Who would have thought that the “Now You See Me” franchise would spur among the largest names in indie movie? Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg and Sundance darling Dave Franco each return for third movie “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” together with their fellow 4 Horsemen magicians Woody Harrelson and Isla Fisher.
And there’s a brand new technology of indie stars becoming a member of the massive Lionsgate franchise: Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, and Ariana Greenblatt, who had been additionally all in individual to stage a visible “heist” within the coronary heart of Instances Sq. to advertise the trailer. Lionsgate gave away $250,000 in digital funds to followers that texted or referred to as a mysterious telephone quantity that was on a billboard.
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” additionally stars Rosamund Pike and Morgan Freeman. The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer with a script by Seth Grahame-Smith, Michael Lesslie, Paul Wernick, and Rhett Reese. Eric Warren Singer is credited with the story; the function contains characters created by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt. Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Bobby Cohen produce.
The elusive synopsis reads: “The 4 Horsemen return together with a brand new technology of illusionists performing mind-melding twists, turns, surprises, and magic in contrast to something ever captured on movie.”
The “Now You See Me” franchise started in 2013 with Louis Leterrier’s movie and continued with 2016’s “Now You See Me 2.” David Copperfield co-produced the sequel, which was directed by John M. Chu. Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Radcliffe, Melanie Laurent, Michael Caine, Widespread, and Mark Ruffalo have starred within the franchise installments alongside the lead Horsemen.
Eisenberg informed IndieWire in 2016 that the “Now You See Me” sequel was ripe for a franchise. “It appeared like a superb alternative to make one other one,” he mentioned. “There’s a nice ensemble of actors, it’s a storyline that doesn’t really feel finite, it’s a world that feels worthy of extension and a subject that appears recent sufficient to proceed, so this looks like a superb one. The choice might be based mostly on the demand for it quite than our Machiavellian intentions. […] My solely opinion is that I’d quite be in a superb film that’s a sequel than a less-good film that’s authentic.”
The third movie is being launched a decade after the sequel.
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” premieres November 14 in theaters. Try the trailer beneath.