a series titled Rules of Magic, which was supposed to be based on the prequel novel, but it never came to fruition, per Variety. Now, the two Oscar-winning actresses are ready to bring the sequel to life.
From who’s in the cast to who’s making the movie, here’s everything to know about Practical Magic 2.
Who is in the cast of Practical Magic 2?
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1998 Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman star in the movie Practical Magic
In June 2024, Kidman and Bullock both confirmed they were returning to star in Practical Magic 2 as Gillian and Sally, respectively.
“Yes I will be in it. And Sandy will be in it. And that’s that,” Kidman told PEOPLE. “There’s a lot more to tell which is why we go, ‘OK, this is kind of interesting now to be able to do this.’ “
She added, “[We] found a way in.”
Both actresses will also produce the movie alongside Denise Di Novi, while A Beautiful Mind’s Akiva Goldsman has been tapped to write the screenplay.
When will Practical Magic 2 be released?
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Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock in ‘Practical Magic’.
Practical Magic 2 is set to hit theaters on Sept. 18, 2026, Warner Bros. announced in an Instagram post in May 2025.
In the video, Bullock and Kidman’s voices can be heard saying, “Tooth of wolf and morning dew / something old and something new / let the spell begin to mix / September 18, 2026.”
The caption on the post reads, “The spell is cast. The date is set. Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return. Only In Theaters September 18, 2026.”
Where can I watch Practical Magic?
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1998 Nicole Kidman stars in the movie Practical Magic.
Before Warner Bros. announced that a sequel was being made, they revealed at midnight — as a nod to the original movie’s iconic “midnight margaritas” scene — that Practical Magic was available digitally and to stream on Max, as of June 2024.
What have Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman said about Practical Magic?
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Sandra Bullock in ‘Practical Magic’.
Before the sequel was announced, Bullock and Kidman reflected on their love for the original movie in the over 20 years since its release.
In October 2019, Today resurfaced a clip of Bullock discussing the movie with Katie Couric, reflecting on her relationship with Kidman while they were shooting.
“I had such a great time,” Bullock said. “And the fact is, we don’t have anything in common, except for at the dinner table with a bottle of wine and everything sort of blends together.”
She also reminisced about the filming of the “midnight margaritas” scene, in which she and Kidman, as well as costars Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest, danced around the kitchen while drunk, revealing that Kidman may have poured one too many at one point.
“We weren’t drunk when we shot these parts or when we did our close-ups,” Bullock said. “But we had to reshoot a scene where it was far away and we were on our backs and Nicole just put the bottle on the table and said, ‘You know what? There’s no reason we shouldn’t be drunk here.’ And I said, ‘You know what? That’s true.’ “
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