Sandra Bullock Explains Why ‘Practical Magic’s Aidan Quinn Doesn’t Return For Sequel: “You Can Probably Guess Why”

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As the Owens women return for Practical Magic 2, it appears the family curse still hasn’t been broken.

While promoting the sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy film, Sandra Bullock recently teased why her character Sally Owens’ love interest, Investigator Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) doesn’t return for the upcoming followup, which premieres in theaters this September.

“And if you know the original film, you can probably guess why,” said Bullock as she appeared at CinemaCon with onscreen sister Nicole Kidman.

Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.

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Although Sally’s father and her first husband both fell victim to the curse, the 1998 movie seemed to

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