Lionsgate is Moving Forward With NOW YOU SEE ME 3 with Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Morgan Freeman

Lionsgate is officially moving forward with Now You See Me 3 with Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Morgan Freeman, who will all reprise their roles from the first two films.

Venom director Ruben Fleischer is set to helm the film from a script written by Assassin’s Creed’s Michael Lesslie, who is working on a new draft of the script. The previous drafts of the script were written by Seth Grahame-Smith (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) and Eric Warren Singer (Top Gun: Maverick, American Hustle). Alex Kurtzman and Bobby Cohen will serve as producers.

I actually enjoyed the first two films in the franchise. They’re not perfect, but they’re fun and I hope this one manages to entertain audiences as well.

When the project was initially announced it was said the story would include the “thieving illusionists known as the Four Horsemen,” and that it would also introduce “audiences to a new generation of characters.”

The director previously said: “There are three things in this world I absolutely love… Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and magic. To have the chance to work with these two talented actors, as well as rest of the incredible cast of the Now You See Me movies is a dream come true. I am a lifelong fan of heist movies – I love getting drawn in by the twists and the mystery where nothing is what it seems. And that’s even more true when the thieves are magicians – the opportunities are endless.  Eric was able to unlock a fresh and exciting way into a new movie and fun new characters, so I’m excited to dig in even further.”  

According to Screen Daily, the studio will launch sales on the film project at the American Film Market (AFM), which is set to take place from October 31 through November 5, 2023.