Nicole Kidman surprised fans at a hometown screening of “Practical Magic 2” on Friday night.
The Academy Award-winning actress returned to Sydney to make a shock appearance at a HOYTS screening, where she introduced the new film to those in attendance.
Check out a glimpse below.
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“Practical Magic 2,” set for release in Australian cinemas on September 10th, and comes 28 years after the original hit screens in 1998.
Directed by Susanne Bier, the sequel “returns to a world steeped in moonlit mischief and powerful ancestral magic, as the Owens sisters [Kidman and Sandra Bullock] must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem.”
In addition to Kidman and Bullock back as Sally and Gilly Owens, the cast includes Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo Maridueña and Solly McLeod. Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest are also back as Frances and Jet Owens, Sally and Gilly’s aunts, after starring in the original film.
In the sequel, Sally has adult daughters now starting lives of their own, while Gilly has settled into a cozy life with a black cat. It doesn’t take long for trouble to find them — Pace’s mystery character pulls the sisters from their quaint New England town on a dramatic assignment.
Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett wrote the sequel, which is based on the 2021 novel “The Book of Magic” by Alice Hoffman, the fourth in her “Practical Magic” book series. Denise DiNovi, Bullock and Kidman produce. Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Donald Sabourin and Hoffman serve as executive producers.
Meanwhile, Kidman’s surprise appearance in Sydney comes after the local star was announced to receive the 2026 Trailblazer Award at this year’s Australian Women’s Film Festival, honouring her decades-long contribution to Australian and international film as an actor and producer.
The Australian Women’s Film Festival (AWFF) returns on September 22nd, with “Territory” actor Kylah Day set to host the annual event celebrating women working across the screen industry both in front of and behind the camera.
Kidman will receive the Trailblazer Award in recognition of her work as an actor, producer and creative force across a career spanning decades.