Deadline reviews that Oscar, Golden Globe, and Emmy-winning director Susanne Bier has been tapped to direct the sequel to the beloved 1998 witchy rom-com Sensible Magic. Whereas the take care of Warner Bros., the studio behind the movie, is not fairly sealed but, it’s a promising replace on the extremely anticipated reunion of Sandra Bullock
and Nicole Kidman
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This will probably be a reteaming for each stars as Bullock labored with Bier on Netflix’s Hen Field, an adaptation of the horror novel of the identical title by Josh Malerman, and Kidman labored with the director on two earlier tasks, the HBO sequence The Undoing and the Netflix miniseries The Excellent Couple. Bier gained an Academy Award for greatest worldwide characteristic for her 2010 movie In a Higher World. She additionally directed the 2007 drama Issues We Misplaced within the Hearth, starring Halle Berry and Benicio del Toro, and is the primary inventive drive behind the TV miniseries The First Woman and The Night time Supervisor.
The unique movie, directed by Griffen Dunne and primarily based on a novel by Alice Hoffman, adopted two sisters performed by Bullock and Kidman who come from an extended line of witches. After their dad and mom died as a consequence of a household curse, the sisters have been raised by their aunts in a small city, the place they face prejudice amid the looming curse that may stop them from discovering real love.
One of many movie’s unique screenwriters, Akiva Goldsman, will probably be again to pen the script for Sensible Magic 2. Denise Di Novi, who produced the unique, will even return, producing alongside Bullock and Kidman.
Producer Di Novi Guarantees a Spiritually-Devoted Sequel
The brand new movie is claimed to be an adaptation of Hoffman’s personal sequel, titled The E-book of Magic, printed in 2021. Producer Di Novi spoke with MovieWeb concerning the movie, saying it is going to be the product of cautious consideration about what makes the unique movie work.
“I feel we have had quite a lot of time to consider why that film remains to be so resonant for individuals. And it is fairly clear, you already know, it is sisterhood, it is household, it is being genuine to your true self, even in the event you do not slot in. It is discovering the sweetness and magic in on a regular basis life, the sensible side of magic.”
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Di Novi additionally promised that the sequel will probably be trustworthy to the spirit of the primary movie. “What saves you on this life? That is what that film is about, household, pleasure, love, music, residence, magnificence, surrounding your self with nature and wonder. Individuals are obsessive about that home, that backyard. It is fairly clear, you already know, and regardless of the storyline finally ends up as, we will be trustworthy to these issues and to Sandra and Nicole’s characters.”
No launch date has been introduced, however earlier reviews recommend Sensible Magic 2 will hit theaters a while this yr. Nevertheless, contemplating the early stage of the film, that looks as if a little bit of a stretch, and a 2026 launch would probably be the earliest we are able to anticipate to see this sequel arrive in cinemas.