Nicole Kidman is back with Sandra Bullock for “Practical Magic 2.” The Australian actress uses a couple of spells to help with her relationships in her real life. She opened up about her favorite spells with her niece, Lucia Hawley.
Nicole Kidman Uses Her Mom’s Freezing Spell
Hawley, 28, is the daughter of Antonia Kidman and Angus Hawley. She interviewed Kidman, 59, and Sandra Bullock for Sheer Luxe and revealed their family has something in common with the Owens.
“We sway to the more magical side,” Hawley told Bullock about the Kidman women. “Some people would say, witches. Grandma was born on Friday the 13th.” She then asked her aunt what are her favorite spells.
“Love spells,” the Oscar winner answered. “But if I’m a little bit upset with someone, I will write their name and put it in the freezer.” This is supposed to “freeze out” that person. Hawley said her grandmother, Janelle Ann Kidman kept a list of names in her ice cube area.
Many children dream of being of a witch and the actress was no different. “I mean I grew up on ‘Bewitched’ so you watch it, sit at home and watch the TV and go, ‘I want to be a witch.’ And I’d try to turn the teacher into a donkey and I’d open my eyes and see…oh, she’s not a donkey,” she told GQ.
Her dream of having that type of witchcraft didn’t come true. But she did play Isabel Bigelow in the 2005 movie ‘Bewitched.’
A Real Witch Was a Consultant on ‘Practical Magic’
Getty ImagesDirector Griffin Dunne turned to a witch to get the ceremony scene right. However, that didn’t end well and inspired a line in the movie.
“We got along great; she was very, very helpful. Sandy and Nicole kept asking about her, ‘Oh, what did the witch say? What did the witch say about this?’ before we started shooting,” Dunne told Vanity Fair. “She was paid very handsomely by Warner Brothers for her consulting.”
The consultant then asked for a portion of the film’s profit and rights to release a “Practical Magic” cookbook. The relationship soured and the witch left a voicemail, cursing them in a different tongue and threatened to sue. The legal department reportedly gave her a check after hearing part of the voicemail.
Dunne didn’t spread this news to everyone in production. There would be the question if the curse was successful if anything bad happened. He addressed the situation in a scene with Aidan (Gary Hallet), who is skeptical of magic.
Sally told Aidan that his feelings for her exist because of a spell from her childhood. She wished for qualities that she didn’t believe existed so she wouldn’t fall in love.
“Curses only have power if you believe in it and I don’t,” Aidan told her. The director said the line that was inspired from the real experience was, “I didn’t want to give the curse any strength.”
“Practical Magic 2” will be released in theaters on Sept. 11.
