Now You See Me... Now How About a Sequel?

One of the unsung success stories of this summer was Now You See Me, the magician-caper from director Louis Leterrier and featuring the likes of Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Marc Ruffalo among others. Opening to a surprisingly strong near-$30 million, it did the unthinkable among Event-Status films during this time of year. It sustained strong legs stateside and its over-performance against low expectations are benefiting overseas where it's making a killing.

And because the mantra of showbiz is "Give me one of those," even Lionsgate, the studio behind the popular hit, aren't above sequelizing what was intended to be a one-and-done.

CEO Jon Feltheimer announced plans for a sequel are underway with a "penciled in" start-date sometime next year. No word on if a screenwriter has been commissioned or the return status of its star-cast (Guessing they didn't sign multi-picture deals) and director Leterrier.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter