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Bullock, CBS Get "Practical" by Josh Grossberg Sandra Bullock is taking her broomstick to the small screen. The Hollywood star-turned-producer, whose romantic fantasy Practical Magic with Nicole Kidman charmed moviegoers a few years ago, has sealed a deal with CBS for a tube version of the hit movie, Daily Variety reports. Bullock's Fortis Films, along with Practical producer Denise DiNovi and Warner Bros. TV, will develop an hour-long drama for the Eye network that will follow two Massachusetts sisters who use their inherited magical gifts to help them find true love. The movie, helmed by actor-director Griffin Dunne, took its inspiration from the oft-sexy and hilarious Alice Hoffman novel of the same name and featured Bullock and Kidman playing grown-up witchy women Sally and Gillian Owens. Their onscreen alchemy made such a terrific brew, Practical Magic debuted atop the box office upon its release in October of 1998 and conjured up more than $40 million. The actress and Di Novi will executive produce the project with scribe Becky Hartman-Edwards (American Dreams) who will write the pilot. "I'm very lucky to be working with Sandra and Denise, who did the movie and so understand the characters," Hartman-Edwards told Daily Variety. "The book is so rich, and there are so many stories and fantastic character dynamics that it was impossible to capture all of it in the movie. Should we go to series, we can tell these stories over time and further delve into who these characters are." Hartman-Edwards' resume includes penning last year's NBC pilot, Spy Girl, as well as a stint on Sex and the City and Jack and Jill. Bullock, meanwhile, has built a solid reputation for herself as a producer, supervising production on several of her movies including Hope Floats, Gun Shy, Miss Congeniality and Two Weeks Notice as well as ABC's newest hit, George Lopez. Her next turn on the big screen will be in the romantic comedy, Exactly 3:30, playing a consistently tardy woman who falls in love with a psychiatrist she hires to help her get to her wedding on time. She'll then segue into Neil Labute's Vapor, co-starring Ralph Fiennes. Should all go well with the pilot, expect Practical Magic to cast its spell on CBS sometime in fall 2004. -http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,12517,00.html
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