‘Now You See Me’ Stars Reveal Magic Training; Sequel Titled ‘Now You See Me, Now You Don’t’ Filming in 2014

Lionsgate has confirmed that there will be a sequel to the sleeper hit, "Now You See Me." They will start filming in 2014.  

The movie about four magicians staging the grandest bank heist earned more than $275 million worldwide despite its relatively meager cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Woody Harrelson as the magicians with Morgan Freeman as the nemesis and Mark Ruffalo as the mentor, the fascinating story and the magic gave it the 'wow' factor to draw a worldwide audience.

Stars Dave Franco (James Franco's younger brother) and Isla Fisher (wife of Borat's Sacha Baron Cohen) recently shared their magic training.

On how long it took to learn the card tricks: "Dave Franco: You know, we didn't have a ton of time to rehearse, but I remember my first day of rehearsal. We showed up and rather than sitting down with the director and breaking down the script and going over the character, who this guy was, they basically locked me in a room, gave me a stack of playing cards, set up a banana across the room, and told me to try and cut it in half by throwing cards at it. So I was in there for about three hours the first day.

 Isla Fisher: He can do that. He can do that! It's amazing; it blows your mind.

Franco: But yeah, throughout the film, I would go home most nights and be a dork and sit in front of the TV and practice my sleight-of-hand moves for hours on end.

Fisher: Yeah, Dave is the only one from this movie - we all, obviously, went through the same magic training and applied ourselves in the same way - but he's the only one with any natural prowess, and is actually, could be a magician. It's pretty phenomenal to see, seriously. He's the real deal."

On what was their favorite scene in the movie:

"Fisher: Oh gosh, I'm gonna go for-

Franco: I think we both have to go for the hand game.

Fisher: Yeah, the hand game [laughs]

Franco: It's very intricate, so try to pay very close attention. So-

Fisher: We would all put our hands in, the Horsemen, and we would basically - one of us would pick a finger, and then the other person would have to guess which finger they'd picked.

Franco: Very, very complex. Don't try it at home, you might get hurt. Fisher: But this would wile away hours, and we really got so into it. Franco: Really, cumulative, like 48 hours playing the hand game, yes."

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