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As nan Owens women return for Practical Magic 2, it appears nan family curse still hasn’t been broken.
While promoting nan sequel to nan 1998 romanticist imagination film, Sandra Bullock precocious teased why her characteristic Sally Owens’ emotion interest, Investigator Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) doesn’t return for nan upcoming followup, which premieres successful theaters this September.
“And if you cognize nan original film, you tin astir apt conjecture why,” said Bullock arsenic she appeared astatine CinemaCon pinch onscreen sister Nicole Kidman.
Based connected nan 1995 caller by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows nan witchy women of nan Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline truthful that immoderate man who falls successful emotion pinch an Owens female dies a tragic death.
Although Sally’s begetter and her first hubby some fell unfortunate to nan curse, nan 1998 movie seemed to extremity pinch Sally and Gary having a happy ever after. The sequel dives further into nan curse arsenic a caller procreation of Owens women discovers nan concealed of their family history.
Quinn besides precocious confirmed he won’t beryllium successful nan Susanne Bier-directed sequel. “No, I wasn’t asked; I would person said yes, but I wasn’t asked. Of people I would,” he told Dublin’s Spin 1038.
The character said he had a “lovely, lovely” clip moving connected nan original pinch Bullock and Kidman, who played Gillian Owens. “They were some awesome to activity with. You know, astir of my worldly was pinch Sandy, but they were some phenomenal to activity with. We had a bully time,” raved Quinn.
Bullock and Kidman return for Practical Magic 2, reuniting pinch Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest arsenic aunts, Frances and Bridget Owens, pinch Joey King and Maisie Owens playing Sally’s daughters Kylie and Antonia. Lee Pace besides joins nan formed of nan sequel.
