It's been 25 years since then. Practical Magic The film was released, and it became one of those weird movies that slowly took root in the hearts of many families. Like a mix between Hocus Pocus and The Gilmore Girls, the film blended supernatural fantasy, light comedy and romance, led by a truly successful cast – Sandra Bullock and Nicole KidmanEvan Rachel Wood, Stockard Channing, Alexandra Artrip, Aidan Quinn, and more. Now, Bullock, Kidman, and the original producer Dennis De Nova De Nova has resurfaced to promote the upcoming sequel. Celebrating her first exhibition as an artist, De Nova spoke to MovieWeb about Practical Magic sequel.
“I think we know what people like about the movie,” De Nova explained, “but fortunately, fans are very expressive. If you look at TikTok after the announcement, you’ll know that. I think we've had a lot of time to think about why this movie continues to impact people. It's clearly about brotherhood, family, and honesty.“Even if you don’t fit into this community, it’s about finding the beauty and magic in everyday life, and the practical side of magic,” the producer and artist continued.
“It's about what saves you? What saves you in this life?
This is what this movie is about, family, joy, love, music, home, beauty, surrounding yourself with nature and beauty.
People are obsessed with this house and this garden. It's very clear, you know, and no matter how the story ends,
We will be true to those things and to the characters of Sandra and Nicole.
“.”
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Practical Magic
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Born into a magical family, Sally (Sandra Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Nicole Kidman) largely eschew magic. But when Gillian's evil friend Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic) unexpectedly dies, the Owens sisters receive a crash course in the art of witchcraft. With police officer Gary Hallett (Aidan Quinn) growing suspicious, the girls must fight to resurrect Angelov—and inadvertently inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family's bloodline.
- release date
- October 16, 1998
- the show length
- 104 minutes
- Distributors
- Warner Bros.
It's rare for the stars of a 26-year-old film to be involved in a sequel, but according to Denise De Nova, everyone had the same idea at the same time and was immediately interested in pursuing it. De Nova explained:
“It was interesting.
We've all been through this at the same time. We all thought, given the state of the world right now, that this was the right time to do this.
You know, this movie has never gone away. It's like every Halloween and every Christmas, it gets more and more popular. So I think after all these years, we feel like, “Okay, there's something to this movie.
There is something important here.
“.”
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“A love curse has hung over the Owens family for over three hundred years, but that’s all about to change. The novel begins in a library, the perfect place to conjure up a story, when beloved Aunt Jett Owens hears the sound of a death beetle and realizes she only has seven days left to live. Jett isn’t the only one in danger—the curse has already begun.”
“A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life leads three generations of Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their extraordinary talents to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their grandmother Maria Owens first practiced the art of anonymity. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of magic and love by Sally, their overprotective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her dark powers are, her Aunt Franny realizes that she is willing to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love.”
