Anna Daniels
For what it’s worth, Jesse Eisenberg remains enthusiastic about making Now You See Me 3, though even he is reportedly starting to worry about audiences losing interest in the world. More troublesome may be that said audience simply won’t remember all the narrative acrobatics that have gone down over the course of the first two movies.
Just like a great magic trick, both Now You See Me and Now You See Me 2 played in the realm of cinematic sleight-of-hand, almost to the point of outright absurdity. They did so with such style, charm, and swagger, though, that audiences genuinely didn’t seem to care how many times the rug was pulled out from under them. As a quick refresher, those first two movies followed the travails of a band of criminal magicians who are assembled, and eventually recruited, by a powerful underground magic collective called The Eye to pull off showy heists even as they’re being relentlessly hunted by the FBI and Interpol.
When last we saw The Four Horsemen, some serious twists had been twisted, with a rash of shocking revelations leading them further into the world of The Eye than they ever could’ve imagined going. Unfortunately, viewers have yet to get a proper look behind the curtain of The Eye, itself. That will presumably change with Now You See Me 3, as the wily band of illusionists have been officially invited into the fold, with their daring compadre, Dylan (Ruffalo), placed at its head.
Even as we’re certain to get a look at the inner workings of The Eye in Now You See Me 3, there’s really not much else we know about the film’s possible plot. The one thing of which we’re certain is that there will be magic-a-plenty at play in Now You See Me 3, and we cannot wait to once again get lost in the illusion.
Written by: Looper
