Evan Rachel Wooden shot down hypothesis of her return to the Sensible Magic universe.
The actress, 37, posted a assertion through her Instagram Tales on Friday, July 11 clearing up any rumors surrounding her potential return for the sequel.
“I get requested about this rather a lot, so I’ll simply clear it up now,” she wrote. “I used to be not requested to return again and be within the #PracticalMagic sequel.”
Wooden stated she was open to reprising her function as Kylie Owens, and reached out to specific her curiosity.
“I supplied my companies, even when it was one scene or one line,” she continued. “I used to be advised they’re recasting. I’m sorry to disappoint the followers. It was not in my management or my alternative. I’d have fortunately rejoined my sisters.”
The unique Sensible Magic, launched in 1998, featured Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock on the helm. Kidman portrayed Gillian “Gilly” Owens, whereas Bullock performed Sally Owens, sisters who have been descendants from an extended line of witches. Wooden’s character Kylie was Sally’s eldest daughter.
Evan Rachel Wooden. (Courtesy of Evan Rachel Wooden/Instagram)
Regardless of plans to recast Wooden’s character, Kidman and Bullock are set to reprise their starring roles.
“Sure, I can be in it,” Kidman, 58, advised Individuals in June 2024. “And Sandy can be in it. And that’s that. There’s much more to inform which is why we go, ‘OK, that is form of attention-grabbing now to have the ability to do that.”
In accordance with Leisure Weekly on Friday, July 11, Diane Wiest and Stockard Channing may even return as Aunt Jet and Aunt Franny respectively. New solid members will embody Joey King, Lee Tempo, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña, and Solly McLeod.
The outlet reported King will play one among Sally’s daughters, however it’s unclear whether or not this is similar daughter Wooden as soon as portrayed.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman is perhaps reuniting on the large display screen for extra Sensible Magic. Warner Bros. initially teased that there was extra to return from the Owens sisters in a since-deleted social media put up displaying three candles being lit. On Monday, June 10, the movie studio introduced {that a} Sensible Magic sequel was […]
Warner Bros. introduced in June 2024 through TikTok {that a} follow-up to the unique movie, based mostly on the 1995 novel of the identical title by Alice Hoffman, is formally in “growth.”
“I like the film. It’s totally different than the guide. The film at all times must be totally different than a guide since you’re in such a unique medium. However I really feel so fortunate that each one these actually nice actresses are in a single film,” Hoffman shared in an October 2021 interview. “The very fact it’s about girls and girls’s relationships — at its core, it’s a couple of type of sisterhood — I believe has made it extra well-liked over time. So, it’s form of a cult film. I really feel actually fortunate to have been concerned with it.”
Warner Bros. additionally confirmed a launch date for the sequel, with September 18, 2026 slated because the date the film will drop.
