There are some issues we all know for sure: Sensible Magic is getting a second life, and Lee Tempo is among the newest additions to the coven.
Together with a number of different new and returning faces, the Basis actor will star subsequent to Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, who’re reprising their roles because the witchy Owens sisters. The 1998 unique follows their characters, Gillian and Sally, as they take care of a household curse that destroys any likelihood they’ve at love. It was tailored from creator Alice Hoffman’s guide of the identical title.
The sequel film’s precise plot particulars are nonetheless being stored below wraps, however in accordance with producer Denise Di Novi, it would draw from Hoffman’s 2021 follow-up to Sensible Magic, The Guide of Magic. Although readers may be capable to take a stab at which character Tempo might be enjoying, the actor instructed TV Insider that that information is below lock and key for now. Nonetheless, Tempo did supply up a number of particulars.
“I can say that we’ve began filming, and it’s as cool as you suppose it’s,” Tempo instructed us on July 17. A couple of days later, Kidman gave followers their first glimpse of the sequel, which rolls into theaters subsequent September. Within the clip, the Owens sisters seem like hugging over two gravestones. “It’s actually a variety of enjoyable,” Tempo added.
The actor counts himself among the many cult basic’s legions of followers. “I beloved how chill the film was,” Tempo gushed. “You already know, [Sally and Gillian] had been each so cool and the witchy components had been… There’s no CGI. Like, the spells had been spells. I like that the calling tree equals the entire neighborhood girls standing round with broomsticks of their palms. It’s nice. It’s good.”
Primarily based on the feedback made by Di Novi, followers can possible count on the sequel to share the unique’s vibe. “We’re cognizant to how vital these characters and that film are to so many individuals,” she instructed EW. “We’re not going to reinvent the wheel.”
Tempo’s pleasure extends to working together with his new castmates. Although each he and Bullock appeared within the 2006 crime drama Notorious, they didn’t have any scenes collectively, however that received’t be the case in Sensible Magic 2. “I imply, what a privilege to work with Sandra Bullock,” he stated. “It’s not misplaced on me how fortunate I’m to share scenes along with her.”
Sensible Magic 2, September 18, 2026, In Theaters