This distinctive casting approach, though, has made it difficult to assemble these people yet again for a third outing. These lead casts offered a little something for everybody, even if the casting also could feel more than a tad disjointed. The original two movies were anchored by a strange hodgepodge of performers ranging from Woody Harrelson to Jesse Eisenberg to Lizzy Caplan. Likely the biggest culprit behind why Now You See Me 3 has never happened is because of this franchise’s cast. The Now You See Me saga is becoming more and more of a faint memory for audiences, reducing the potential appeal of a third movie. However, there’s been no other movement on the project, even since the first film’s tenth anniversary earlier this year. In early 2020, Lionsgate hired a screenwriter to draft up a script for a third Now You See Me while Uncharted director Ruben Fleischer was hired to helm this installment in September 2022. Occasional rumors about big actors supposedly signing on for the film would crop up, but none of them had any real heft or legitimacy. In the years immediately following Now You See Me 2, though, there was minimal news regarding a follow-up. All in all, a perfectly fine box office run and just enough to suggest that more Now You See Me installments would be magically appearing in theaters eventually. While the film made roughly 45% less than its predecessor in North America, globally, Now You See Me 2 was on par with the box office haul of the first installment. In June 2016, Now You See Me 2 debuted in theaters and proceeded to do fine business, cracking $330 million worldwide.

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