Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJon M. Chu
Screenplay byEd Solomon
Story by
  • Ed Solomon
  • Peter Chiarelli
Based onCharacters
by Boaz Yakin
Edward Ricourt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Deming
Edited byStan Salfas
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) (New York City)
  • June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) (United States)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90–120 million[3][4]
Box office$334.9 million[5]

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.

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 set to be released on November 14, 2025.

  1. ^ "NOW YOU SEE ME 2 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Now You See Me 2 (2016)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. ^ FilmL.A. (June 2017). "2016 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CinemaScore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Now You See Me 2 (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Brew, Simon (August 13, 2013). "'Now You See Me' to get sequel". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2014.

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