As the Owens women return for Practical Magic 2, it appears the family curse still hasn’t been broken.

While promoting the sequel to the 1998 romantic fantasy film, Sandra Bullock recently teased why her character Sally Owens’ love interest, Investigator Gary Hallet (Aidan Quinn) doesn’t return for the upcoming followup, which premieres in theaters this September.

“And if you know the original film, you can probably guess why,” said Bullock as she appeared at CinemaCon with onscreen sister Nicole Kidman.

Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.

Although Sally’s father and her first husband both fell victim to the curse, the 1998 movie seemed to end with Sally and Gary having a happy ever after. The sequel dives further into the curse as a new generation of Owens women discovers the secret of their family history.

Quinn also recently confirmed he won’t be in the Susanne Bier-directed sequel. “No, I wasn’t asked; I would have said yes, but I wasn’t asked. Of course I would,” he told Dublin’s Spin 1038.

The actor said he had a “lovely, lovely” time working on the original with Bullock and Kidman, who played Gillian Owens. “They were both great to work with. You know, most of my stuff was with Sandy, but they were both phenomenal to work with. We had a good time,” raved Quinn.

Bullock and Kidman return for Practical Magic 2, reuniting with Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest as aunts, Frances and Bridget Owens, with Joey King and Maisie Owens playing Sally’s daughters Kylie and Antonia. Lee Pace also joins the cast of the sequel.