Joey King Felt The Magic Of Nicole Kidman & Sandra Bullock

Nearly three decades after Practical Magic introduced moviegoers to the Owens sisters, Joey King felt the excitement of stepping into that magical world alongside returning stars Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. The two actresses are back for Practical Magic 2, once again playing Sally and Gillian Owens. For fans who have spent years hoping the sisters would get another chapter, that alone is a pretty big deal. The sequel also brings Sally's daughters back into the story, but with new faces in the roles. Joey King and Maisie Williams are playing the now-grown members of the Owens family, putting them right alongside Bullock and Kidman as the story moves into a new generation. For King, that meant walking onto a set with two actresses she already knew very well from the screen. She said getting to work with Bullock and Kidman turned out to be every bit as magical as she and Williams had hoped. Joey King felt the magic with the returning stars There is a difference between admiring somebody's work and suddenly sharing scenes with them. King got to make that jump on Practical Magic 2. She and Williams were joining a sequel to a movie that has had nearly 30 years to build its audience. That comes with a lot of history, especially when the two stars most closely connected to the original are standing right there. Still, King's reaction sounds less like nerves and more like excitement. Joey King felt the experience lived up to the idea she and Williams had built up beforehand. In a movie centered on magic, family and the bond between generations of Owens women, that is a pretty fitting way for the new cast members to enter the picture. Click on the video below to hear Joey King. Joey King on Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Bullock and Kidman returning together is one of the biggest reasons Practical Magic 2 has attracted so much attention. The original film made Sally and Gillian's relationship the heart of a story that mixed romance, family trouble and, of course, plenty of magic. Now King and Williams get to step into that family dynamic from a different angle. Because they are playing Sally's daughters, their characters are not simply newcomers dropped into a familiar world. They are part of the Owens family itself, which gives the sequel a natural way to connect what fans remember with whatever comes next. For King, working with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman was a major part of that experience. Her comments make it clear that the excitement was not only about joining a well-known sequel. It was also about getting the opportunity to work directly with the women who helped make the first movie so memorable. Practical Magic 2 brings the Owens family back The wait for another Practical Magic movie has been a long one. The first film arrived in 1998, and its following only seemed to grow as new viewers found it and longtime fans kept coming back. Practical Magic 2 now has the chance to do two things at once. It can reunite Bullock and Kidman as Sally and Gillian while giving King and Williams room to carry the Owens family story forward. That balance between the familiar and the new may be one of the sequel's biggest draws. Fans get the reunion they have wanted, while King and Williams get to add their own chapter to a family story audiences already know. Practical Magic 2 opens in theaters on Friday.