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62 Movies I'm Looking Forward to in 2026- ACT I

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  •It may not be the kind of sequel that the world needed to get made, but seeing as how the material already exists (the script is based on "The Book of Magic," the fourth installment in Alice Hoffman’s series of books and a direct sequel to "Practical Magic"), and since the original cast members (Kidman, Bullock, Channing, and Wiest) have all returned, this is definitely not a sequel I’m upset about.  The original film from 1998 is a cult classic/guilty pleasure I revisit almost every Halloween season, and I’m excited to see what the Owens sisters are up to at this stage of the 21st century.  Susanne Bier has a solid track record behind the camera (I still think her best work was on the original first season of BBC’s, "The Night Manager," with Tom Hiddleston), and even though I’m not the biggest fan of Akiva Goldsman, his work on the first film is still one of his better scripts.  Joey King ("The Kissing Booth"), Maisie Williams ("Game of ...