Sandra Bullock has worked on a lot of movies, making her an actress who managed to shine in the most interesting aspects of Hollywood. Whether it is a romance movie or one filled with action, she is the first to grab onto any opportunity she finds fit. Out of the many films that she has done, Practical Magic has a special impact on not only the fans but also the writer of the original novel.
Alice Hoffman, the author of the original novel with the same name credits Bullock as someone who made the movie possible in the first place. It was her dedication and effort that kept the film going. Despite it all, there seemed to be a real witch involved in the making of the film, who even ended up cursing it.
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Just Wanted to Meet the Witch
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman’s Practical Magic was a movie many fans came to love and it easily became a cult classic. To make sure that no spell was done wrong, Griffin Dunne, the director of the film ended up getting an actual witch to consult the making of the film. However, this was before the filming began. While talking to Vanity Fair, he revealed just how things went on from then.
“She was paid very handsomely by Warner Brothers for her consulting. I thought it would be fun to bring her out to Los Angeles, put her in a nice hotel and meet Sandy and Nicole, who were dying to meet her. When the producer called, she was greatly offended, and wanted three gross points.”
Bullock and Kidman were both excited to meet the witch and she was paid without hesitation for all the work she had put in for the making of the film. To make sure that she could meet with the two actresses, the director thought it would not be too bad to invite her to Los Angeles and get her to live in a nice hotel. She did not take it that way.
The Witch Overlooking Practical Magic Was Not Happy
The witch seemed to be extremely offended by the offer and wanted a sum of the money Practical Magic would end up making. Furthermore, she wanted a cookbook following the film’s theme. As per Vanity Fair, she became rather offensive, stating that they could not buy her off so easily.
“She wanted to publish a Practical Magic cookbook and said, ‘You can’t buy me off with a hotel.’ She left a curse in some sort of tongue on my voicemail—that was quite chilling, actually—and threatened to sue Warner Bros. So I took the little mini cassette [recording] and gave it to the legal department. They didn’t get halfway through it before they said, “Fuck this,” and wrote her a check.”
She even ended up chanting curses on the film while threatening to sue Warner Bros. However, the director took the voicemail to the legal department for them to handle. Upon hearing her curse in a language they could not understand, they caved in very quickly, paying her money so as to not escalate the situation.
