Sandra Bullock Is Back in 2026: Inside Her Path to Healing and a Powerful Comeback

After stepping away for a bit, Sandra Bullock is easing back into work on her own terms. Given what she went through in 2023 with the loss of her partner Bryan Randall, she is keeping it close to friends, familiar faces, and projects that feel safe and energizing. Translation: practical magic with Nicole Kidman, and an intriguingly secretive reunion with Keanu Reeves.

Where Sandra is right now

Randall, who battled ALS, died in 2023. People close to Bullock have described him as her soulmate and best friend. She is still working through the grief, but she is not doing it alone. Insiders say she is leaning on a tight circle that includes Nicole Kidman, Keanu Reeves, and Jennifer Aniston.

There are still hard days, when she really misses Bryan and feels lonely. She is still adjusting to life without him. She is still mourning. She is coming back to life, but it is still one day at a time. Thankfully, she has some really incredible people around her to help carry it.

She has also been spending time with Kidman and members of the original Practical Magic producing team, which was largely women. The point was less about nostalgia and more about being around people and a project that would, as one insider put it, feed her soul. Honestly, that tracks.

Worth noting: back in 2021 on Red Table Talk, Bullock talked about how supportive Randall was when she decided to adopt her daughter Laila. He was her partner, though not part of the adoption itself, and she wanted him to be a steady example for her kids. She called him patient and a Christian.

Practical Magic 2 is real, and it is happening

Bullock and Kidman have only teamed up once before, in 1998's Practical Magic, adapted from Alice Hoffman's novel. Fun twist of fate: that movie took its lumps from critics and earned $68.3 million against a $75 million budget, and then it slowly built a cult following over the years. Now it is getting a sequel.

The new film was first reported in June 2024, with both stars in talks to return. Susanne Bier, who has worked with both Bullock and Kidman in the past, is set to direct. Filming started in July 2025 and wrapped in September 2025. Producer Denise Di Novi says the sequel sticks to the spirit of the first movie but brings a fresh story for new viewers. Release is locked for September 18, 2026, which is exactly when you want a witchy movie to land.

• Director: Susanne Bier
• Writers: Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett
• Returning cast: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, plus Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as aunts Jet and Franny
• New cast: Joey King (playing one of Sally's daughters) and Maisie Williams
• Production: filmed July to September 2025
• Release: September 18, 2026
• Context: the 1998 original was adapted from Alice Hoffman's novel, got negative reviews, and grossed $68.3 million on a $75 million budget before finding a cult audience

Back with Keanu, but not for Speed 3

In May 2025, word broke that Bullock and Reeves are reuniting for a new feature at Amazon MGM Studios. It is a romantic thriller, which is a nice sweet spot for both of them if you remember how well Speed and The Lake House played to their chemistry. Plot details are locked up for now. Noah Oppenheim is writing the script. He wrote Jackie in 2016 and worked on Robert De Niro's Netflix series Zero Day. Mark Gordon, who produced Speed, is producing this one too. That is a lot of connective tissue.

As for Reeves, 2025 has been busy: he popped back in for Ballerina as John Wick, played the angel Gabriel in the comedy Good Fortune, and did voice work on Apple TV Plus's Severance. Bullock's last movie pre-hiatus was 2022's The Lost City, which quietly pulled in almost $200 million during the pandemic-era box office slump.

All told, Bullock's return looks thoughtful and steady: one project that reconnects her with a film that found its audience over time, and another that puts her back with Reeves for something new. That feels like the right speed.