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‘Practical Magic 2’ – Warner Bros. Announces Sequel to the 1998 Movie
Magic feels practical in a place like this. To the surprise of probably everyone reading this, Warner Bros. has taken to TikTok, yes TikTok, to announce Practical Magic 2 this week.
Akiva Goldsman is on board to write the sequel’s screenplay.
The original 1998 movie was directed by An American Werewolf in London star Griffin Dunne, with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman leading the cast as bewitching sisters.
Variety reports that Bullock and Kidman are in talks to return!
In the 1998 film, based on Alice Hoffman’s 1995 novel, “Two witch sisters (Bullock and Kidman), raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.”
Practical Magic was released in theaters for Halloween 1998, scaring up $68.3 million against a reported $75 million production budget. And that’s not even factoring in the marketing spend from Warner Bros., which no doubt ensured that the film lost money in theaters.
But like many movies from the 1990s, Practical Magic has gone on to become something of a cult favorite, with a couple different television adaptations failing to materialize over the years.
We can’t say we ever expected Practical Magic 2 to be conjured up by the studio, but stranger things have happened. Will it be a direct sequel to the original? Or more of a remake/reboot? The TikTok posts from WB really don’t tell us anything about what’s in store, but we expect we’ll be learning more soon. So stay tuned for more on the Practical Magic sequel.
You can watch the original trailer for Practical Magic below.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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