Joey King has entered into negotiations to star alongside Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in ‘Practical Magic 2,’ the Warner Bros.’s Pictures sequel to the 1998 movie.
Bullock and Kidman are reprising their roles as witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who in the original movie fight a family curse that dispatches the men with whom they fall in love.
King would take on the role of one of Bullock’s daughters, the one who discovers the dark family secrets and her own dark powers, plunging the family into a crisis.
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Susanne Bier will take the helm on the project which is penned by Akiva Goldman, who co-wrote the first movie. Goldman co-wrote the script for the sequel with Georgia Pritchett. Bullock and Kidman are also producing along with the original’s Denise Di Novi.
Filming is expected to begin in late summer on London. The movie has an expected release date of September 18, 2026.
King last starred in the Netflix sci-fi flick ‘Uglies,’ directed by McG.
