Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are bringing back the magic. Practical Magic 2 hits theaters September 11, nearly 30 years after the beloved 1998 cult classic introduced audiences to the witchy Owens sisters' family curse, and fans can’t wait to see two of Hollywood’s most iconic actresses step back into their spellbinding roles.
© Warner BrosAhead of the release, HOLA! orchestrated an exclusive roundtable inspired by midnight margaritas, bringing together Bullock and Kidman alongside their younger co-stars Joey King and Xolo Maridueña.
The cast chose questions and either answered them or took a sip, leading to some amazing admissions, including Bullock's revelation that over the course of her life she's been visited by the same "lime-green glowing man."
© Warner Bros. PicturesWhen asked if there was a paranormal experience she can’t explain, Bullock revealed she hasn’t had just one, but three. She said the first encounter happened when she was either a junior or sophomore in high school.
“When I was at home, I was in my own bed, I woke up to someone saying, ‘Sandra,’” Bullock said, noting that only her mom called her Sandra. But it wasn’t her mom in the room with her.
© Getty“I woke up and sitting next to me was this haze of a lime green man; he almost looked like Alfred Hitchcock,” she explained. “Just bald, just sort of sitting there, and it freaked me out, and I ran out of the room, ran into my parents' room, thought it was a dream,” she continued.
Bullock encountered the same entity again in college. “I was having a really hard time,” she explained. “[Then] I felt someone touch my leg and said, ‘Sandra,’ and I woke up, and he was standing there.”
While the story sounds terrifying, Bullock made it clear she never felt threatened by the figure. “He’s not a threat,” she said, reiterating that it was more of a “lime green glow.” It happened a third time after she moved to New York City. “Same thing,” Bullock said, later describing the figure as “very gentle” and “very stoic.”
© Warner Bros. PicturesWhile Bullock had a supernatural story of her own, Kidman took the roundtable in a more sentimental direction. When asked who she would summon if she could have one midnight margarita with anyone, she sweetly replied, “My mama, my papa, my grandma, my grandpa, all of them.”
King followed up by asking if they would drink margaritas with her, to which Kidman replied, “They would actually, and then we'd dance and sing. We go out with a lot of music.”
© Warner Bros. PicturesThe exchange offered a glimpse at the different generations at the center of Practical Magic 2. Bullock and Kidman return as sisters Sally and Gillian Owens, while King and Maridueña join the story as the next generation of the Owens family.
The sequel brings the original witches back together while expanding the world of the Owens women, proving that nearly three decades later, there is still plenty of magic left to uncover.
