Warner Bros In Talks With Susanne Bier To Direct ‘Practical Magic 2’
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: 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. The original 1998 movie, which grossed over $47M stateside, followed two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, who are faced with closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them from ever finding lasting love.
Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote the original, is returning to write the screenplay. Bullock and Kidman are producing with Denise Di Novi.
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