Nicole Kidman marked her Sandra Bullock's 62nd birthday with a witchy Instagram tribute to her onscreen sister, a nod that lands just as National Sisters Day puts real-life sisterhood in the spotlight.
TL;DR
- Nicole Kidman shared a "witchy sister" tribute to Bullock on Instagram Stories to mark her 62nd birthday in late July.
- The pair reprise their witch-sister roles in Practical Magic 2, out in UK and Irish cinemas from 11 September 2026.
- The tribute comes the same week as National Sisters Day, the unofficial US observance held on 2 August.
- British newcomer Maisie Williams joins the sequel's cast as one of Sally Owens' daughters.
A witchy birthday tribute
Kidman, the Practical Magic 2 star, shared a moody photo to her Instagram Stories showing the pair walking through a hazy field. "Happy Birthday to my beautiful witchy sister," Kidman wrote over the image, according to PureWow.
The gesture echoed one from Bullock weeks earlier, who marked Kidman's own birthday in June with a compilation video celebrating their friendship, PureWow reported. Both nods lean on the "witchy sister" nickname the pair have used since reuniting on set.
Owens sisters reunite for the sequel
Kidman and Bullock are reprising Gillian and Sally Owens, the witch sisters at the heart of 1998's Practical Magic, for a long-awaited sequel from Warner Bros. Reportedly based on Alice Hoffman's novel The Book of Magic, the film also brings back Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as the sisters' aunts.
Kidman has described the bond with her co-star as easy and teasing. "I can tease her, and she teases me," Kidman said of their dynamic on set, according to PEOPLE.
UK release date confirmed
UK & Ireland cinema release: 11 September 2026 Source: ODEON UK / Warner Bros. UK & Ireland
British fans get the film a week ahead of most international markets, according to ODEON. Principal photography took place partly at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire, with additional filming in Devon and London.
The new cast includes Joey King, Lee Pace and British actress Maisie Williams, who plays one of Sally Owens' daughters. Kidman has previously discussed her sister bond with Bullock and the rest of the cast ahead of the film's release.
Why it matters
National Sisters Day, founded in 1996 and marked on the first Sunday of August, has become a fixture for social media tributes between sisters, whether by blood or by bond. Kidman and Bullock's decades-long friendship, forged on the original Practical Magic set in 1998, has made their "witch sister" dynamic a recurring theme in their own posts well before this year's sequel buzz.
Reported from publicly available interviews and verified press sources. Last reviewed August 3, 2026.
