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CinemaCon 2026 Announces Practical Magic 2, Spaceballs 2, Final Jackass

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Key Points
  • Practical Magic 2 and Spaceballs 2 were announced at CinemaCon 2026 with key cast members returning.
  • Jackass: Best And Last was revealed as the final film in the franchise, with Bam Margera absent due to not being invited.
  • Disney reported $2.5 billion in 2025 box office sales but initiated layoffs affecting around 1,000 employees.

The annual CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas served as a platform for significant Hollywood announcements, with stars Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock presenting a sneak peek of Practical Magic 2, according to major media reports. The duo, who starred in the 1998 original, teased the sequel. The specific plot or new elements in Practical Magic 2 beyond these teased scenes remain unknown.

On the red carpet, Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock appeared together, with Kidman wearing a sheer black dress with ruffles and Bullock in a red suit with a black leather bra, according to multiple reports. Some fans criticized Kidman's hair, suggesting it was a wig or hairpiece. In a personal update, multiple reports indicate Kidman and Keith Urban divorced in September.

If you had a laundry list of the chain of horrible events of the two years of Covid that they put me through, spending my own money at an alarming rate for therapists, doctors and treatment and all this, only to sit me down and tell me you're not in the movie and you're not getting $5 million.

Bam Margera, Former Jackass star

Johnny Knoxville unveiled the first trailer for Jackass: Best And Last at the event, announcing it as the final Jackass film. Bam Margera will not appear in the film, and according to The Independent - Main, Margera claimed he was not invited to participate and missed out on an expected $5 million paycheck. The exact release date for Jackass: Best And Last and specific new stunts are not yet confirmed.

Rick Moranis made a rare appearance at CinemaCon 2026, with multiple reports confirming he is reprising his role as Dark Helmet in Spaceballs 2. Mel Brooks revealed the title Spaceballs: The New One in a pre-recorded video. The sequel is set for release on April 23, 2027.

I have a lot of PTSD from it all, and you know, having the title of 'Ex-Jackass star Bam Margera,' I have to live with that. The humiliation, the abandonment and just embarrassment of it all, I had to let it go.

Bam Margera, Former Jackass star

5 billion in domestic ticket sales, according to multiple reports. However, the company began mass layoffs on Tuesday, expected to total around 1,000. The layoffs come despite Disney's strong box office performance, raising questions about the company's financial strategy moving forward.

The announcements at CinemaCon highlight a mix of nostalgia-driven sequels and franchise conclusions, reflecting broader trends in the film industry.

As far as I know, I don't have to film anything new [for Jackass 5], and I don't want to. They said we're going to sift through a lot of old footage to try and create something new, and I said, 'Hell yeah, go for it.'

Bam Margera, Former Jackass star
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