Evan Rachel Wooden will not be again for “Sensible Magic” sequel: ‘I supplied my companies’

Evan Rachel Wooden received't be returning to the coven for the upcoming Practical Magic sequel — although not for lack of attempting.

The actress not too long ago declared on social media that she had been open to reprising her position from the witchy 1998 cult basic, through which she performed Sandra Bullock's daughter, however stated she wasn't referred to as upon to take action.

"I get requested about this rather a lot, so l'll simply clear it up now," Wooden, 37, wrote in an Instagram story submit Friday. "I used to be not requested to return again and be within the #PracticalMagic sequel. l supplied my companies, even when it was one scene or one line."

The Westworld and 13 star added, "I used to be instructed they’re re-casting. I’m sorry to disappoint the followers. It was not in my management or my selection. I’d have fortunately rejoined my sisters."

Leisure Weekly has reached out to Warner Bros. for touch upon Wooden's remarks.

The unique Sensible Magic movie, based mostly on the 1995 Alice Hoffman novel of the identical identify, stars Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, who’re descended from a line of witches and grapple with a household curse as they seek for love. Wooden performed Sally's eldest daughter, Kylie, who appears and acts like her troublemaking aunt, and Alexandra Artrip performed youthful daughter Antonia.

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Bullock and Kidman might be again for the sequel, which is now in manufacturing. Additionally returning are Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest, who performed Jet and Franny Owens, the aunts who raised Sally and Gillian and taught them magic.

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Plot particulars have but to be revealed, however returning producer Denise Di Novi instructed EW final 12 months that the sequel will take inspiration from Hoffman's 2021 Practical Magic sequel, The Book of Magic.

"We're going to be very devoted," Di Novi stated. "We're cognizant to how essential these characters and that film are to so many individuals. We're not going to reinvent the wheel. We're going to attract from Alice Hoffman's books, as the primary film did, and we're going to be true to the chronology of what number of years later it’s."

Susanne Bier (The Good Couple, Fowl Field) is directing the sequel, taking the reins from Griffin Dunne on the primary movie. Akiva Goldsman, who co-wrote the unique, is again, penning the script alongside Georgia Pritchett (Succession).

New faces within the forged embrace Joey King, Lee Tempo, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña, and Solly McLeod. King is reportedly enjoying certainly one of Sally's daughters, although no additional particulars have emerged.

The Sensible Magic sequel is slated to hit theaters Sept. 18, 2026, simply in time for spooky season.

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