Now You See Me 2
2016 film directed by Jon M. Chu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Now You See Me 2 (also known as Now You See Me: The Second Act) is a 2016 American heist film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Ed Solomon and a story by Solomon and Peter Chiarelli. It serves as a sequel to 2013's Now You See Me and the second installment in the Now You See Me series. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman. The plot has the Four Horsemen and their leader Dylan Rhodes recruited by Walter Mabry, a criminal mastermind, to steal a data chip.
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Directed by | Jon M. Chu |
Screenplay by | Ed Solomon |
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Based on | Characters by Boaz Yakin Edward Ricourt |
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Cinematography | Peter Deming |
Edited by | Stan Salfas |
Music by | Brian Tyler |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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Running time | 129 minutes[1] |
Countries | United States United Kingdom[2] |
Language | English |
Budget | $90–120 million[3][4] |
Box office | $334.9 million[5] |
On July 3, 2013, the film was officially announced to be in development. Filming began in November 2014 and lasted until May 2015. The film was released on June 10, 2016, by Lionsgate.[6] It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $334 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.