Evan Rachel Wood Says ‘It’s Sad’ Not to Be Asked Back for ‘Practical Magic 2’ After Offering to Return: ‘It Seems Like T

Evan Rachel Wood Says ‘It’s Sad’ Not to Be Asked Back for ‘Practical Magic 2’ After Offering to Return: ‘It Seems Like They’re Not Following the Book’ 1 hour ago ‘Am I Supposed to Be a Comedian?’: Donald Trump’s Bizarre White House Correspondent’s Dinner Speech Had Few Laughing 2 days ago How ‘Cape Fear,’ Apple TV’s Timely Adaptation, Became Summer’s Grisliest Hit 4 days ago Evan Rachel Wood isn’t among the “Practical Magic” cast members returning for the forthcoming sequel — and she’s opening up about her disappointment. Speaking to “Entertainment Tonight” at the red carpet premiere of her new series “The Shards,” Wood called it “sad” not to be asked back for “ Practical Magic 2 .” “It is sad, because we bonded with that cast so much as children, and so to miss out on the opportunity to look at that cast and look at that house as an adult and see the history in our eyes, it’s something that can’t be faked,” the actor said. “I’m sad that doesn’t get to exist, especially for the fans.” Related Stories D4vd Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder of 14-Year-Old Girl In the 1998 movie, Wood and Alexandra Artrip played Kylie and Antonia Owens, the daughters of Sandra Bullock’s witch character.

In the sequel, Wood is replaced by “The Act” star Joey King, while Artrip’s younger-sister character is played by “Game of Thrones” standout Maisie Williams. Popular on Variety The sequel, out September 11, is adapted from “The Book of Magic” by Alice Hoffman, a sequel to her own novel “Practical Magic,” which inspired the first film. “I read the book and it seems like they’re not following the book,” Wood said.

“I think in the book it would have made sense to bring me back; I think in the way they’re redoing it and approaching it, it didn’t make sense.” This isn’t the first time Wood has spoken out about the film; last year, she wrote on Instagram ” “I offered my services, even if it was one scene or one line. I was told they are re-casting. I am sorry to disappoint the fans.

It was not in my control or my choice. I would have happily rejoined my sisters.” Returning cast members include leads Bullock and Nicole Kidman as sisters and fellow practitioners of magic, as well as Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as their loopy aunts. Wood, who was 11 when “Practical Magic” came out, counts the movie as one of her very first roles; among the leading child stars of her generation, she went on to appear in “Thirteen,” “The Upside of Anger” and the TV series “Once and Again” before making the transition to grown-up stardom on “True Blood” and “Westworld.” Literary adaptation “The Shards,” on which Wood plays a wealthy L.A.

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