Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
Summary
While theNow You See Mefranchise has been still , Now You See Me 3 ’s update abouta reimagined approach could put on the line losing the serial ' original appeal . Now You See Mepremiered in 2013 , star Jesse Eisenberg , Mark Ruffalo , Woody Harrelson , Isla Fisher , Dave Franco , Morgan Freeman , and Michael Caine . ForNow You See Me 2 in 2016 , all the said cast members apart from Fisher returned . Lizzy Caplan , Daniel Radcliffe , and others joined the batting order . Lionsgate has also teased theNow You See Me 3director ’s " reimagined " takeand a filming timeline that commence in spring 2024 .
Now You See Memade around $ 351 million worldwide , andNow You See Me 2brought in $ 334 million worldwide — both significantly surpassing their budgets ( viaBox Office Mojo ) . Despite their commercial success , Now You See Me 3has been in maturation for days . In this sentence , the author has transfer from Eric Warren Singer ( Top Gun : Maverick ) to Seth Grahame - Smith ( Pride and Prejudice and Zombies ) , and the director has changed from Jon M. Chu ( Now You See Me 2 ) to Ruben Fleischer ( Zombieland ) . With these shifts comes a raw vision for the subsequence — though it could risk ruining what made the first two films great .
With the achiever of the first two Now You See Me picture show , it ’s not surprising that there will be another sequel , but many rumour surround its release .
Now You See Me 3’s Director Indicates The Franchise Will Become More Action-Oriented
Now You See MeandNow You See Me 2focus on elaborated illusions and intricate conjuring trick . However , Now You See Me 3directorFleischer is live for picture show likeVenom , Zombieland , andUncharted . His projects are often natural action - tailor , featuring RV gunfights , intense ship - hopping , and dynamic fighting . As such , his amour indicates that the nextNow You See Mecould feature more action .
However , Fleischer did tellVarietythat he apprise the mystery story setup ofNow You See MeandNow You See Me 2.The director admitted,“I lovemaking getting drawn in by the twists and the mystery where nothing is what it seems . And that ’s even more true when the thief are illusionist — the opportunity are endless . " Thissuggests some desire to make for with the dealership ’s subsist qualities , despite his knack for action .
Fleischer ’s history with successful franchise , despite being predominantly activity - focus , is what appeal Lionsgate to the manager . Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chair Joe Drake share withComicbookthat Fleischer is " an right-down mastermind at shepherding franchises . " presumptively , this conclusion isa way to reinvent the franchise after seven years . WhetherNow You See Me 3 ’s confirmationmeans leaning into Fleischer ’s successful manipulation of action or his intrigue with the twist of heist pic remains to be seen .
Now You See Me Becoming An Action Franchise Would Ruin The Series
While the director change can aid " shepherd " the franchise after multiple years of stagnancy , an action stress could take aside from what make the enfranchisement so appealing in the first place . Not only do the first and 2nd movies not rely on heavy military action to carry the story forward , but they also lean into magic , misdirection , and mystery , big pulls for fan of the dealership . More action could circumscribe the pacing and time needed to make those cinematic scenes showing the Horsemen pulling off elaborate tricks , such as the hidden card heist scene inNow You See Me 2 .
Since Lionsgate has also confirm the third episode will be a " reimagining " of the previous two picture , it ’s possible that it will lean into the action mechanism genre in full . If this is the case , themagic of the late movie could be lost to spectacle and mellow - caliber legal action sequences . This could jostle the intriguing parts of the enfranchisement into the ground , essentially equating it with military action heist film more so than a criminal offence thriller . Now You See Me 3should ward off leaning into too much of an natural action - heavy take and marry Fleischer ’s usual stylus with compelling magic .
Source : Box Office Mojo , Variety , Comicbook
