Some stories refuse to stay on the page. The Hollywood Reporter’s Beyond the Book column explores what happens when books make the leap to screen and beyond — unpacking what stayed, changed, how it was done and why it matters with the creatives who made it.
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[Warning: This story contains spoilers for Practical Magic 2 and The Book of Magic.]
The fact that a sequel to Practical Magic is happening came down to, well, magic.
Nearly 30 years after her book Practical Magic was published and adapted into the film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, author Alice Hoffman feels the timing for an onscreen revisit to the Owens sisters is serendipitous.
