Summary
Practical Magic 2is finally happening, and while Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are in talks to return, the sequel needs two other actors more than them. The latest movie getting a long-awaited sequel is the 1998 fantasy romantic dramaPractical Magic, directed by Griffin Dunne. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alice Hoffman,Practical Magicintroduced the audience to the Owens family, whose ancestor, Maria, survived an attempted execution for witchcraft. After the father of her unborn child left her, she cast a spell on herself that developed into a curse upon her descendants.
In the present,Practical Magicfollows sisters Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman), who, after her parents succumb to the curse, move in with their aunts Frances (Stockard Channing) and Jet (Dianne Wiest), who teach them all about magic. When Sally’s husband dies and Gillian’s abusive boyfriend returns as an evil spirit, the sisters team up to break the curse and destroy the spirit of Gillian’s ex. Despite getting mixed reviews and being a box office flop,Practical Magicgained a cult following and it’s now finally getting a sequel, but it needs two actors back more than Bullock and Kidman.
13 Spookiest Practical Magic Quotes
The charm of Practical Magic is peppered with an unsettling effect, as can be found in several quotes throughout the film.
Practical Magic 2 Needs Stockard Channing & Dianne Wiest Back (If It Follows The Sequel Book)
Aunts Frances & Jet Are Key To Practical Magic 2’s Story
The Book Of Magic begins with Aunt Jet, who hears the deathwatch beetle and is aware she only has a week to live, with the curse being already at work.
AlthoughPractical Magicfocused on Sally dealing with the curse after her husband’s death and looking to break it when she falls in love with Gary (Aidan Quinn), Gillian escaping from her abusive relationship with Jimmy (Goran Visnjic), and the sisters dealing with Jimmy’s vengeful return from the dead,the sequel needs Frances and Jet a lot more. ThePractical Magicbook expanded with two prequel novels (The Rules of Magic, published in 2017, andMagic Lessons, in 2020) and got a sequel in 2021, titledThe Book of Magic.
The Book of Magicreunites readers with the Owens women, who face more trouble and make some important discoveries about their family. It all begins with Aunt Jet, who hears the deathwatch beetle and is aware she only has a week to live, with the curse being already at work. To break it, they travel to where their ancestor, Maria, first practiced the Unnamed Art, while Sally’s daughters discover the secrets of magic and love their mother had been hiding from them. If all this wasn’t enough,The Book of Magicalso introduced a long-lost brother.
IfPractical Magic 2follows the story ofThe Book of Magic, the return of Stockard Channing’s Frances and Dianne Wiest’s Jet will be key. In the novel,Frances plays a role in Kylie (Sally’s daughter) uncovering the truthand her own powers, andJet’s awareness of her own mortality is what kicks off the whole plot. Bullock and Kidman’s return is also important, but adapting the sequel book can’t work without Channing and Wiest.
What Practical Magic 2 Could Be About
Practical Magic 2 Could Or Couldn’t Follow The Book
Practical Magic 2could have a more familiar approach if it brings together the three generations of witches in the Owens family.
Practical Magic 2’s easiest path is to adaptThe Book of Magic, but there’s a chance that the sequel will go with something different. Plot details aboutPractical Magic 2are currently unknown, but if it doesn’t follow the book, it could go back to the roots of the first movie andsee Sally’s daughters dealing with the family’s curse again, despite being broken by the end of the first movie.
Another possibility could beSally’s daughters learning about their own magic and getting into trouble with it, as Gillian and Sally did when they killed Jimmy (in self-defense) and accidentally brought him back as an evil spirit in the first movie.Practical Magic 2could also have a more familiar approach if it brings together the three generations of witches in the Owens family, and they could uncover some family truths together.
