Ariana Greenblatt and Justice Smith Join ‘Now You See Me 3’

‘Now You See Me 3’ Adds Ariana Greenblatt, Justice Smith and Dominic Sessa

Ruben Fleischer is on to direct the new movie, which should also see the return of veterans Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco.

(Left) Ariana Greenblatt in Warner Bros. Pictures’ 'Barbie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Center) Justice Smith talks 'The American Society of Magical Negroes.' (Right) Dominic Sessa stars as Angus Tully in director Alexander Payne’s 'The Holdovers,'a Focus Features release. Credit: Seacia Pavao / © 2023 FOCUS FEATURES LLC.

Preview:

‘Now You See Me 3’ is moving forward.
Ariana Greenblatt, Justice Smith and Dominic Sessa are the new additions.
Ruben Fleischer is directing.

At its CinemaCon presentation this year, Lionsgate dropped word that, after years in development limbo, a third ‘Now You See Me’ movie is finally, actually moving forward, with ‘Zombieland’s Ruben Fleisher in the director’s chair (Louis Leterrier and Jon M. Chu handled the previous entries).

And now we know who will be starring in the movie, as ‘Barbie’s Ariana Greenblatt, ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Justice Smith and ‘The Holdovers’ breakout Dominic Sessa have all been announced as new recruits.

Now You See Me

"The closer you look, the less you’ll see."

PG-131 hr 56 minMay 21st, 2013

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What’s the story of the ‘Now You See Me’ movies?

(L to R) Isla Fisher, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco in 2013's 'Now You See Me.' Photo: Lionsgate.

The original ‘Now You See Me’ in 2013 introduced us to magician team The Four Horsemen –– played by Jessie Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco and Isla Fisher, who specialize in dazzling big acts of trickery either in theaters or on the street, with an added extra –– they tend to steal from the rich to help the poor.

In that film, they’re being hunted by the authorities, including Mark Ruffalo’s FBI agent Dylan Rhodes, but he –– spoiler if you’ve never seen the movie –– turns out to be a magician himself, and introduces them to a secret society.

Three of the four (with Lizzy Caplan as a new recruit) returned for 2016’s ‘Now You See Me 2’ which sees the team recruited –– with threats –– by Daniel Radcliffe’s tech guru to pull off a heist.

As for the third movie? That is being kept in a special locked chest for now, with a script that has been through the hands of Eric Warren Singer, Seth Graham Smith and Mike Lesslie.

This is Lionsgate’s brief logline:

“The new film returns audiences to the thieving illusionists known as the Four Horseman while introducing audiences to a new generation of magicians.”

Who else will be in ‘Now You See Me 3’?

(L to R) Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher and Woody Harrelson in 2013's 'Now You See Me.' Photo: Lionsgate.

Deadline was first out of the gate with news on this one, reporting that Greenblatt (who will be seen this year in ‘Borderlands’ had joined the movie.

The Hollywood Reporter, meanwhile, brought word of Smith and Sessa.

Both trade sites (and the studio itself) mention that Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco will be back in their roles, while Deadline adds Mark Ruffalo, though his name doesn’t appear elsewhere. Perhaps it’s all part of a complex bluff of a sort that the Horsemen would enjoy making work.