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The film was shot during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Woody Harrelson likes to insert his friends’ names into his movies, so all the names he calls during Act II are versions of his friends’ names.ġ4. David Copperfield was consulted for the magic tricks and illusions, and Leterrier claims that everything done in the film is already being done in magic shows are is currently being developed by performers like Copperfield.ġ3. Leterrier and Cohen deny this ever happened.ġ2. A story circulated during festivals and the junket that Michael Caine wandered off the set and ended up spending four nights locked in a closet during the shooting of this scene. The Savoy Theater in New Orleans where the Four Horsemen’s Act II takes place was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina and is only opened for productions like this. The production switched it to New Orleans because they were already shooting there for tax incentives, and New Orleans has a strong history of magicians.ġ1. The original script called for Act II performance of the Four Horsemen to take place in Atlantic City. Conan O’Brien (who normally never does these bits) took the part because he wanted to act in a scene opposite Michael Caine.ġ0.

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The scene with Conan O’Brien was originally written as a generic TV show host. This is a tip of the hat to the reveal that Dylan is actually Shrike’s son.ĩ. When Dylan interviews Thaddeus ( Morgan Freeman), he starts to defend Lionel Shrike a little too much.

However, Leterrier decided to drop him into the case to show the beginning of his performance as the FBI agent rather than his set-up.Ĩ. Mark Ruffalo’s character of Dylan had a different opening, which featured a day-in-the-life of an FBI agent. The audience member ( José Garcia) who is brought on stage during the Vegas show is described by Leterrier as “the Steve Carell of France.” (According to Leterrier, “the Tom Cruise of France” turned down the role.) Even though he’s a minor character, he was featured prominently on the French poster.ħ. It was populated with 300 real extras and filled in with CGI extras and blow-up dolls.Ħ. The Vegas show was shot in the basketball arena at the University of New Orleans, about a half hour from the French Quarter. The hero shots used in the commercial for the Four Horsemen’s Las Vegas show were taken from camera tests of the actors in wardrobe for the first time.ĥ. Conversely, the scenes featuring Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine were completely on-book, a testament to those actors’ experience and professionalism.Ĥ. The actors playing the Four Horsemen liked to improvise a lot of their dialogue, so Leterrier instructed his director of photography to light their scenes from 360 degrees in case he wanted to use a shot he didn’t plan for. However, when the piranha arrived on set, they were unimpressively small, which caused them to opt for larger CGI piranhas instead.ģ. The original plan was to have real piranha in the introduction of Isla Fisher’s character. For example, the establishing shots of Woody Harrelson’s character were shot with long lenses because a mentalist stands back and observes his subjects before interacting with them.Ģ. The introductions to each of the Four Horsemen were shot with different styles based on their performance style. Now You See Me (2013)Ĭommentators: Louis Leterrier (director) and Bobby Cohen (producer)ġ. If you haven’t seen the film yet and don’t want these points spoiled, you might want to rent it first before proceeding.įair warning: spoiler alert! And now, on to the commentary. Of course, because they’re revealing the secrets of the feature film magic trick, they discuss all the plot twists in the movie. The new Blu-ray includes a commentary with director Leterrier and his producer Bobby Cohen on the theatrical cut of the film. This makes it the highest-grossing film from Summit/Lionsgate outside of the Twilight and The Hunger Games franchises. On a relatively modest summer budget of $75m, the film grossed $117m (and counting) on the domestic side and will finish its worldwide run with well more than $300m.

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Sandwiched between massive blockbusters (like Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel) and high-profile flops (like After Earth and The Lone Ranger), Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me became the little movie that could over the summer of 2013.

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