Movies - Lionsgate Hires Eric Warren Singer for Now You See Me 3

By Mulder, 28 april 2020

“ Eric has always been fascinated with the fine art of deception and illusion in all of its forms and he came to us with a great story that takes the mythology of Now You See Me and pushes The Four Horsemen to a whole new level with our key returning cast and new characters,” said Kahane. “The Now You See Me franchise has been built on keeping the audience surprised and guessing. Any great magician knows, you can’t keep doing the same tricks. And Eric and his team of illusionists have something special up their sleeve for this new film."

Lionsgate has hired Eric Warren Singer, an Oscar nominee for his work on American Hustle, to write the heist thriller Now You See Me 3, based on a fresh take by Singer. The announcement was made today by Nathan Kahane, President of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, and Erin Westerman, President of Motion Picture Production for the studio.

Eric Warren Singer most recently wrote Top Gun: Maverick, which is set to release later this year. He is represented by Mark Gochman at Gochman Law Group. Bobby Cohen most recently produced Don’t Let Go starring David Oyelowo. He previously produced Now You See Me and Now You See Me 2, People Like Us, Cowboys & Aliens, and Revolutionary Road, among many other films. Alex Kurtzman was also a producer of the first two Now You See Me films. He most recently created and executive produced “Star Trek: Picard” for CBS All Access. His other recent television credits as executive producer include “Hawaii Five-O,” “Instinct,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” “Salvation, “Scorpion,” and “Sleepy Hollow.” In feature films, his credits as a writer include Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2, Cowboys & Aliens, Transformers, and many other films.

The film will be the third installment of the Now You See Me franchise, which has taken in $687 million worldwide. The previous films starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, and Morgan Freeman, among others. No casting has been set yet for the third installment. Singer’s fresh take will capture the fun, magic, and spirit of the original, introducing new characters into the world while also creating opportunities for the original cast to reprise their roles. Jonathan Bayme and his company Theory 11 will serve as a magic consultant to the filmmakers.

Bobby Cohen and Alex Kurtzman of Secret Hideout are teaming up again to produce. Meredith Wieck and Aaron Edmonds will oversee the project for Lionsgate.

Now You See Me
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Produced by Bobby Cohen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Screenplay by Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt
Story by Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Mélanie Laurent, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Common, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman
Music by Brian Tyler
Cinematography : Mitchell Amundsen, Larry Fong
Edited by Robert Leighton, Vincent Tabaillon
Production company : K/O Paper Products
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date : May 21, 2013 (New York City), May 31, 2013 (United States)
Running time ; 115 minutes

Now You See Me 2
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Bobby Cohen
Screenplay by Ed Solomon
Story by Ed Solomon, Peter Chiarelli
Based on Characters by Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman
Music by Brian Tyler
Cinematography ! Peter Deming
Edited by Stan Salfas
Production company : K/O Paper Products, TIK Films
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date : June 6, 2016 (New York City), June 10, 2016 (United States)
Running time : 129 minutes