Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are in negotiations to return for Practical Magic 2, a sequel to Warner Bros‘ 1998 romantic fantasy, the studio announced via its social media channels on Monday.

Akiva Goldsman, who penned the original film alongside Robin Swicord and Adam Brooks, will return to write the screenplay. Bullock and Kidman are expected to produce alongside the original’s Denise Di Novi. Details as to the sequel’s plot are under wraps for now.

Directed by Griffin Dunne, Practical Magic adapted the 1995 novel from Alice Hoffman. The story follows two sisters, Sally (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman), who come from a long line of witches. Orphaned at a young age, they are raised by their eccentric aunts, who embrace their magical heritage. However, the Owens family is cursed: any man who falls in love with an Owens woman is doomed to an untimely death.

Subsequently, Sally and Gillian struggle with their powers and the consequences of the family curse. Sally attempts to lead a normal life, distancing herself from magic, but tragedy strikes when her husband dies. Gillian, on the other hand, lives a wild life, embracing her magical abilities. The sisters are reunited when Gillian finds herself in a dangerous relationship with Jimmy Angelov (Goran Visnjic), a violent man. In an effort to protect Gillian, the sisters accidentally kill Jimmy, leading to a series of supernatural events as they attempt to hide his death and ultimately break the family curse.

Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest and Aidan Quinn also starred in the first Practical Magic, which grossed over $68M worldwide.

Currently, Kidman can be seen starring in Expats, Prime Video’s awards-contending miniseries from The Farewell‘s Lulu Wang. Next to be seen starring opposite Zac Efron and Joey King in Netflix’s rom-com A Family Affair, out June 28, her upcoming slate also includes Netflix’s murder mystery series The Perfect Couple, the Amazon series Kay Scarpetta and feature thriller Holland, Michigan, the second seasons of Paramount+’s Lioness and Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers, and Halina Reijn’s A24 pic Babygirl, among other projects.

Bullock is coming off of performances in the blockbusters Bullet Train and The Lost City, as well as the acclaimed Netflix pics Bird Box and The Unforgivable.

A producer on Mattel Film’ forthcoming Major Matt Mason starring Tom Hanks, Goldsman was most recently announced as a producer on the company’s upcoming live-action theatrical Monsters High film. In television, the most recent credits for the writer-producer include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and The Crowded Room.

Kidman is repped by CAA, Shanahan Management in Australia, Media Talent Group, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman; Bullock by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham; and Goldsman by CAA, TFC Management, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

EXCLUSIVE: We understand that Oscar winning filmmaker Susanne Bier is in negations to helm Warner Bros.’ Practical Magic 2 for the studio. A deal isn’t done quite yet.

The movie would reteam Bier with both Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock. The helmer worked with Bullock on Netflix’s Bird Box, and with Kidman on the HBO series The Undoing and the Netflix miniseries The Perfect Couple. Bullock is reprising her role as Sally Owens, while Kidman is coming back as Gillian Owens.

‘Practical Magic 2,’ Starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, Sets Fall 2026 Release Date

“Practical Magic 2,” a follow-up to the 1998 fantasy comedy, will cast a theatrical spell next fall. The witchy sequel, starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, is set to debut on Sept. 18, 2026.

Bullock and Kidman are reprising their roles as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who descend from a long line of witches. In the original movie, based on the novel by Alice Hoffman, they find themselves fighting off a curse that kills the men they fall in love with. It’s unclear where the second film will pick up, though the story is reportedly based on a later installment in Hoffman’s “Practical Magic” book series.

Warner Bros. released a short, text-only teaser with a voiceover from Bullock and Kidman, who chant the following incantation: “Tooth of wolf and morning dew. Something old and something new. Let the spell begin to mix. Sept. 18, 2026.” On its current release date, “Practical Magic 2” will hit the big screen on the same day as Zach Cregger’s “Resident Evil” reboot from Sony.

“Practical Magic” received mixed reviews and flopped at the box office, but the supernatural story became a cult favorite in subsequent years. Warne Bros. tried to expand the “Practical Magic” property in 2019 with the prequel series “Rules of Magic,” but the HBO series was scrapped and never came to fruition.

Susanne Bier is directing “Practical Magic 2” from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote the first movie. Though the production timeline is hazy, Kidman told Variety in February that the sequel is “moving ahead rapidly.”