{"id":2125135,"date":"2026-09-02T14:40:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125135"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T11:40:28","slug":"evan-rachel-wood-says-only-joey-king-reached-out-after-practical-magic-2-recasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125135","title":{"rendered":"Evan Rachel Wood Says Only Joey King Reached Out After &#8216;Practical Magic 2&#8217; Recasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/b3549cc0dc974c41aa6c34689215b88c_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Evan Rachel Wood Says Only Joey King Reached Out After &#8216;Practical Magic 2&#8217; Recasting<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Evan Rachel Wood<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">&#8216;Practical Magic&#8217; Cast Really Vanished On Me!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T07:40:28-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:40 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-2d01f5ee4b2f1fb6d760961482afb423\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_b3549cc0dc974c41aa6c34689215b88c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:90c3c1fe-54ab-4a94-89e6-3b4d4756c673\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/b3549cc0dc974c41aa6c34689215b88c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Joey King and evan rachel wood getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bb66ba395fe894f58c5668e492f4c3a4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/evan-rachel-wood\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Evan Rachel Wood<\/strong><\/a> says the &#8220;Practical Magic&#8221; OGs basically cast an invisibility spell on her, claiming none of &#8217;em reached out after she was replaced in the sequel &#8230; instead she only heard from new addition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joey-king\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Joey King<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-163f031060e66779247de02501a9371d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Evan &#8212; who played Kylie Owens in the beloved 1998 flick when she was just 11 years old &#8212; praised Joey on Instagram Tuesday &#8230; writing, &#8220;I really appreciated Joey King reaching out to me because no one who worked on the original film did. She\u2019s a sweetheart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aafc19df7233b81cdfa859b309a98f9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_83312aa21bf44591afc49b29d7cc26ef\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:90c3c1fe-54ab-4a94-89e6-3b4d4756c673\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/83\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/83312aa21bf44591afc49b29d7cc26ef_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub-evan-rachel-wood-joey-king-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-03478fef43dedb6eebb207420e5b8c4a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Obviously, there&#8217;s some shade embedded in Wood&#8217;s message, too &#8230; because she&#8217;s ripping her former co-stars for not hitting her up after it was revealed she wasn&#8217;t coming back.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b72495aa43026b2aa17348435b9b1214\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know &#8230; Joey plays Kylie in the new movie, which is due out next week, and she&#8217;s been incredibly effusive about Evan &#8212; even telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/joey-king-evan-rachel-wood-recast-practical-magic-2-1236686430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/a> she was &#8220;so appreciative of the support that she showed to me and to the rest of the cast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0a206f4058e4f4d886a6b77b29c791b5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Apparently, her support for the rest of the cast has reached its limit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b035f02cdafc95d03c7a40b9ee96885d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/susanne-bier\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Susanne Bier<\/strong><\/a> explained the decision not to bring back Evan or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alexandra-artrip\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Alexandra Artrip<\/strong><\/a>&#8212; who played Antonia, Kylie&#8217;s sister, in the original film &#8212; wasn&#8217;t personal &#8230; but rather because they don&#8217;t have access to a de-aging spell &#8212; they want to portray younger versions of the characters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f2b3424943176a159cce95fb4f9b5d0b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Producers might&#8217;ve pulled off the ol&#8217; presto change-o, but ERW ain&#8217;t impressed!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/evan-rachel-wood-joey-king-practical-magic-recast\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:90c3c1fe-54ab-4a94-89e6-3b4d4756c673\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/evan-rachel-wood-joey-king-practical-magic-recast\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:90c3c1fe-54ab-4a94-89e6-3b4d4756c673\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/26\/nicole-kidman-sandra-bullock-practical-magic-2-premiere\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:90c3c1fe-54ab-4a94-89e6-3b4d4756c673\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e9\/16by9\/2026\/08\/26\/e949ca3009444b498bc81318968e0a33_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-Nicole-Kidman-and-Sandra-Bullock-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Nicole Kidman &amp; 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