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Film Now You See Me 3 officially produced by Lionsgate studio. The third film is eight years since the second film was released in 2016.
The announcement of the work on Now You See Me 3 first occurred at CinemaCon 2024 on Wednesday (10/4).
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At that time, Lionsgate announced that four of the original cast members of Now You See Me would return for the third film. They are Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco who are members of the Four Horsemen.
Morgan Freeman and Mark Ruffalo are also rumored to be returning to star in Now You See Me 3.
Apart from that, based on reports The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday (16/4), there were three actors who were confirmed to be starring in Now You See Me 3 as new characters.
The three actors are Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, and Ariana Greenblatt. However, it is not yet known which characters the three will play.
Justice Smith is an actor known for the films Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019), All the Bright Places (2020), and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2013).
Dominic Sessa is an actor born in 2002 who debuted in the film The Holdovers (2023). Meanwhile, Ariana Greenblatt is an actress known for Avengers: Infinity War (2018), In the Heights (2021), and Barbie (2023).
Now You See Me 3 collaborates with Ruben Fleischer as director. He is the director behind Zombieland (2009), Gangster Squad (2013), Venom (2018), and Uncharted (2022).
Fleischer will direct Now You See Me 3 based on a script by Eric Warren Singer, Seth Grahame-Smith, and Mike Lesslie.
However, the plot of the story that will be carried by Now You See Me 3 is not yet known. What is clear is that the film will once again tell the story of the world of deception carried out by a quartet of illusionists.
The first film Now You See Me was released in 2013 and introduced the Four Horsemen, namely Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco.
However, Isla Fisher did not return for the second film which was released three years later. Her role at that time was replaced by Lizzy Caplan.
The two Now You See Me films always have Hollywood stars playing in them, such as Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine.
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