Morgan Freeman Joins Now You See Me

Morgan Freeman joins Now You See Me
Morgan Freeman joins Now You See Me
Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of Now You See Me for Summit Entertainment and director Louis Leterrier.

Now You See Me follows a group of illusionists known as The Four Horsemen, who pull off daring bank heists during their performances and then shower their audiences with the profits. Now, a team of FBI agents is out to stop their show, which is growing increasingly popular.

Morgan Freeman will play an ex-magician named Thaddeus, who has begun to exploit and reveal certain illusions, making him an enemy of the magician community.

Jesse Eisenberg is playing the leader of the Four Horsemen. Other cast members include Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, and Amanda Seyfried. Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt wrote the screenplay.

Now You See Me shoots later this year.

Now You See Me comes to theaters January 18th, 2013 and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mélanie Laurent, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier.


Sources: Variety

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Comments (4)

  1. XxNickTheFilmCriticXx

    Anyone else think the plot screams Christoper Nolan? Regardless, sounds like this will be an excellent movie.

    9 months agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  2. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Always great to see him play the bad guy

    10 months agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  3. Dan

    @ejk1 Have no fear, God, aka Morgan Freeman, will stop these charlatan four horsemen.

    10 months agoby @dan1Flag

  4. ejk1

    There are only two groups of The Four Horseman--the Biblical one, and the one with Ric Flair. The rest are lame knockoffs.

    10 months agoby @ejk1Flag

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