This one is near the top of my 'must see' list for 2013, if only for the cracker-jack premise (a team of stage magicians commit grand larceny right in the middle of their shows) and the terrific cast (Jessie Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Melanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, etc.). So I was happily surprised to get a peak during last night's
Breaking Dawn showing. The trailer itself feels a little rushed and edited somewhat chaotically, but it's also relatively spoiler-free, so that's a plus. And for those wondering who would narrate a trailer for a film that stars both Michael Caine *and* Morgan Freeman, apparently Freeman won out. Personally, if I were Summit Entertainment, I would have cut two trailers with both actors respectively narrating. But no matter, this looks like oodles of fun and I was a little disappointed when it got pushed back to the heart of summer, however much that speaks to the film's alleged quality. It will also speak to just what kind of film Louis Leterrier can make in America when he isn't being screwed over in post production, as happened on
The Incredible Hulk and
Clash of the Titans.
Now You See Me opens on June 7, 2013. As always, we'll see, but I'm still very much looking forward to this one.
Scott Mendelson
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