Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by
Screenplay by Ed Solomon
Story by
  • Ed Solomon
  • Peter Chiarelli
Based on Characters 
by Boaz Yakin
Edward Ricourt
Starring
Music by Brian Tyler
Cinematography Peter Deming
Edited by Stan Salfas
Production
company
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Entertainment One (UK)
Release dates
  • June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) (United States)
  • July 4, 2016 (2016-07-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
 115 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Now You See Me 2 is an upcoming American magic caper thriller film directed by Jon M. Chu. A sequel to the 2013 film Now You See Me, it stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, and Dave Franco, with new appearances from Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou and Sanaa Lathan; Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman also reprise their roles. It is set for theatrical release on June 10, 2016.[2]

The film is to be produced by Entertainment One, and distributed by Summit Entertainment in the United States. Internationally, the film will be distributed by eOne Films International.

Cast

Production

On July 3, 2013, after the box office success of the first film, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer confirmed that there would be a sequel to the film with production beginning in 2014 for an unspecified release date.[6] In September 2014, it was confirmed that Jon M. Chu would replace Leterrier as director. It is set to be released on June 10, 2016.[7] On October 2, 2014, Michael Caine confirmed in an interview that Daniel Radcliffe would be playing his son in the film and that shooting is expected to begin in December in London.[8] It will also be produced by Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment.[9] In October 2014, it was announced that Isla Fisher would be unable to reprise her role as Henley Reeves due to her pregnancy, thus Lizzy Caplan was cast as new character Lula to replace her as the Fourth Horseman.[10][11] The sequel was thought to be titled Now You See Me: Now You Don't[11] but it was announced in November 2014 that the film changed its title to Now You See Me: The Second Act.[12][13] January 28, 2015, Henry Lloyd-Hughes was confirmed to play the role of a tech whiz kid as Allen Scott-Frank.[5] On December 22, 2014, it was presumed that Morgan Freeman was not going to reprise his role as Thaddeus Bradley,[14] but on January 19, 2015, film director Chu posted a selfie with Freeman on his Instagram, verifying that he is set to return.[4]

Filming

On November 25, 2014, Mark Ruffalo posted to his Facebook that filming had begun on the sequel.[3] The film is shooting in London, England.[10] On March 11, 2015, shooting began in China, where filming was taken place in Macau and Macao Science Center.[15]

Release

In November 2014, the film was officially titled Now You See Me 2 and is set to be released on June 10, 2016.[3][7] In March 2016, the film's international release date was announced as July 4, 2016; and it is to be co-produced by eOne Films.

Sequel

On May 22, 2015, Lionsgate revealed the details about the development of the sequel, when CEO Jon Feltheimer announced that they had "already begun early planning for Now You See Me 3."[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Now You See Me 2". Fandango. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anthony D'Alessandro (November 20, 2014). "Sanaa Lathan To Arrest Tricksters In ‘Now You See Me 2′". Deadline.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Mark Ruffalo. "And so it begins... Now You See Me...again.". Mark Ruffalo's Verified Facebook. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Gill, James (20 January 2015). "First look at Daniel Radcliffe in magic heist Now You See Me 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. 1 2 Tartaglione, Nancy (January 28, 2015). "Henry Lloyd-Hughes Conjures Role In ‘Now You See Me: The Second Act’". deadline.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ Brew, Simon (August 13, 2013). "'Now You See Me' to get sequel". Den of Geek. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Lionsgate Sets Dates for Now You See Me 2 and Dirty Grandpa". ComingSoon.net. September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Radcliffe to Play Michael Caine's Son in NOW YOU SEE ME 2". GeekTyrant.com. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Film Briefs: Weinsteins Will Distribute Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ Worldwide; Lionsgate, eOne Expand Joint Agreement". Deadline.com. September 3, 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  10. 1 2 Peter Sciretta (November 4, 2014). "Now You See Me 2 Cast And Plot Revealed". Slash Film. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Lily Aria (November 13, 2014). "‘Now You See Me 2’ Release Date, Updates And News: Officially Titled 'Now You See Me: Now You Don’t;' Plot Revealed, Confirmed New Cast Includes Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan And Jay Chou". Franchise Herald. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ Adam Chitwood (November 25, 2014). "NOW YOU SEE ME 2 Title Revealed". Collider. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ H. Shaw-Williams. "‘Now You See Me 2′ Official Title Revealed". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  14. ↑ Aria, Lily (22 December 2014). "Official Title For ‘Now You See Me’ Sequel Revealed: ‘Now You See Me 2: The Second Act’ Release Date Set For 2016; Cast Details And Plot Unleashead". Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Daniel Radcliffe Filming a new Project". the-leaky-cauldron.org. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ McNary, Dave (May 22, 2015). "‘Now You See Me 3′ in the Works at Lionsgate". variety.com. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

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