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Run Time: 129 minutes
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NOW YOU SEE ME 2
The master magicians known as the Four Horsemen return for their most daring and astounding caper ever, elevating
the limits of stage illusion to new heights in hopes of clearing their names and exposing the ruthlessness of a dangerous tech
magnate.
One year after their astonishing Robin Hood-style magic shows win the public’s adulation and confound the FBI, the
quartet resurfaces for a dazzling comeback performance that will make their previous escapades seem like child’s play. With the
help of FBI Special Agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), the Horsemen — J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney
(Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco) and new addition Lula (Lizzy Caplan) — mount a meticulously planned surprise
appearance, in hopes of exposing corrupt tech tycoon Owen Case (Ben Lamb).
But their scheme backfires, exposing Dylan’s involvement with the Horsemen and sending all five of them back on the
run. To regain their freedom and their reputations they are forced by wealthy recluse Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe) to recover
an unimaginably powerful computer chip stolen by his treacherous former business partner — none other than Owen Case. The
Horsemen soon find themselves once again squaring off against unscrupulous businessman Arthur Tressler (Michael Caine) and
professional skeptic Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman) as they attempt to accomplish the most difficult heist of their careers
— but even they cannot anticipate the ultimate surprise awaiting them.
Now You See Me 2 stars Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Zombieland), Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers, Shutter Island),
Woody Harrelson (“True Detective,” The Hunger Games), Dave Franco (21 Jump Street, Neighbors), Daniel Radcliffe (the Harry
Potter franchise, Swiss Army Man), Lizzy Caplan (“Masters of Sex,” Cloverfield), , Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, with Michael Caine
(Inception, Interstellar) and Morgan Freeman (London has Fallen, Million Dollar Baby).
The film is directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2: The Streets, G. I. Joe: Retaliation) from a screenplay by Ed Solomon (Now
You See Me, Men in Black), story by Ed Solomon & Peter Chiarelli (The Proposal, Eagle Eye), and based on characters created by
Boaz Yakin & Edward Ricourt. Producers are Alex Kurtzman, p.g.a. (Transformers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Roberto Orci
(Transformers, The Amazing Spider-Man 2) and Bobby Cohen, p.g.a. (Now You See Me, Revolutionary Road). Executive Producers
are Kevin De La Noy (The Dark Knight Rises, Clash of the Titans), Louis Leterrier and Ed Solomon. Co-Producer is David
Copperfield. Director of Photography is Peter Deming, ASC (Mulholland Drive, The Cabin in the Woods). Production designer is
Sharon Seymour (Argo, The Town). Editor is Stan Salfas, ACE (Dawn of the Plant of the Apes, “One Tree Hill”). Costume Designer
is Anna B. Sheppard (Inglourious Basterds, Fury). Music is by Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World). Music Supervisor is
Randall Poster. Visual Effects Supervisor is Matt Johnson. Casting is by Deborah Aquila, CSA and Tricia Wood, CSA.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
In 2013, Now You See Me mesmerized the world with the David and Goliath escapades of the Four Horsemen, a
preternaturally gifted group of professional illusionists who pull off daring heists at the expense of a corrupt billionaire. Now You
See Me 2 brings back the talented group in a lightning-paced global adventure that blurs the line between heroes and villains as
the Horsemen continue their mission armed only with their imaginations, skill and camaraderie.
The success of the first film, which grossed over $300 million worldwide and earned the People’s Choice Award for
Favorite Movie Thriller, made the Horsemen’s return to the screen inevitable, helmed this time by director Jon M. Chu, whose
previous credits include two chapters of the popular Step Up series and the 2013 concert film Justin Bieber’s Believe. With
expertise in movement, technology and cutting-edge design, Chu brought just the combination of skills the producers were
looking for to make big, bold and innovative onscreen magic.
A big fan of Now You See Me, Chu jumped at the chance to work with a cast full of world-class actors, including five
Oscar® winners and nominees, to make a movie combining magic, storytelling and mystery. “This script was so much fun to work
on,” he continues. “However this time around, we get to be with the Horsemen as they are trapped in a magic trick themselves
and have to use their illusionist skills to get out. Ed Solomon is a brilliant writer and combines intricate story architecture with a
breezy pace and fun tone that makes the movie an event for the whole family."
If directing a sequel to a massively successful movie presented a daunting challenge, it was one Chu was anxious to take
on. “I admire everyone involved with this film,” he says. “When we all sat down together, it was very intimidating. But everyone
was focused on making a great movie, so the collaboration was amazing.”
Producer Bobby Cohen, a veteran of Now You See Me, happily returned to work on the second chapter. “When we made
the first film, we loved it and knew we were on to something, but it never even occurred to us that we would make a sequel. It
was very gratifying to be able to call the people who took that original leap of faith with us and say, ‘What do you think about
doing another one?’”
Writer Ed Solomon, who co-wrote the first film, collaborated with Peter Chiarelli on the new story, which incorporates
even more magic, intrigue and action, as well as an international setting. His goal was to capture the spirit of the original movie
while reinventing the concept. “We have this group of characters that we really love hanging out with,” Solomon says. “What
could be different this time? We had the idea of presenting them with a magic trick that they get trapped in and have to figure
their way out of. We thought that would be exciting and fun, while giving us a lot to work with.”
In Now You See Me 2 the filmmakers have shifted from a performance-oriented heist movie to something harder to
categorize, in Solomon’s opinion. “For me, movies that defy easy classification are the most successful,” he says. “I can’t
describe what this genre is. It’s been called a spy-thriller or a caper movie. Some people call it a magic-comedy. It’s a little bit of
all of those things. We tried to create the feeling that you’re watching a really great magician at work. You know you’re being
fooled, but you don’t know how it’s being done. It is a slightly heightened reality with characters who are a little bit smarter than
most people, people who have skills that seem almost like super powers.”
The audience will feel like they are watching first hand as great magicians do their best work, according to the
screenwriter, whose numerous past credits include Men in Black and cult-classic Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. “You should
have that dual response that magic so often evokes,” Solomon says. “You are amazed by what you are seeing even though you
know you’re being fooled. You’re excited to see where it will take you. There’s that wonderful suspension of disbelief.”
Solomon praises Chu’s on-set demeanor, as well as his innate filmmaking instincts. “There are so many things that I
really like about working with Jon,” says the screenwriter. “He’s very trusting of the artists around him because he believes they
will bring their best work to the movie. Just knowing he believes that makes people strive to do it. He’s got an incredible eye and
he’s really good with choreography and movement. His rapport with the actors is great. Jon runs a really calm and easy set, and
given how complicated this movie is, that’s a really great place to be.”
“I’ve known Jon for about ten years,” says Cohen. “He had just come out of USC film school, where he made an
extraordinary short that was a full-fledged musical. He was one of the first people we thought of for this. He really understands
that choreography and movement within a frame is essential to what magicians do.”
Now You See Me 2 picks up one year after the first film ends, with the Horsemen in hiding and waiting to find out what
the mysterious secret society of magicians known as The Eye will ask of them next. Although the Horsemen’s nemesis, Thaddeus
Bradley, a notorious debunker of magic, has been framed for their crimes and jailed, the magicians remain the subjects of an FBI
manhunt.
“In the first movie, the Horsemen know their plan before we do,” says Cohen. “The audience has the pleasure of trying
to figure it out. This time, things go wrong very quickly for the Horsemen. The audience can look forward to watching a movie
that has a bigger scope, bigger laughs and bigger action, while going deeper into the mythology of The Eye. We have impressive
magic tricks, more puzzles, more surprises and so much more fun.”
At the heart of this film, like that of its predecessor, is a sense of adventure and wonder, says Solomon. “I hope it’s at
least as much fun for the audience to watch as it was for us to make,” he adds. “I think people love magic for the same reason
they love jokes. It’s the element of surprise. You know it’s a game, but you feel safe. People love watching an expert doing
something they don’t quite understand and trying to get to the bottom of that mystery.”
Conjuring Up the Perfect Cast
With an extraordinary cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Morgan
Freeman and Michael Caine in the roles they originated, as well as newcomers Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Sanaa Lathan and
Jay Chou, Now You See Me 2 delivers the chemistry, excitement and mystery of the original as well as an innovative new story.
“We’ve got some of the greatest actors working today in a film showcasing epic-scale magic,” says Solomon.
Oscar® nominee Mark Ruffalo (Best Supporting Actor, Spotlight, 2015), reprises his role as Dylan Rhodes, the FBI agent
who was born into the world of magic. Revealed to the Horsemen as a member of The Eye in the first film, Dylan is still with the
FBI and still trying to keep his past under wraps. A tremendously skilled magician himself, Dylan might prefer to be performing
with the Horsemen, but his considerable talents are best used behind the scenes, where his skills can circumvent the stickiest
situations.
“What better person could you ever have in your movie than Mark Ruffalo?” asks Chu. “He is the kindest, most talented
person I’ve ever met. Mark was the leader on our set. As soon as he walked in, his energy was contagious. His performance is
brilliant. He is the anchor and it was so nice to have him in our movie.”
After having a blast making the first film, Ruffalo was happy to return for the sequel. “The movies have the same joie de
vivre we have with each other in real life,” he says. “This is a little bit grander than the first one. The payoff is a final, big magic
trick that is mind-blowing and really satisfying.”
In the first film, the audience is led to believe that Dylan is a bumbling FBI agent constantly being outsmarted by the
Horsemen. By the end of the film however, it is revealed that he has orchestrated virtually everything that happens. “We know
what he’s up to this time, but it isn’t going smoothly,” Ruffalo says. “They’re trying to expose a tech upstart who has figured out
how to put a backdoor on all kinds of encryption in order to steal information. The whole game is to expose this guy, but it
quickly starts to go sideways. At the same time, Atlas is questioning Dylan’s leadership and his credibility at the FBI is in question.
He’s in a bit of a crisis. For him, the journey is really to find himself, whatever that means.”
To reach his ultimate goal, Dylan has to rely on Thaddeus Bradley, a man he had unjustly imprisoned. “That makes him
very uncomfortable,” says Ruffalo. “It gives Thaddeus all the power in the relationship and he uses that to exact his revenge on
Dylan, in the form of a humiliating comeuppance.”
Working with Jon M. Chu, there was never a dull moment on set, says the actor, and the director’s unique skills elevated
the movie. “What he does beautifully is choreography,” says Ruffalo. “The way he moves the camera is really specific, but also
really imaginative. He reveals the story like a magic trick, peeling back layer after layer. He’s brought the franchise a really hightech feeling to take it one step further.”
As J. Daniel Atlas, the charismatic, arrogant leader of the Horsemen, Oscar®-nominee Jesse Eisenberg provides the brains
behind the operation, always one step ahead of everybody else. Atlas is a sleight-of-hand expert and all-around master
illusionist, but he also has a powerful grasp of human psychology that allows him to manipulate others with ease.
“Jesse is brilliant both as a human being and an actor,” says Chu. “I admire him so much. No matter how I imagine a
scene being played out, he always creates something more unique and more honest than anyone I’ve ever worked with. So it’s a
pleasure and an honor to watch him work and try to capture as much of his nuance as possible on camera. I think he’s a living
legend already at such a young age and I look forward to both working with him and seeing his work for years to come.”
Shooting the original Now You See Me had an almost experimental feeling, remembers Eisenberg. Throughout the
production, the filmmakers were actively discovering the right tone for their story. “We were trying to figure out how dramatic it
could be, how funny it could be, how splashy it could be without compromising what made it feel real and intense. That was
difficult to balance. This time, we had already established the right blend of humor, intensity and showmanship.”
Another significant difference with the sequel is its point of view, says Eisenberg. “In the first movie, you’re with the FBI
agents tracking these enigmatic performers who seemingly drop in from nowhere, perform great feats with perfect precision
and then disappear. Now we’re behind the scenes with the Horsemen as they use all their combined skills to try to get out of
this mess. You get to see new sides of our characters.”
Just as the film pushes the limits of illusion, Chu pushes the limits of how films can be made, says Eisenberg. “Jon used
techniques on this movie that have never been used before. His interest in finding out what technology can do for cinema totally
mirrors what the Horsemen do with magic. He engages the audience in a totally interactive and self-aware way.”
Merritt McKinney, played by two-time Oscar®-nominee Woody Harrelson, is the hypnotist of the gang, a trickster who
can seemingly hack his way into other people’s minds. Merritt has an uncanny ability to discern thoughts through observation
and deduction. And because the filmmakers decided to delve a bit more deeply into the character’s history, Harreslon got a
chance to play a second role – Chase McKinney, Merritt’s twin brother and a rogue mentalist with a grudge against his sibling.
“At some point we said, wouldn’t it be really funny if Woody went up against Woody?” recalls Cohen. “When we asked
if he was interested, it took him about two seconds to say yes. He’s got different hair and a different wardrobe, and he came up
with a completely different character that has, in many ways, the same charm that Merritt does, but in a different way.”
Harrelson enjoys a reputation as a laidback guy, but on set he was the epitome of professionalism, according to Chu.
“His comedic timing is perfect,” says the director. “He hits every mark every time. But he’s also the life of the party. Everybody
wants to hang out with him. For him to play two characters was really fun. He created this crazy Chase character with perfect
teeth, perfect hair, this weird tan and he just had fun with it.”
Harrelson so loved the experience of making the first movie that he was eager to jump into the sequel. “There was so
much more to explore in this magician-heist-thriller, and I was excited to do it,” he says. “We all have a great deal of affection
for each other, so it was fun to be hanging out 12 hours a day, making each other laugh.”
Writer Ed Solomon created another strong, intricate, original script, says Harrelson. “Ed was relentless in his efforts to
make this great. There’s so much going on in the story and everybody rose to the occasion. Everyone I know who’s seen it has
said the same thing at the end — ‘It’s over already?’ They wanted it to keep going. I think we’ve done that really magical thing
that rarely happens — a sequel that’s better than the original.”
Fitting into a cast that already has a close bond could have been a challenge for a director, observes the actor, but Chu
rose to the occasion. “It’s hard to come into a group where almost everybody else knows each other. Who knows if you’re going
to jibe? Obviously the director’s the most important guy on the set, so you’re hoping that he’s a great guy and Jon is. He knows
how to make the script sing and jump off the page.”
Master pickpocket and cardistry expert Jack Wilder is played by Dave Franco, who learned to fling, flip, rotate and juggle
playing cards with amazing speed and accuracy. Chock full of action, humor and drama, Now You See Me 2 has all the things
Franco says he looks for in a script.
“It really caters to everything I love to do as an actor,” he says. “The cast was another huge reason I was excited to come
back. I get to play off some of the best actors in the world and they make it so easy. Even though we were working extremely
long hours on complicated set pieces, the days went by so quickly. I don’t know if I laugh as hard with anyone else in my life as I
do with this cast.”
At the end of the first movie, Jack has faked his own death. The Horsemen are all in hiding and awaiting their next
mission from The Eye. “We are asked to take down a giant tech company that has been selling user information on the black
market,” says Franco. “In the midst of trying to expose them, something goes terribly wrong and our backs are against the wall.
We spend the rest of the movie trying to figure out who’s behind all of this and how we can manage to regain control. But to do
that the Horsemen need to remember how to work as a single organism. We’ve all been doing our own things and we have
forgotten how to work together.”
An additional complication is that Henley (Isla Fisher) is no longer with the Horsemen. For someone as bold and
brassy as Henley, living incognito is simply too much for her — not to mention that Atlas is more concerned with finding out who
really runs The Eye than he is paying proper attention to Henley, who is still in love with him. However, with Henley off to
pursue other opportunities, we now introduce a new wild card to the team – Lula, the new female Horseman, played by Lizzy
Caplan.
Lula is a “geek magician” whose work is meant to shock. She is introduced to Atlas when she beheads herself in his living
room. “She’s sweet and bubbly on the surface, but her magic has a real bloodlust,” says Solomon. “She’s a super fun character,
both to write and to watch, and it gets even better when it’s performed by somebody like Lizzy.”
Being able to give as good as she gets was essential for fitting into the mostly male cast. “Lizzy throws a new element
into this mix, because she can hit right back at them,” says Chu. “She’s dirtier than all of them put together. If any of them made
any sort of joke, she would top them. She will go further than you think any actor can go for the joke. And she’s the sweetest,
kindest person. What a great firecracker to have in this movie to freshen it up!”
The actress says she enjoyed the gory illusions she learned to perform. “I got to cut off body parts. Any time I tried to
push it further, they always let me.”
Caplan vividly remembers seeing Now You See Me for first time. “There’s something really nice about showing up to a
movie theatre and watching something that’s just trying to entertain you,” Caplan says. “This has lots of action in it, lots of
explosions, but tons of really funny stuff in it, too. Sometimes you want to go see a movie that just makes you laugh and smile
and feel excited, and that’s what this movie is.”
Working in an ensemble cast, especially one this talented, took a lot of pressure off each individual, says Caplan. “If you
get along as well as we all did, it makes every day really fun. And Jon M. Chu was the perfect director for our very rambunctious
group of actors. He comes from a big family, so he’s used to being surrounded by a bunch of siblings, yelling and screaming and
breaking things. His feathers never get ruffled. As inappropriate and ill-behaved as we were, he loved it.”
Lula has a crush on Jack Wilder and she’s not shy about expressing her feelings, adding a bit of romance to the
proceedings. “She really goes after it in an uncomfortable way,” Caplan notes. “Dave Franco is the best. We worked to come up
with interesting stuff for our little love-story element. He was just wonderful to collaborate with.”
The filmmakers were delighted to have Oscar®-winner Sir Michael Caine return as scheming billionaire Arthur Tressler,
who is out for revenge against the Horsemen for the humiliation he suffered at their hands. “Michael is everything you would
want Michael to be,” says Cohen. “What comes across always is his unbelievable pride and craftsmanship. He always delivers.
And you know … he’s Michael Caine!”
Chu was especially thrilled to work with one of his childhood heroes. “It is such an honor to be working with the great Sir
Michael Caine. You don’t dare imagine, as a kid that you will get to work with this legend. He’s an icon, and to be shooting in
London with him is even more insane. On set, we would just ask him to tell us stories about all the movies he’s made.”
Caine’s character, Arthur Tressler, is hell-bent on destroying the Horsemen, whatever the cost. “He is so dastardly that
he’s funny, which is a tricky thing to play,” says the acclaimed actor. “You must play a character like Tressler absolutely seriously.
And this time he has teamed up with a villain even more evil than he is. It’s a much bigger movie than the first one and the tricks
are spectacular.”
Caine admits to being a sucker for magic. “The first time I remember seeing a magician was at a children’s party when I
was about four or five. A man had an egg and he put it in his hat. When he took a hat off, there was a little tiny chicken standing
on his head. I was hooked. This movie is bit like one whole magic trick itself. You keep trying to figure it out but it isn’t until the
end that you’re let in on the secrets.”
Also returning is Oscar®-winner Morgan Freeman as Thaddeus Bradley, notorious debunker of stage magic and the
Horsemen’s archenemy. “Morgan and Michael were a huge part of the success of the first movie,” Cohen says. “They are two of
the most iconic actors of our time, as well as consummate pros. They had a scene together that we couldn’t schedule. When I
went to them with the problem, they each made a huge effort to make it back to London to film it.”
Working with Freeman made Chu feel like his life was being narrated by some omniscient being. “In fact, he’s the
ultimate prankster,” the director says. “We tried to prank him, but he does not like to be pranked. He will not give you the
satisfaction of the joke.”
According to Freeman, the new film surpasses its predecessor in terms of inventiveness and excitement. “And I think the
first film was very innovative story-wise,” he says. “It was well written and well-conceived in terms of offering magic on a large
scale. No one’s done major magic in film, I think, since Orson Welles did The Magician in the ’40s. So it’s brand new to our
audience. If you want to excite people, give them something new.”
Returning for a sequel is like working in Repertory Theater, says Freeman, a veteran stage actor. “You work with a group
of people over a period of time and develop a comfort level in terms of rhythm and trust. We all came back together, and we
know who we are, not just from having worked together before, but because we’ve seen the finished film and we know what we
did right.”
Many of Freeman’s scenes in the film are with Mark Ruffalo, whom he describes as an actor of enormous talent.
“Working with somebody like that is freeing. Acting is a lot like closing your eyes and falling backwards. If you’ve got somebody
you know will catch you every time, it’s easy to do.”
At the end of the first film, Thaddeus has been falsely imprisoned at the behest of Dylan and the Horsemen, but
Freeman assures audiences that will be temporary. “Thaddeus is nothing if not resourceful,” he says. “I will find a way to get out.
This takes the story to a different level in terms of action, drama, suspense and comedy, all in one film. We haven’t stinted on
anything.”
New addition Daniel Radcliffe joins the cast as Walter Mabry, a wealthy entrepreneur in hiding in a fabulous high-rise
apartment in Macau. “Walter Mabry is a sort of boy wonder, who loved magic at one time, but was never very good at it,”
explains Chu. “He has this brilliant idea that science can overcome all magic, even though he is still a fanboy and an admirer of
the Horsemen, whom he has kidnapped to do his will. Daniel has displayed a lot of different sides throughout his career, but this
playful, weird, demented side is something we’ve never seen.”
What stood out for Radcliffe about the first film were the wide-ranging experiences of the accomplished cast. “It’s such
an amazing group of actors, all bringing such different things from interesting and varied careers,” the actor says. “They seemed
to be having such a great time together and that’s really compelling for an audience to watch.”
Mabry enlists the Horsemen in a plot to steal a heavily guarded piece of technology, something he feels is rightly his, but
his motives are much darker than they initially appear. “Walter was probably a kid who tried to do a bit of magic for a while, but
wasn’t that skilled at it,” says Radcliffe. “He doesn’t want to suspend disbelief — he wants to find out how things are done.
There’s a little bitterness there, because he isn’t as talented as the Horsemen. So he kind of wants to be their friend, but he
resents them as well.”
A mystery man with a complicated proposal for the Horseman, Mabry will not take no for an answer. His background
may be high tech, but his passion is magic. “There are a lot of fun themes in this movie, and one involves science versus magic,”
Solomon says. “We explore the idea that the only real magic today is happening in the world of science. Walter Mabry is a
brilliant, spoiled man-child who fancies himself an amateur magician, but beyond that he is an actual scientist.”
“Jon has done a fantastic job,” Radcliffe says. “To take on something of this magnitude requires real vision. He breaks
down immense sequences into streamlined storytelling in a way that is wonderful to watch. There’s a crucial sequence in which
the Horsemen have to steal something right under people’s noses. Jon created an incredibly cool, complicated scene that uses
stage magic to pull off the heist in a way that hasn’t been seen before on screen.”
There is something about magic that reduces us all to children, believes Radcliffe. “Sleight-of-hand is very hard, but
some of the best tricks in the world are so incredibly simple and effective.”
Deputy Director of the FBI Natalie Austin, who has been in pursuit of the Horsemen since they disappeared after their
last show, is played by another new cast member, Sanaa Lathan. “I’ve been a fan of Sanaa’s since Love and Basketball,” says
Chu. “When an actor appears in little slots of time in the movie, they have to be precise. Bringing in a great actor like Sanaa was
really important.”
A fan of the first film, Lathan was eager to join the cast of the sequel. “It had all the exciting elements of a big franchise
movie, as well as a really great story and interesting characters,” she says. “The idea of a group of top-level magicians being
involved in a heist and giving back to the poor is a really fresh idea and done very well.”
Fans can look forward to more of the spectacular illusions and stunts they loved the first time around, she promises. “It’s
going to be bigger and it’s going to be better. The tricks are out of this world. It’s the kind of movie you can see again and again
because it’s so intricate that there will be new discoveries every time you watch it.”
Also new to the cast is Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou, who appears as Li, proprietor of a decades-old magic shop in
Macau that holds critical clues to the film’s many mysteries. A multi-talented musician and actor, Chou is also a skilled magician
who would entertain the cast and crew with some of his signature tricks between shots.
“I love Jay Chou,” says the director. “I’m a fan of his and so is my mother! He’s just so charming. This guy is a Jack-of-alltrades, the coolest dude, and I want to be exactly like him.”
Chou is, in fact, one of the biggest recording artists in the world. “He is unbelievably charismatic, funny, and, as it turns
out, a fairly accomplished magician in his own right,” Cohen says. “Since he was a fan of the first movie, he wanted to be a part
of this. He is a worthy addition to our group of heroes and he really makes the Macau section of the film feel alive.”
Director Jon M. Chu acknowledges that he learned a great deal while making Now You See Me 2, much of it from the
film’s accomplished cast. “Each of them is a master craftsman. They all have mastered the art of being present and being true to
a character. They are really our secret weapons. Every time you pair Jesse with Dave Franco or Mark Ruffalo with Morgan
Freeman, there’s magic that you just have to capture in your cameras. When you have actors like that, you can throw crazy,
impossible things at them and they’re going to give a reality to it that the audience will plug into.”
An International Stage
After starting out in New York City, where the first film left off, the action of Now You See Me 2 soon becomes
international as The Horsemen are transported to Macau, seemingly by magic, then on to London for a final showdown with an
unexpected alliance of enemies.
For Chu, the bright, busy seaport of Macau was the perfect place to set many of the film’s central scenes. “From the very
beginning, we knew we wanted to take the Horsemen to a place where mystery and magic are woven into the history,” the
director says. “Macau is an exotic, beautiful, strange mix of Portuguese architecture and Chinese culture, with Las Vegas thrown
in for good measure. Everywhere you point the camera is gorgeous. The feeling and the texture of the place embody the spirit of
what this movie is about.”
For that reason, it was essential to Chu that the exterior scenes be shot on location. “You can’t duplicate the streets of
Macau,” says the director. “Every detail is important, from the tiles on the sidewalks to locals putting up their laundry. For the
Horsemen, it’s like they’ve landed in Oz with street vendors, people playing mah-jongg on the corner and cyclists whizzing by
them. A lot of it was real life on the street and the actors never knew what was coming next.”
One of the world’s wealthiest cities, Macau lies on a peninsula attached to mainland China, but has more in common
with Hong King, another former European colony that lies less than 50 miles off the coast. Part of the People’s Republic of China
since 1999, Macau was colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century.
“The architecture is a really interesting cultural mixture,” says Cohen. “You see Portuguese art-deco buildings from the
1930s next to more modern Asian structures and then, in a different part of town, it looks just like Vegas. That’s the kind of stuff
you cannot fake. The street scene there was absolutely insane. We’d hired about a hundred extras, but by the time we finished
shooting, there were about five hundred people there.”
The city’s long relationship with magic informs the scenes set there in the same way as New Orleans occult traditions did
the first film, according to Chu. The Portuguese first brought European magic to Asia and it put down deep roots. Iong’s Magic
Shop, which figures prominently in the story, is a very old and famous place that actually exists. “Ed worked it into the script, so
when we got to Macau, one of the first places we went was Iong’s,” says the director. “It was much more understated than the
one we built, but it’s still pretty trippy.”
Macau also reverberates with the glitzy buzz of Las Vegas, with magnificent luxury hotels and casinos that attract high
rollers from all over the world. One of those, the Sands Macao Hotel, permitted the filmmakers to shoot on the gaming floor. “It
is complicated trying to shoot in a casino while it’s in operation, but the Sands did an amazing job,” Cohen says. “We also did
something that has rarely been tried in a movie this size. We shot with a drone helicopter camera inside the casino, moving at
about 25 miles an hour while tracking with the actors. It’s totally crazy, but it worked.”
Production designer Sharon Seymour constructed the interior, a sparkling white, ultra-modern laboratory, as well as the
dark and dusty magic emporium, the bustling bazaar, and Walter’s spectacular penthouse apartment (with a view of the Macau
skyline added in post-production) on soundstages in London.
“Once we knew we were taking the movie to Macau, we wanted to make sure it felt authentic,” says Cohen. “We knew
that Iong’s and the bazaar would be centerpieces of the film and we wanted them to feel alive. Sharon created an incredible
multi-floored Asian marketplace in an abandoned building in the center of London. It had such detail. When the actors came on
the set, it immediately put them into character.”
Seymour based the sets on meticulous research, including the actual interior of the original Macanese magic shop. “Our
magic consultants were really helpful, but even before they were on board, all of us were doing research,” says the production
designer. “My office corridors were lined with posters of magicians. We went to the Davenport Magic Museum outside of
London. The architecture of the magic-store set was very influenced by our initial scouting trip to Macau, where I saw antique
stores and herb shops that gave us ideas for how all the things should be displayed.”
Seymour’s version of Iong’s Magic Shop has the timeless feeling of an extraordinary destination that has hosted
generations of famous magicians and illusion makers. “We have everything from turn-of-the-century artifacts to contemporary
plastic items,” she says. “It’s a very special kind of environment that reflects the world of magic.”
In the U.K., where the bulk of filming was done, locations included the Royal Observatory in historic Greenwich, which
marks the prime meridian — the longitudinal zero-degree line, and the Tilbury Docks in the Port of London. Atlas’ mind-bending,
rain trick was filmed at the Royal Navy Academy in Greenwich and Lula’s breathtaking magic stunt takes place in front of the
famed British clipper ship, the Cutty Sark, one of the last tea clippers to be built before the advent of steam ships.
Costume designer Anna B. Sheppard created wardrobes for the characters that incorporate their evolution since the last
film. “Many of the characters had already been established in the first movie, but they have moved on a bit,” she explains. “We
decided no more hoodies for Atlas. He’s in more fashionable, better-fitting clothes that make him seem more grownup. Dylan is
coming into his own so we put him in some very handsome suits. Merritt stays almost the same.”
The actors had a big say in what they wore, Sheppard says. “For Dave Franco, we came back to almost the same
costume he wears in the first part because he felt better with his character being behind the scenes in his leather jacket and pair
of jeans.”
With the new characters, Sheppard had more freedom to create original looks. “Ensuring that Daniel Radcliffe looks
mature when everyone remembers him as Harry Potter was another challenge. We clothed him beautifully and a little
eccentrically: no socks, velvet slippers and Vivienne Westwood.”
The designer also shopped the streets and marketplaces of Macau and Hong Kong for the scenes in the crowded bazaar,
buying four hundred sets of costumes that represent the average resident of the city. “I also went to China and Thailand for
original antique clothes. We found amazing things, some of the pieces are museum quality.”
Making Real Magic
Once again, the filmmakers behind Now You See Me 2 brought in the world’s foremost magicians to help create real-life
illusions that boggle the mind and are performed “in camera” by the cast, with little or no help from the special-effects
department.
For the magic to work, the audience has to feel they are experiencing it as it takes place, says Chu. “It can be hard to
shoot magic for a film. With visual effects, you can make a dinosaur come to life, an alien land on earth, anything. But we
decided to do as much practical magic as we could and teach the actors how to actually do it. It’s important that the audience
doesn’t think we’re cheating — and we’re not. We are actually doing the magic on screen as you watch, with no cuts. And then
what’s fun is that later in the movie, we will show you how it was done.”
Chu was determined to make bigger and bolder illusions than ever before, which meant asking a lot more of the cast.
The actors attended magic camp a few weeks before shooting began, where they spent hours honing their dexterity, learning to
make things disappear and how a professional magician talks and moves. Mark Ruffalo even learned to breathe fire for the film.
Once again, the filmmakers behind Now You See Me 2 brought in the world’s foremost magicians to help create real-life
illusions. “One of the hardest things to get right about this movie, and yet also one of the most fun parts of the job, was
integrating the magic into it,” says Solomon. “You don’t realize just how much hard work goes into making something seem
effortless. I’m not speaking simply of magic tricks, whether they are small, medium or large. I am talking about creating a mood
of magic throughout whole movie, so that it works like one big magic trick. We tried to create the suspension of disbelief that
you have when you’re at a magic show.”
The filmmakers turned to some of magic’s biggest names for help even while developing the script, including mentalist,
hypnotist and magician Keith Barry and world-famous illusionist David Copperfield, who serves as co-producer. “Our consultants
are among the best,” Solomon says. “Keith was on the set every single day. David was very involved in helping me construct
some of the set pieces. Getting to just call David Copperfield and say, ‘I have this idea for an illusion,’ was incredible. David was
super helpful. He is so aware of things like depth of field and the way it affects the eye and the mind.”
Barry, who has been performing publicly since he was four also provided ongoing technical support. “The way Ed’s mind
works is amazing,” Barry says. “He put in phenomenal twists and turns that set this apart from the first film. It’s a lot fasterpaced and there’ll be a lot more magic. We’ve jam-packed it with illusions, mentalism, cardistry and hypnotism.”
Consulting across all departments, he worked closely with the actors on their individual scenes and skills, collaborated
with the props and special effects, and helped Solomon design illusions that could be performed live.
“It would be much easier to use visual effects, but it’s important for the movie-going audience to know that the things
that we’ve done are real,” says Barry. “That’s the essence of a good magic movie. If we put in a lot of CGI, people would realize
that we can do anything that way, even things that can’t be done in real life. We made a decision to use the least amount of CGI
possible, which was fun for me, because I live for performing live. I hope that will resonate with the audience.”
In addition to Barry, magicians Andrei Jikh and Blake Vogt were also brought in to assist the cast and filmmakers with the
technical aspects of the magic sequences. Vogt worked closely with the prop crew to make sure that as many of the effects as
possible happened in camera. “Coming from a magician’s standpoint, this is a perfect movie,” Vogt says. “It’s about a team of
magicians, which is a great twist. In real life, we do work together and challenge each other to be better and more inventive all
the time. Even on the set, I’d do a trick, then Andrei would do a trick. We go back and forth. It’s cool to see a movie based on
that.”
Jikh, an expert in cardistry, trained the actors to manipulate playing cards with amazing speed and accuracy. “We
trained the cast in how to think like a cardist: how to secretly conceal cards, how to throw them like a ninja, and flick the cards
from hand to hand. All of these things required focus, practice and insane dexterity. We had a lot of fun and the cast did an
amazing job learning each and every technique.”
The actors had to become cardistry experts in a relatively short time for a central scene in the film. “Daniel Radcliffe has
one scene where he needs to do something with a playing card,” adds Jikh. He spent so much time perfecting that one move
that he can now do it without looking at his hands. Dave Franco can flick a card from here to the other side of the room and hit
something. He is absolutely brilliant at catching and throwing cards, as well as all kinds of sleight-of-hand stuff. Lizzy can really
catch a card in her jacket or her hand or even her hair.”
Actor Woody Harrelson had to learn to manipulate more than cards for his role as a world-class mentalist and hypnotist.
“The way he approached his role was truly phenomenal,” says Jikh. “I've seen him hack into people’s brains and hypnotize
people better and quicker than some of the best in the business. If he decided to give up acting and become a full-time hypnotist
we should all be afraid, very afraid. These guys jumped in at the deep end and spent many, many hours practicing and
rehearsing by themselves, which was fantastic to see and makes the scene an epic moment in the movie.”
The ultimate goal of the entire magic team, according to Barry, was to capture the childlike sense of wonder we lose as
we become adults. “My hope is that for the two hours they are watching this movie, people will just lose themselves in it,” he
says. “As we grow up, we start to understand how the world works and it takes away that sense of wonder. If you happen to
meet a magician at a party, it will bring you back to it, to not knowing how something is done. It just gives you that little buzz.
And that’s what we magicians live for — performing in theaters before a thousand people at a time and just giving them a
moment to forget about their everyday lives, about their problems, and remember what it is to wonder again.”
Chu hopes that he and everyone involved in the film have created something that will appeal to moviegoers of all ages.
“It has suspense,” he says. “It has an emotional story. It has spectacle. It’s a fun ride with plenty of magic tricks and some of the
best actors in the world, legends and future legends. These things combined should create an unforgettable movie experience. If
you want to have a fun time with your friends or your family, to experience something you will talk about afterward, this is the
movie to go to.”
ABOUT THE CAST
JESSE EISENBERG (J. Daniel Atlas) is an Academy Award® and Golden Globe Award® nominee, garnering praise for his
portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in David Fincher’s The Social Network. A multifaceted and dynamic actor, he is
also an acclaimed author and playwright.
Eisenberg’s acting credits include The Double, Night Moves, Now You See Me, Zombieland, Adventureland, The Squid and
the Whale, Roger Dodger, The Education of Charlie Banks, 30 Minutes or Less, American Ultra, The End of the Tour, Louder Than
Bombs and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Also a stage actor, Eisenberg has been in various plays including “The Spoils” for The New Group (2015). Eisenberg wrote
and starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in his play “The Revisionist.” He also wrote and starred in the play “Asuncion” at the
Cherry Lane Theatre, earning a Drama League nomination for Distinguished Performance.
Born in New York, Eisenberg is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker magazine and the author of the short-story
collection Bream Gives Me Hiccups, from Grove Press.
MARK RUFFALO (Dylan Rhodes) has received nominations for the Oscar®, Golden Globe®, BAFTA, Emmy Award® and
many other prestigious honors, easily moving between stage and screen to work with directors such as Ang Lee, Martin
Scorsese, Michael Mann, Spike Jonze, David Fincher, Fernando Meirelles and Michel Gondry. In 2015 Ruffalo starred in Tom
McCarthy’s Academy Award®-winning film Spotlight. The film followed The Boston Globe coverage of the Catholic Church sexabuse scandal, for which the newspaper won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Spotlight won Best Picture at the 2016
Academy Awards® and Ruffalo was an Oscar® nominee for Best Supporting Actor. He shared in the film’s Screen Actors Guild
Award® for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Ruffalo also received a Golden Globe® nomination this past year for his role in Infinitely Polar Bear. He starred opposite
Zoe Saldana as a bipolar husband and father who goes off his medication and proceeds to lose both his job and sanity, while
struggling to hold onto his marriage. Earlier in 2015, Ruffalo reprised his role as Bruce Banner/The Hulk in Avengers: Age of
Ultron, the hit sequel to The Avengers. Directed by Joss Whedon, the film reunited Ruffalo with co-stars Scarlett Johansson, Chris
Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr.
In 2014 Ruffalo received Academy Award®, Golden Globe®, Screen Actors Guild Award® and BAFTA nominations for his
role as the late Olympic wrestler David Schultz in Foxcatcher. The actor also received a Screen Actors Guild Award®, as well as
Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominations, for his role as gay-rights activist Ned Weeks in the HBO movie “The Normal Heart,”
based on the play by Larry Kramer. Directed by Ryan Murphy, the telefilm also starred Julia Roberts and Matt Bomer. Also in
2014, Ruffalo starred in John Carney’s Begin Again, alongside Keira Knightley and Hailee Steinfeld.
Previously, Ruffalo earned Oscar®, Screen Actors Guild Award®, BAFTA and Independent Spirit Award® nominations for
his performance in The Kids Are All Right, directed by Lisa Cholodenko. He was also honored with a Best Supporting Actor Award
from the New York Film Critics Circle.
Ruffalo earned critical recognition in 2000 for his role in Kenneth Lonergan’s You Can Count on Me, opposite Laura
Linney and Matthew Broderick. At the 2000 Sundance Film Festival the Martin Scorsese-produced film won the Grand Jury Prize
for best film in dramatic competition, as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Other film credits include Now You See Me, Thanks for Sharing, Shutter Island, We Don’t Live Here Anymore, Zodiac, The
Brothers Bloom, Collateral, 13 Going on 30, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, In the Cut, Margaret, Blindness, Just Like
Heaven, Reservation Road, All the King’s Men, What Doesn’t Kill You, My Life Without Me, The Last Castle, Windtalkers, XX/XY,
Committed, Ride with the Devil, Studio 54, Safe Men, The Last Big Thing, A Fish in the Bathtub and Apartment 12.
Also a writer, director and producer, Ruffalo co-wrote the screenplay for the independent film The Destiny of Marty
Fine. In 2010 Ruffalo made his directorial debut with Sympathy for Delicious, which starred Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney and
won the Special Jury Prize for best dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival.
Ruffalo’s acting roots lie in the theater, where he first gained attention starring in the Off Broadway production of “This
Is Our Youth,” for which he won a Lucille Award for Best Actor. In 2000 he was seen in the Off Broadway production “The
Moment When,” a play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner James Lapine. He made his theater debut in “Avenue A” at the
Cast Theatre. Ruffalo made his Tony Award®-nominated Broadway debut in 2006 with the Lincoln Center Theater revival of
Clifford Odets’ “Awake and Sing!” In 2000 Ruffalo directed Timothy McNeil’s original play “Margaret” at the Hudson Backstage
Theatre in Los Angeles.
Ruffalo advocates for addressing climate change and increasing renewable energy. In March 2011 he co-founded Water
Defense to raise awareness about energy extraction’s impact on water and the public health. A regular contributor to The
Guardian and Huffington Post, Ruffalo has received the Global Green Millennium Award for Environmental Leadership and the
Meera Gandhi Giving Back Foundation Award. He was named one of Time magazine’s “People Who Mattered” list in 2011 and
received the Big Fish Award from Riverkeeper in 2013. Ruffalo helped launch The Solutions Project in 2012 as part of his mission
to share science, business and culture that will demonstrate the feasibility of renewable energy.
The actor currently resides with his family in New York.
WOODY HARRELSON (Merritt McKinney) has a rare mix of intensity and charisma that consistently surprises and
delights audiences and critics alike, in both mainstream and independent projects. His portrayal of a casualty notification officer
opposite Ben Foster in Oren Moverman’s The Messenger garnered a 2010 Academy Award® nomination for Best Supporting
Actor. He was previously nominated by the Academy Awards®, the Golden Globes® and the SAG Awards® in the category of Best
Actor for his portrayal of controversial magazine publisher Larry Flynt in Milos Forman’s The People vs. Larry Flynt. More
recently, Harrelson starred in HBO’s “True Detective,” co-starring Matthew McConaughey, and received Emmy®, Golden Globe®
and SAG Award® nominations.
Harrelson recently completed filming the third installment of the Planet of The Apes film franchise, entitled War for the
Planet of the Apes and directed by Matt Reeves. He also finished production on The Edge of Seventeen, produced by James L.
Brooks. Upcoming releases include Craig Johnson’s Wilson, based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, and Rob Reiner’s LBJ,
starring as Lyndon B. Johnson. Harrelson next begins production on Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing,
Missouri, alongside Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell, and The Glass Castle, for director Destin Cretton, based on the
bestselling memoir by Jeannette Walls.
Previously, the actor appeared in Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me, as part of an all-star cast; all four Hunger Games
films, alongside Jennifer Lawrence; John Hillcoat’s Triple 9, with Casey Affleck; Scott Cooper’s Out of the Furnace, opposite
Christian Bale; the animated film Free Birds, with Owen Wilson; and Martin McDonagh’s Seven Psychopaths, alongside Sam
Rockwell, Colin Farrell and Christopher Walken. Additionally, he was the onscreen host for director Pete McGrain’s powerful
political documentary Ethos.
In 2012 Harrelson starred opposite Julianne Moore and Ed Harris in the HBO film “Game Change” for director Jay Roach.
His performance as Steve Schmidt was nominated for an Emmy®, SAG Award® and Golden Globe Award®.
Other film credits include Rampart, Zombieland, Friends With Benefits, 2012, Semi-Pro, The Grand, No Country for Old
Men, A Scanner Darkly, A Prairie Home Companion, Defendor, Seven Pounds, The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, North Country,
The Big White, After the Sunset, Play It to the Bone, Battle in Seattle, Edtv, The Hi-Lo Country, Transsiberian, The Thin Red Line,
Wag the Dog, Welcome to Sarajevo, Kingpin, Natural Born Killers, Indecent Proposal and White Men Can’t Jump.
Harrelson first endeared himself to millions of viewers as a member of the ensemble cast of NBC’s long-running hit
comedy “Cheers.” For his work as the affable bartender Woody Boyd, he won an Emmy® in 1988 and was nominated four
additional times during his eight-year run on the show. In 1999 he received another nomination when he reprised the role in a
guest appearance on the spin-off series “Frasier.” He later made a return to television with a recurring guest role on the hit NBC
series “Will & Grace.”
In 1999 Harrelson directed his own play, “Furthest From the Sun,” at the Theatre de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis. Next
he appeared in a Broadway revival of “The Rainmaker,” Sam Shepard’s “The Late Henry Moss” and John Kolvenbach’s “On An
Average Day.” Harrelson directed the Toronto premiere of Kenneth Lonergan’s “This Is Our Youth” at Toronto’s Berkeley Street
Theatre.
In the winter of 2005 Harrelson returned to London’s West End and starred in Tennessee Williams’ “Night of the
Iguana,” at the Lyric Theatre. In 2011 Harrelson co-wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical comedy “Bullet for Adolf” at
Hart House Theatre in Toronto. In the summer of 2012 “Bullet for Adolf” made its Off Broadway debut at New World Stages.
DAVE FRANCO (Jack Wilder) first grabbed the world’s attention with his breakout role as the eco-conscious villain Eric in
21 Jump Street, opposite Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. In 2014 Franco starred alongside Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne
in the hit comedy Neighbors, which follows a married couple whose neighbors turn out to be a rowdy fraternity. Franco and
Efron won MTV Movie Award for Best Duo for their roles as fraternity brothers Pete and Teddy. The actor reprises his role in the
sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.
This fall Franco will be seen in Nerve, opposite Emma Roberts. The thriller concerns a high-school senior who finds
herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare where her every move is manipulated by an anonymous community of
“watchers.” Next, the actor stars alongside James Franco and Seth Rogen in the comedy The Masterpiece, which follows the
making of the cult classic The Room. The film takes an in-depth look at how Tommy Wiseau conceived what many consider one
of the worst films ever made.
Previously, Franco starred in the comedy Unfinished Business, opposite Vince Vaughn and Sienna Miller, and the “zomcom” Warm Bodies, opposite Nicholas Hoult.
Franco currently resides in Los Angeles.
DANIEL RADCLIFFE (Walter Mabry) is best known for playing the title role in eight Harry Potter films. Since wrapping the
final installment of the blockbuster franchise in 2010, he has continued to prove himself a diverse talent. The actor has starred in
a horror film (The Woman in Black), a thriller (Horns), a romantic comedy (What If) and a biopic (Kill Your Darlings). He was most
recently seen in Victor Frankenstein, a new adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic, and the BBC telefilm “The Gamechangers.”
Radcliffe appears in the forthcoming adventure Swiss Army Man. Last year he completed production on the independent
film Imperium, a thriller about white supremacists in America. He just wrapped the survivalist film Jungle.
On stage, Radcliffe starred as Billy in “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” Martin McDonagh’s comic masterpiece. The play made
its way to Broadway from London’s West End, where it debuted the summer of 2013. In 2011 he starred in a 10-month sell-out
run of the Broadway musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.”
Ovation aired two seasons of Radcliffe’s TV miniseries “A Young Doctor’s Notebook,” the comedic drama based on a
collection of short stories by celebrated Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov, co-starring Jon Hamm. Radcliffe starred as Alan Strang
in both the 2007 West End and 2008 Broadway productions of Peter Shaffer’s “Equus.” The London and Broadway productions
of “Equus” were directed by Thea Sharrock and also starred Richard Griffiths.
A lifelong fan of “The Simpsons,” Radcliffe has lent his voice twice to the show: as a brooding vampire named Edmund
for the show’s “Treehouse of Horror XXI” special, which aired in 2010; and as Diggs, a new transfer student whom Bart
befriends. Previously, Radcliffe made a guest appearance as himself in the HBO/BBC series “Extras.” He recently lent his voice to
“Robot Chicken” and “BoJack Horseman.”
LIZZY CAPLAN (Lula) currently stars opposite Michael Sheen in Showtime’s “Masters of Sex,” the critically acclaimed
drama series about the lives of the sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson. For this role Caplan was nominated for
an Emmy Award® and a Critics Choice Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, among other honors. She was also recently seen in
The Night Before, opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, and made guest appearances on TV comedies “The League,”
“Kroll Show” and “New Girl.”
Alongside co-stars Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard, Caplan is currently in production on Allied, directed by Robert
Zemeckis. The film, a World War II drama, will be released in November of this year.
Caplan’s breakout role came as Janis Ian in the modern classic Mean Girls. Additional film credits include The Interview,
Save the Date, Bachelorette, 3, 2, 1… Frankie Go Boom, Hot Tub Time Machine, Cloverfield, Crossing Over and The Last Rites of
Ransom Pride. Caplan also produced and starred in the short film Successful Alcoholics, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance
Film Festival.
On the small screen, Caplan played the lead role of Casey Klein on the critically acclaimed Starz series “Party Down,” a
comedy that earned an AFI Award in 2009 and was named to Time magazine’s list of the “Top 10 Shows of 2010.” Other TV
credits include “True Blood,” “The Class” (for which she was named one of “10 Actors to Watch” by Variety) “Related,” “Family
Guy,” “American Dad!” “Tru Calling,” “Undeclared” and Judd Apatow’s cult classic “Freaks and Geeks.”
Caplan resides in her native Los Angeles.
JAY CHOU (Li) is a Taiwanese singer, composer, producer, actor and director who made his debut album in 2000 and has
ushered in a new generation of “C-pop” music. Chou made his Hollywood debut as Kato in The Greet Hornet, alongside Seth
Rogen, and his popular song “Nunchucks” was featured on the movie soundtrack. Chou also manages his own record label and
management company, JVR Music.
The artist has released 13 albums, with each topping the charts and earning numerous awards. Chou has logged six
worldwide concert tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million audience members. By December 2015
Chou had performed 209 concerts worldwide. His 2004-2006 “Incomparable Concert” in Shanghai broke the world record for
the best-selling concert in mainland China.
Chou began his acting career in the film Initial D (2005) and has since ventured into many movie projects. In 2007 he
directed and starred in Secret, which became a huge box-office success. Chou produced the soundtrack, which later won him
Best Producer and Best Composer awards at the renowned Golden Melody Awards in Asia. He is also the record-holder at the
Golden Melody Awards with 15 individual awards.
SANAA LATHAN (Natalie Austin) is a Tony Award®-nominated actress who delivers a striking presence and undeniable
energy to each project she takes on. Lathan was last seen in the thriller The Perfect Guy, which finished first at the box office
during its opening weekend.
The actress will next be seen in the sci-fi thriller Approaching the Unknown as Captain Emily Maddox, a captain on one of
four ships making a one-way trip to Mars. The film, which was developed in the Sundance Lab, also stars Mark Strong and Luke
Wilson. Lathan is currently shooting the highly anticipated Fox series “Shots Fired,” created by Love & Basketball filmmaker Gina
Prince-Bythewood and produced by Academy Award®-winning producer Brian Grazer. The series, which also stars Helen Hunt,
Stephen Moyer and Richard Dreyfuss, examines the dangerous aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in
Tennessee.
Lathan co-starred in The Best Man, one of the top-10 highest-grossing African American films in history, and its wildly
popular sequel The Best Man Holiday, with Taye Diggs, Terrence Howard, Regina Hall and Morris Chestnut. Lathan will also
appear in the third film, The Best Man Wedding.
On stage, Lathan starred in the title role in the play “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark” at the Geffen Playhouse in Los
Angeles, a role she originated at the Second Stage Theater in New York. She received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Actress.
Previously, Lathan starred as Maggie the Cat in the West End in the critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning revival of “Cat on
a Hot Tin Roof.”
Other film credits include Contagion, opposite Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard and Lawrence Fishburne;
Something New, with Simon Baker; Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys, alongside Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard; Wonderful
World, opposite Matthew Broderick; Brown Sugar, alongside Taye Diggs, Queen Latifah and Mos Def; Love & Basketball, with
Omar Epps; AVP: Alien vs. Predator, a box-office success for director Paul W.S. Anderson; and the thriller Out of Time, opposite
Denzel Washington.
Lathan received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her role on the FX Network series “Nip/Tuck.” Lathan reprised
her role as Beneatha Younger in a highly rated, critically acclaimed ABC Network production of “A Raisin in the Sun,” alongside
Sean Combs. She originally performed the role on Broadway and received a Tony® nomination for Best Performance by a
Featured Actress.
MICHAEL CAINE (Arthur Tressler) is a two-time Academy Award®-winning film legend whose career has spanned six
decades. His latest film work includes the mega hits Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman:
The Secret Service and Oscar®-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth. He just finished shooting Zach Braff’s Going in Style,
starring alongside Ann-Margret, Morgan Freeman and Alan Arkin.
Caine won his first Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his work in Woody Allen’s Hannah and Her Sisters, a role for
which he also received Golden Globe® and BAFTA Award nominations. He took home his second Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for
his role in Lasse Hallström’s The Cider House Rules, also winning a Screen Actors Guild Award® and netting nominations for
Golden Globe® and BAFTA awards.
Caine has garnered four Oscar® nominations for Best Actor, the first coming in 1966 for the title role in Alfie, for which
he also received a Golden Globe® nomination and a New York Film Critics Award. He earned his second Oscar® nod, as well as a
Golden Globe® nomination and an Evening Standard Award, for the part of Milo Tindle in 1972’s Sleuth, opposite Laurence
Olivier. His role in Educating Rita brought Caine his third Oscar® nomination as well as Golden Globe® and BAFTA wins. Caine was
nominated for all three awards in 2002 for his performance in The Quiet American, also winning a London Film Critics Circle
Award.
Caine was the recipient of Golden Globe® and London Film Critics Circle honors (Best Supporting Actor) for Little Voice
and took home a London Film Critics Circle Award for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s period drama The Prestige. Caine
worked with Nolan on three Batman films, playing Bruce Wayne’s butler and confidant, Alfred, in Batman Begins, The Dark
Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. He also appeared in Nolan’s sci-fi hit Inception.
Other film credits include Now You See Me, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Gnomeo & Juliet, Blood and Wine, Quills,
Miss Congeniality, Austin Powers in Goldmember, The Weather Man, Children of Men, Last Love, Funeral in Berlin, Billion Dollar
Brain, Gambit, Hurry Sundown, Woman Times Seven, Deadfall, The Magus, The Italian Job, Battle of Britain, Too Late the Hero, X,
Y and Zee, The Man Who Would Be King, Harry and Walter Go to New York, A Bridge Too Far, California Suite, Dressed to Kill,
Victory, Deathtrap, Blame It on Rio, The Holcroft Covenant, Mona Lisa and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, for which he received a
Golden Globe® nomination.
Caine was born Maurice Micklewhite in South London in 1933 and developed an interest in acting at an early age. Upon
his discharge from the Queen’s Royal Regiment and Royal Fusiliers in 1953, he began pursuing his career. Taking his stage name
from the book title The Caine Mutiny, he toured Britain in a variety of plays and began appearing in British films and television
shows.
In 1964 Caine landed his first major film role as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in Zulu. The following year, he starred in
the hit thriller The Ipcress File, earning his first of 37 BAFTA nominations. However, it was his Oscar®-nominated performance in
the seminal ’60s film Alfie that catapulted Caine to international stardom.
Also an author, Caine wrote an autobiography entitled What’s It All About? as well as a book based on a series of
lectures he gave on BBC television, Acting on Film. His latest memoir, The Elephant to Hollywood, was published to much
acclaim in 2010 by Henry Holt and Co. in the United States.
In the 1992 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Caine was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.).
Eight years later he received a knighthood.
MORGAN FREEMAN (Thaddeus Bradley) is an Academy Award®-winning actor and one of the most recognizable figures
in American cinema. Freeman ranks second among the top-grossing actors of all time, with his films having earned over $4
billion in cumulative ticket sales. Whether a role requires an air of gravitas, a playful smile, twinkle of the eye, or a world-weary
but insightful soul, Freeman’s ability to delve into the core of a character and infuse it with a quiet dignity has resulted in some
of the most memorable characters committed to film.
In 2005 Freeman won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Million Dollar Baby. He earned
nominations for Street Smart in 1987 (Best Supporting Actor), The Shawshank Redemption in 1994 (Best Actor) and Invictus in
2010 (Best Actor). He also won the Golden Globe® for Best Actor for his performance in Driving Miss Daisy in 1990. Freeman was
honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2011 Golden Globe Awards®. That same year, Freeman received the 39th AFI
Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000 Freeman received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor for his distinguished acting, and
accepted the Hollywood Actor Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.
Other film credits include London Has Fallen, Last Knights, 5 Flights Up, Lucy, Dolphin Tale 2, Transcendence, The Lego
Movie, Last Vegas, Now You See Me, Oblivion, Olympus Has Fallen, The Dark Knight Rises, Dolphin Tale, Born to be Wild 3D, The
Dark Knight, The Bucket List, Glory, Clean and Sober, Lean on Me, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Unforgiven, Se7en, Kiss the
Girls, Amistad, Deep Impact, Nurse Betty, The Sum of All Fears, Bruce Almighty, Nurse Betty, Brubaker, and Eyewitness, as well as
the TV movies “Death of a Prophet,” “Attica” and “Coriolanus.”
In 2010 Freeman won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his performance as Nelson Mandela in
Invictus. In addition to his Academy Award® nomination for Best Actor, he also received a Golden Globe® nomination and a
Broadcast Critics Association nomination. The picture was produced by Revelations Entertainment, the company Freeman and
Lori McCreary co-founded in 1996 with a mission to produce films that reveal truth. Revelations’ features include the recently
completed 5 Flights Up, The Code, The Magic of Belle Isle, Levity, Under Suspicion, Mutiny, Bopha!, Along Came a Spider, Feast of
Love, 10 Items or Less and The Maiden Heist, in addition to the Peabody Award-winning ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, “The 16th
Man.”
Freeman is an executive producer on the Revelations Entertainment series “Madam Secretary” for CBS, starring Téa
Leoni, which debuted in 2014. Freeman hosts and is an executive producer for Revelations’ three-time Emmy® nominated series
“Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman,” which has completed its fifth season on Science Channel.
Freeman recently narrated the IMAX documentary Island of Lemurs: Madagascar, Science Channel’s “Stem Cell Universe
With Stephen Hawking” and the historical doc “We the People.” Past narrations include two Academy Award®-winning
documentaries, The Long Way Home and March of the Penguins.
After beginning his acting career in the Off Broadway stage productions of “The Nigger Lovers” and the all-AfricanAmerican production of “Hello Dolly,” Freeman segued into television. Many people grew up watching him on the long-running
Children’s Television Workshop classic “The Electric Company,” where he played the ironic Easy Reader, among several recurring
characters. Looking for his next challenge, he set his sights on both Broadway and the silver screen and quickly began to fill his
résumé with memorable performances.
In 1978 Freeman won a Drama Desk Award for his role as Zeke in “The Mighty Gents” and received a Tony® nomination
for Best Performance by a Featured Actor. His stage work continued to earn him accolades and awards, including Obie Awards in
1980, 1984 and 1987 as well as a second Drama Desk nomination in 1987 for the role of Hoke Colburn, which he created for the
Alfred Uhry play “Driving Miss Daisy” and reprised in the 1989 movie of the same name.
In his spare time, Freeman loves the freedom of both sea and sky; he is a long-time sailor and has earned a private
pilot’s license. He also has a love for the blues and seeks to keep it in the forefront through his Ground Zero club in Clarksville,
Mississippi, the birthplace of the blues. In 1973 Freeman co-founded the Frank Silvera Writers’ Workshop, now in its 37th season.
The workshop seeks to serve successful playwrights of the new millennium. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Earth
Biofuels, a company whose mission is to promote the use of clean-burning fuels, and supports both Artists for a New South
Africa and the Campaign for Female Education. Freeman has been named to the Forbes list of “Most Trustworthy Celebrities” list
each of the five times it has been published since 2006.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
JON M. CHU (Director) is known for his visually stunning work in projects across genre, medium and budget. Whether
telling a story through the language of dance, as in the Step Up films, music in the Justin Bieber documentary or action in a G.I.
Joe film, Chu’s signature style is the very definition of fun, energetic pop entertainment.
As the youngest of five children from Palo Alto, California, Chu continues to use the influences of his childhood (family,
technology, music and movement) to tell stories that connect with audiences around the world. In features, Chu marked his
directorial debut with 2008’s Step Up 2: The Streets. His use of movement in storytelling earned him a Teen Choice Award, a
Breakout Director of the Year Award and an MTV Movie Award. The film also became a global hit, grossing over $150 million
worldwide. Chu followed that up with sequel Step Up 3D, which went on to gross a franchise-best $165 million worldwide.
For his next film, Chu decided to take on a totally different genre: the documentary. His film Justin Bieber: Never Say
Never was an innovative blend of concert film and biopic that would become the highest grossing concert-film of all time,
ushering in a new era of music documentaries.
In 2013 Chu tackled his first action movie and biggest production to date, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, a re-imagining of the
popular toy and comic book franchise. Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Bruce Willis, the film exploded to No. 1 at the
box office and has since grossed over $370 million worldwide, another franchise best.
Meanwhile, Chu continues to innovate in the online space, where he was awarded an international Emmy® as a digital
pioneer. “The LXD,” his superhero dance series, was described by AdAge as “the most beautifully filmed, elaborately staged web
series in the history of the medium.” Chu’s Legion of Extraordinary Dancers have performed at the Oscars® as well as “So You
Think You Can Dance” and even have one of the most watched TED Talks.
Chu’s music video for Justin Bieber’s “Beauty and a Beat” has accumulated more than 620 million hits. Chu won a Clio
Award for his “Safety Dance” video, played on every Virgin America flight across the country with more than 11 million views
online and counting.
ED SOLOMON (Writer, Executive Producer) has created critically acclaimed hit franchise films in each of the past four
decades, including Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, Men in Black, Charlie’s Angels and most
recently, Now You See Me. He is currently working on Beta, a sci-fi feature film for J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures; Zanbato,
also with J.J. Abrams (and director Guillermo Del Toro); and The Invisible Man, for Universal Studios and Johnny Depp. In
collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh, Solomon has just completed production on “Mosaic,” a 12-hour, long-form TV
project for HBO.
The writer lives in Santa Monica with his two children.
PETER CHIARELLI (Writer) began his screenwriting career by penning the romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra
Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. He has written screenplays for Sony Pictures, Paramount, Disney, Universal, Fox 2000 and
DreamWorks.
Chiarelli grew up in the Army but always called Seattle home and is a graduate of the University of Washington. He went
on to earn a master’s degree from the Peter Stark producing program at USC, and when he graduated he began his film career at
DreamWorks. During that time, he produced the short film “Terry Tate, Office Linebacker,” which went on to become one of the
most popular Super Bowl commercials of all time.
He then moved on to become an executive at Red Wagon Entertainment, where he worked on the films Memoirs of a
Geisha, Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! and RV before going to MGM to work as a director of development. In addition to
supervising production of The Pink Panther and The Amityville Horror, he was an executive producer on The Mysteries of
Pittsburgh, starring Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard. Chiarelli later returned to DreamWorks to head up Kurtzman/Orci
Productions and was a co-producer on that company’s first film, Eagle Eye.
BOAZ YAKIN (Characters) a writer and director with a gift for dealing with controversial issues on personal, human
terms, Boaz Yakin was born in New York City. Yakin's parents had a creative bent - they met in Paris while both were studying
mime and movement for actors with Etienne Decroux. After graduating from high school, Yakin opted to study filmmaking at
New York City College. He soon moved on to New York University and made his first deal for a screenplay at the age of 19. Yakin
worked in the film business helping to develop projects for several companies and saw his first screenplay reach the screen
when The Punisher, a vehicle for Dolph Lundgren, was released. A year later, Yakin's next screenplay, The Rookie, arrived in
theatres, starring Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen.
Wanting to take on more personal material, Yakin directed his own screenplay, Fresh, attracting talent such as Samuel L.
Jackson and Giancarlo Esposito to star in it, and the film won critical raves, earning the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance
Film Festival, as well as prizes in the Tokyo International Film Festival and other festivals throughout Europe. Yakin's experiences
with the Chassidic community informed his next directorial effort, A Price Above Rubies, which was released by Miramax Films.
Yakin next took on his first studio project, Remember the Titans, starring Denzel Washington, for producer Jerry
Bruckheimer. The film was a box-office success, and a perennial audience favorite. He then made a foray into comedy with
Uptown Girls, starring Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning. As a producer, Yakin formed the company Raw Nerve with partners
Eli Roth and Scott Spiegel, from which they unleashed the Hostel films on the world. Recently he wrote, produced and directed
Death in Love, a controversial film that had its premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Yakin has also written several graphic novels, including The Remarkable Worlds of Phineas B Fuddle, illustrated by his
brother Erez Yakin and released by Paradox Press. He had two graphic novels published by First Second Books: "Marathon"
illustrated by Joe Infurnari, released in 2012, and "Jerusalem" illustrated by Nick Bertozzi, released in 2013.
Yakin’s films Safe, an action film starring Jason Statham (2012), was released by Lionsgate, and Now You See Me (2013)
was released by Summit Entertainment. He also wrote Max which was released last year.
EDWARD RICOURT (Characters) is an experienced writer with a number of credits in both features and television. He
has a two-picture deal with True Pictures. In addition to writing Now You See Me, he worked on Netflix’s Marvel show “Jessica
Jones.”
Currently writing on the Fox series “Wayward Pines,” Ricourt is working on two features: School for Thieves, for Virgin
Produced, and Turncoat, for Global Film Group. Previously, he wrote Anomaly for Relativity with Roth Films attached to produce;
One Hundred Percent Lunar Boy, for Timur Bekmambetov to produce; and The Devil You Know, for Original Film with Toby
Ascher producing and Simon Brand attached to direct. His feature Year X has Bill Block financing with Joe Roth set to produce;
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan is attached to direct and Kristen Stewart is set to star. Additionally, he adapted the book How to Defeat
Your Own Clone for Roth Films, with Doug Liman directing.
ALEX KURTZMAN, p.g.a. (Producer) is one of the leading creative voices in the entertainment industry today, quickly
becoming known for his ability to bring complex source material to the screen with character-driven stories grounded in reality.
Kurtzman recently launched his new production company, Secret Hideout, and inked a three-year deal with Universal to relaunch the studio’s classic movie-monster franchises including Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Van Helsing, The
Wolf Man and The Invisible Man (which has Johnny Depp attached to star). Kurtzman is currently in pre-production on the
company’s first film in the monster series, The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. He will direct the film, which is
slated for release in June 2017. Kurtzman will also produce the new adaptation of Anne Rice’s widely read book series, The
Vampire Chronicles.
Previously, Kurtzman co-wrote and executive produced The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was released in May 2014.
Kurtzman produced the original Now You See Me, through his K/O Paper Products production company with Roberto Orci.
Alongside Orci, Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams, Kurtzman also co-wrote and produced the blockbuster Star Trek Into Darkness.
Under the Secret Hideout banner, which signed an overall TV deal with CBS Studios, Kurtzman is set to produce the
upcoming “Star Trek” reboot. The series is set to bow on CBS and its streaming counterpart CBS All Access in 2017. In addition,
Kurtzman is continuing to produce former K/O Paper Products series under the new production company. CBS recently
announced the Season Two pickup of the company’s show “Limitless,” based on the hit Bradley Cooper film of the same name.
In 2014 CBS debuted the critically acclaimed series “Scorpion,” which is currently in its second season and will return for
a third in the fall of 2016. Additionally, Kurtzman is working on the third season of the hit Fox series “Sleepy Hollow” and the
sixth season of “Hawaii Five-0” on CBS.
Kurtzman has co-written some of the decade’s biggest films, including Star Trek, Transformers and Mission: Impossible
III. In addition, he executive produced the romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. His writing
and producing credits have earned more than $4 billion worldwide.
Stepping outside his role as producer, Kurtzman made his directorial debut with the drama People Like Us, which starred
Elizabeth Banks and Chris Pine. In addition to directing the film, Kurtzman also served as producer and co-writer with Orci.
Kurtzman began his career writing for the popular TV series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” He went on to write for
“Xena: Warrior Princess,” where he moved up the ranks to become a head writer for the show at the age of 23. Next, he wrote
for J.J. Abrams’ popular series “Alias,” beginning a fruitful and collaborative relationship with Abrams. He eventually served as an
executive producer on the show. Next, Kurtzman, Orci and Abrams co-created and executive produced the popular show
“Fringe,” which ended its five-season run in 2013.
Kurtzman currently resides in Los Angeles with his family.
ROBERTO ORCI (Producer) is the billion-dollar filmmaker behind some of the decade’s biggest films, including Mission:
Impossible III, Eagle Eye, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Cowboys & Aliens and the J.J. Abrams Star Trek
films. He also executive produced the hit romantic comedy The Proposal. Combined, Orci’s writing and producing credits have
grossed over $4 billion worldwide.
Orci began his career in television writing for the popular series “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,” becoming the coexecutive producer and co-head writer at the age of 24. He also went on to become the co-executive producer of “Xena: Warrior
Princess” and then wrote and executive produced the hit J.J. Abrams series “Alias.” Orci’s partnership with J.J. Abrams led to cowriting Mission: Impossible III.
Under his K/O Paper Products banner with Alex Kurtzman, Orci co-created the cult favorite “Fringe,” the re-invention of
the CBS classic “Hawaii Five-0,” the Fox hit “Sleepy Hollow” and CBS successes “Scorpion” and “Limitless,” the latter of which is
based on the feature of the same name. Kurtzman and Orci also produced the original Now You See Me.
Orci co-wrote and executive produced Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which earned more than $700 million at the
worldwide box office. He is also producing Star Trek Beyond, which will be released this summer by Paramount. Blockbuster
filmmaker Justin Lin of Fast & Furious fame directs. Previously, Orci co-wrote and produced the first two hit films in the popular
franchise, Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness. Additionally, he is producing a reimagining of The Mummy that is scheduled for
a June 2017 release, with Alex Kurtzman directing.
Orci lives in Los Angeles with his wife.
BOBBY COHEN, p.g.a. (Producer) is currently co-president of production at Lionsgate, where he is overseeing the
development and production of a diverse slate of movies including Monopoly, April 29th, The Second Life of Nick Mason and a
third Now You See Me film.
Cohen joined the studio in June 2015 after working as a producer for Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, which has a multipicture, first-look deal at Universal Studios and is currently spearheading a re-imagining of Universal’s family of classic monsters.
He produced the sleeper hit of summer 2013, Now You See Me, which grossed over $350 million worldwide. Prior to that, he
produced Alex Kurtzman’s directorial debut People Like Us, starring Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde and Michelle
Pfeiffer. Cohen also produced Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.
Previously, Cohen teamed with director Sam Mendes to produce the award-winning and Oscar®-nominated drama
Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. He also executive produced the romantic comedy Definitely,
Maybe, starring Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin and Elizabeth Banks, and co-produced Don Roos’ Happy Endings, which was the
opening-night selection at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. The film’s ensemble cast included Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Steve Coogan, Tom Arnold, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Ritter and Jesse Bradford.
Previously, Cohen was the president of Red Wagon Entertainment, working alongside Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher. There,
he served as executive producer on such features as Sam Mendes’ Jarhead, starring Jake Gyllenhaal; Rob Marshall’s Memoirs of
a Geisha, the Oscar®-winning screen adaptation of Arthur Golden’s beloved novel; Barry Sonnenfeld’s hit comedy RV, starring
Robin Williams; and Nora Ephron’s Bewitched, starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.
Before joining Red Wagon, Cohen founded Cohen Pictures, which had a multi-picture deal with Miramax. During that
time he produced the comedy View From the Top, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Candice Bergen, Kelly Preston,
Mark Ruffalo and Mike Myers. He was also a co-producer on the romantic drama Bounce, starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth
Paltrow. Cohen executive produced the romantic comedy Down to You, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Julia Stiles, as well as
Lasse Hallström’s The Cider House Rules, starring Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron and Michael Caine. The Cider House Rules took
home Academy Awards® for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (Caine).
Earlier in his career Cohen was the senior vice president of production at Miramax Films, working with legendary moguls
Bob and Harvey Weinstein. During his tenure, Cohen served as executive producer on Rounders, starring Matt Damon and
Edward Norton, and 54, starring Mike Myers, Neve Campbell and Salma Hayek. He was also an executive producer on such films
as Clerks, Wide Awake, Smoke, The Pallbearer, Scream and Beautiful Girls.
Cohen began his career at the Writers & Artists Agency in New York. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and
two children.
KEVIN DE LA NOY (Executive Producer) recently worked as producer on Clash of the Titans and is an executive producer
on Wrath of the Titans. De La Noy was an executive producer on director Christopher Nolan’s worldwide blockbusters The Dark
Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. He also co-produced Michael Mann’s biographical crime drama Public Enemies, which
starred Johnny Depp as the legendary outlaw John Dillinger.
Previously, De La Noy was an executive producer on Ed Zwick’s Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer
Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. He had already collaborated with Zwick as the unit production manager on The Last Samurai. De
La Noy also co-produced Richard Donner’s sci-fi thriller Timeline and was an associate producer on Steven Spielberg’s awardwinning World War II drama Saving Private Ryan.
In addition, he has been the unit production manager on such hits as Ali, Titanic, Braveheart, Mission: Impossible and
Mission: Impossible II. De La Noy was the production supervisor on The Power of One and served as location manager on such
films as The Ghost and the Darkness, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden and 1492: Conquest of Paradise. He has also worked as an
assistant director on a wide range of features.
LOUIS LETERRIER (Executive Producer) is versatile and likes to play with many cinematic genres. Born and raised in
Paris, Leterrier grew up around filmmakers as his father is a director and his mother a costume designer. After studying film at
New York University, he worked as an assistant director for Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Alain Chabat and Luc Besson. At age 26 he
directed The Transporter, quickly followed by its sequel The Transporter 2 and the thriller Unleashed. He started Marvel Studios’
“Phase 1” by directing The Incredible Hulk and helmed Clash of the Titans before producing its sequel, Wrath of the Titans. Most
recently, he directed The Brothers Grimsby, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Mark Strong.
DAVID COPPERFIELD (Co-Producer) has amassed a staggering 21 Emmys® over three decades and $4 billion in ticket
sales. He’s been declared a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress and Guinness certified him as the highest-grossing solo
entertainer of all time, surpassing Madonna, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga.
Copperfield performs 15 shows seven days a week at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. His latest show, “Live the
Impossible,” features a unique blend of huge, grand illusions and intimate, close-up magic. From beginning to end, the show is
jam-packed with jaw-dropping illusions devised by Copperfield and his award-winning team. The scale of Copperfield’s grand
illusions is rivaled only by the intimacy of his signature, close-up magic. In that realm he is a master showman, involving random
audience members in almost every illusion. Declared a Knight by the French government, Copperfield has an unrivaled
reputation and his illusions leave onlookers speechless.
Working with the top filmmakers in the industry, Copperfield and his team design magic for films ranging from comedies
to documentaries and thrillers like Paranormal Activity.
PETER DEMING, ASC (Director of Photography) is a long-time collaborator with director David Lynch who just finished
shooting the 2017 “Twin Peaks” limited series for Showtime. In addition, Deming worked with Lynch on Mulholland Drive, for
which he won an Independent Spirit Award® for Best Cinematography and was nominated for awards from the Chicago Film
Critics, the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Circle. He was also director of photography on Lynch’s
Lost Highway, the HBO omnibus “Hotel Room” and the TV series “On the Air.”
Working with another longtime collaborator, director Sam Raimi, Deming has shot the features Oz the Great and
Powerful, Drag Me to Hell and Evil Dead 2. He has also collaborated with director Wes Craven on four Scream films as well as
Music of the Heart. He worked with Jay Roach on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers in
Goldmember, as well as Mystery, Alaska. For his work on Reginald Hudlin’s House Party, Deming won the Cinematography
Award at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award®.
Other film credits include Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods, Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night, Ira Sachs’ Married Life,
Curtis Hanson’s Lucky You, Rob Reiner’s Rumor Has It..., John Maybury’s The Jacket, David O. Russell’s I Heart Huckabees, Philip
Kaufman’s Twisted, Dan Algrant’s People I Know, The Hughes brothers’ From Hell, John Payson’s Joe’s Apartment, Jefery Levy’s
S.F.W., Gene Quintano’s Loaded Weapon 1, Jonathan Lynn’s My Cousin Vinny, Ate de Jong’s Drop Dead Fred, Robert Townsend’s
Hollywood Shuffle and David Beaird’s Scorchers.
On television, Deming worked with Peyton Reed on “Cashmere Mafia” and Anne Heche on “If These Walls Could Talk 2.”
SHARON SEYMOUR (Production Designer) most recently designed Jaume Collet-Serra’s action-drama Run All Night,
starring Liam Neeson. Prior to that, she designed Spike Lee’s film Oldboy, starring Josh Brolin. Other recent credits include Ben
Affleck’s Argo and The Town, both of which garnered Seymour Art Directors Guild Award nominations. Her design work can also
be seen in George Clooney’s The Ides of March, Grant Heslov’s The Men Who Stare at Goats, Ben Affleck’s Gone Baby Gone,
Peter Berg’s Friday Night Lights and Ben Stiller’s The Cable Guy and Reality Bites.
Coming from a theater background, Seymour graduated from Ithaca College and moved to New York City. A job on
George Romero’s Creepshow led her to Los Angeles and a master’s degree in production design at the American Film Institute.
STAN SALFAS, ACE (Editor) is the recipient of an OFTA Award and an Emmy®. He recently edited Matt Reeves’ Dawn of
the Planet of the Apes, for which he won a Satellite Award, and Let Me In, also for Reeves. Other credits include Steven
Soderbergh’s The Underneath and David Dobkin’s Clay Pigeons. He has worked on numerous TV series including “Felicity,” on
which he was also a co-producer and director. His work on the pilots for both “Felicity” and “Alias” garnered nominations for an
Eddie Award.
Salfas is a member of the American Cinema Editors and the Directors Guild of America. He serves on the faculty of the
American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles.
ANNA B. SHEPPARD (Costume Designer) has more than 40 feature-film credits to her name and has worked with
many acclaimed directors on five continents. Highlights of her achievements include Academy Award® nominations for
Schindler’s List and The Pianist, films for which she also received BAFTA and César nominations respectively. She also garnered
an Oscar® nomination for Maleficent, along with CDG and American Critics nods.
Other credits include the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” Michael Mann’s The Insider, Roman Polanski’s Oliver Twist,
Breck Eisner’s Sahara, Frank Coraci’s Around the World in 80 Days, David Dobkin’s Shanghai Knights and Fred Claus, Quentin
Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Lee Tamahori’s Devil’s Double, Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger and Brian
Percival’s The Book Thief.
Born in Poland, Sheppard is now based in London.
BRIAN TYLER (Composer) is a composer and conductor of scores for more than 70 films and was named Film Composer
of the Year at the 2014 Cue Awards. Films he’s scored have grossed $9.5 billion worldwide and he has received three Emmy
Award® nominations, 10 BMI Music Awards, five ASCAP Music Awards and 12 Goldspirit Awards, including Composer of the Year.
Tyler composed blockbuster hits Avengers: Age of Ultron, Furious 7, Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World. For these films he
conducted the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia of London and the Hollywood Studio Symphony. He also scored Eagle Eye
for producer Steven Spielberg and the blockbuster hits Fast Five and Fast & Furious, for director Justin Lin.
Most recently, Tyler wrote the score for the feature film Truth, starring Cate Blanchett as Mary Mapes and Robert
Redford as Dan Rather. For television, he scores the series “Scorpion,” “Hawaii Five-0” and “Sleepy Hollow” (for which he
received a 2014 Emmy® nomination). He also received an Emmy® nomination for “Last Call” and a Daytime Emmy® nomination
for “Transformers: Prime.”
He also scored The Expendables films and Rambo, directed by Sylvester Stallone; Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx
and Gerard Butler; the Keanu Reeves thriller Constantine and the science-fiction film Battle Los Angeles. Tyler’s score for Bill
Paxton’s Frailty won him a World Soundtrack Award in 2002. He recently scored the action-thriller Criminal, starring Kevin
Costner and Ryan Reynolds, and co-wrote the theme song “Drift and Fall Again,” which he performs under his Madsonik moniker
with Lola Marsh.
Other film credits include The Hunted, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Into the
Storm.
Tyler began scoring features shortly after receiving his master’s degree from Harvard University, as well as a bachelor’s
degree from UCLA. He is a multi-instrumentalist and plays piano, guitar, drums, bass, cello, world percussion, synth
programming, guitarviol, charango and bouzouki, amongst others. Tyler showcased many of those instruments for the 2013
retro heist film Now You See Me.
Tyler arranged and conducted the new film logo music for Universal Pictures and composed a theme for the 100-year
anniversary of the studio, as well as composing the music for the Marvel Studios logo, which now plays before all of their films.
Tyler created the new theme music for ESPN’s NFL studio shows, representing the first updated original score for these
broadcasts since 1997. In 2015 he created a groundbreaking new musical theme for the 115th U.S. Open Championship on Fox.
Tyler was inducted into the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2010.
MATT JOHNSON (Visual Effects Supervisor) has over 20 years of experience working with directors such as Rob
Marshall, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Matthew Vaughn. He’s helped zombies overrun humanity in World War Z, demonstrated the
might of the Soviet armed forces in X-Men: First Class and caused giants to wreak havoc in Into the Woods. He firmly believes
that visual effects should look “photographed and not rendered,” integrating them seamlessly within the film. An excellent
communicator, he has a proven track record of successfully interpreting directors’ visions into an onscreen reality, no matter
how spectacular or subtle the effect required.
After graduating from film school, Johnson began his career as a digital compositor on projects as diverse as HBO’s
“Band of Brothers” and the features Space Jam and Tomorrow Never Dies. He had the opportunity to start visual effects
supervising with NBC’s epic series “Cleopatra” and received an Emmy® nomination for his work.
Johnson combines an extensive knowledge of practical filmmaking with the latest CGI technology, allowing him to use
the most appropriate methodology for the project. He used miniatures on films as diverse as V for Vendetta and Into the Woods
and employed the latest in projected-environment technology in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and World War Z.
DEBORAH AQUILA, CSA (Casting Director) recently cast the films La La Land, Stronger, Deepwater Horizon, Woman in
Gold, The Age of Adaline and American Pastoral. Aquila has been nominated 14 times for the Casting Society of America’s Artios
Award. In 2011 she won for the action RED and in 2012 she won for My Week With Marilyn.
Television credits include the critically acclaimed Showtime series “Dexter,” FX’s “The Shield” and TNT’s “Mob City.”
After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Conservatory, Aquila worked as an associate on
the first two seasons of “Miami Vice” and several feature films including Michael Mann’s Manhunter and The Pope of Greenwich
Village. Her independent casting director career began with Steven Soderbergh’s Sex, Lies and Videotape and Uli Edel’s Last Exit
to Brooklyn. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1993 to cast Frank Darabont’s The Shawshank Redemption, Aquila had completed
casting for 18 independent films in New York.
In 1993 she was named senior vice president of features casting for Paramount Pictures. The more notable films Aquila
cast at Paramount were Primal Fear, Mission: Impossible II, Double Jeopardy, Varsity Blues, The Brady Bunch Movie, Kiss the
Girls, Mother and What Women Want. After departing from Paramount Pictures in 1999, Aquila returned to the independent
casting world with Sam Raimi’s The Gift.
In 2003, Aquila was recognized by the Hollywood community with the Hollywood Film Festival Career Achievement
Award. She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1994.
TRICIA WOOD, CSA (Casting Director) started her career as an intern in 1993 in the Features Casting Department at
Paramount Pictures, under her mentor and then senior vice president of casting, Deborah Aquila. During the next three years
Wood continued her casting education in the Features Casting department, moving up from casting assistant to casting
associate. After a brief period of working in production, Wood was reunited with Deborah Aquila in 1999 when they formed an
independent casting team.
Born and raised in Oklahoma, Wood is a member of the Seneca-Cayuga and Cherokee Indian tribes of Oklahoma. She
studied architecture at Oklahoma State University before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film. She is a member of
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
KEITH BARRY (Chief Magic and Mentalism Consultant) is the world’s leading television mentalist and “brain hacker.” In
addition to starring in more than 35 hours of TV shown in more than 120 countries, he has appeared numerous times on leading
talk shows in both the U.S. and the U.K. His Discovery Channel series “Deception With Keith Barry” recently aired in the U.S.
after the huge success of the pilot. In 2009 Barry was awarded the prestigious Merlin Award for Mentalist of the Year, bestowed
by the International Magicians Society.
The performer’s stage shows have been extremely successful. “8 Deadly Sins” debuted at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin
and is now officially the venue’s most successful show ever performed by a solo artist, topping Barry’s own record set in 2010.
Barry’s controversial live show “The Asylum” sold over 83,000 tickets in Ireland, becoming one of the most successful shows ever
to tour that nation.
After completing an impressive five-week residency at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino to rave reviews, Barry was
voted “Best Magician in Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Review Journal. After just one viewing of his live stage show in 2006, CBS
offered Barry his own TV special, “Keith Barry: Extraordinary.” This followed the success of Barry’s MTV show, “Brainwashed.”
CREDITS
Directed by
Jon M. Chu
Screenplay by
Ed Solomon
Story by
Ed Solomon & Peter Chiarelli
Based on Characters Created by
Boaz Yakin & Edward Ricourt
Produced by
Alex Kurtzman, p.g.a.
Roberto Orci
Bobby Cohen, p.g.a.
Executive Producers
Kevin De La Noy
Louis Leterrier
Ed Solomon
Qiuyun Long
Director of Photography
Peter Deming, ASC
Production Designer
Sharon Seymour
Editor
Stan Salfas, ACE
Costume Designer
Anna B. Sheppard
Music by
Brian Tyler
Music Supervisor
Randall Poster
Visual Effects Supervisor
Matt Johnson
Co-Producer
David Copperfield
Casting by
Deborah Aquila, CSA
&
Tricia Wood, CSA
Jesse Eisenberg
Mark Ruffalo
Woody Harrelson
Dave Franco
Daniel Radcliffe
Lizzy Caplan
Jay Chou
Sanaa Lathan
with
Michael Caine
and
Morgan Freeman
David Warshofsky
Tsai Chin
Summit Entertainment
Presents
In Association with
TIK Films
A
K/O Paper Products
Production
A
Jon M. Chu
Film
Unit Production Managers
Kevin De La Noy
Donald Sabourin
First Assistant Director
Richard Whelan
Key Second Assistant Director
Tom Rye
Executive in Charge of Production
Donna Sloan
CAST
J. Daniel Atlas
Dylan Rhodes
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Jack Wilder
Walter Mabry
Lula
Li
Deputy Director Natalie Austin
Arthur Tressler
Thaddeus Bradley
Agent Cowan
Bu Bu
Young Dylan
Lionel Shrike
Allen Scott-Frank
Chase McKinney
Hannes Pike
Owen Case
Lab Tech
Head Security Guard
Case Advisor
Agent Dore
Agent UK
Agent 2 UK
Jesse Eisenberg
Mark Ruffalo
Woody Harrelson
Dave Franco
Daniel Radcliffe
Lizzy Caplan
Jay Chou
Sanaa Lathan
Michael Caine
Morgan Freeman
David Warshofsky
Tsai Chin
William Henderson
Richard Laing
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Brick Patrick
Zach Gregory
Ben Lamb
Fenfen Huang
Aaron Ly
Cyd Casados
Jem Wilner
James Richard Marshall
Alexa Brown
Prison Guard 2 (US)
Eye Voice
Chef
Tressler Assistant
Prison Guard US
Zoey Taylor
Octa Guards
Bo Walsh
Disappearing Lady 1
Disappearing Lady 2
Jack Stooge 1A
Jack Stooge 1B
Jack Stooge 2A
Jack Stooge 2B
Science Lab Guard
Science Lab Guard 2
Case Assistant
Casino Dancers
Street Drummer
As Herself
Choreographer
Stunt Coordinator / Fight Arranger
Fight Arranger
Stunt Performers
Karl McMillan
Jim Pirri
Christopher Logan
Varada Sethu
Michael Walters
Justine Wachsberger
Simon Connolly
Dino Fetscher
Martin Delaney
Nichole Bird
Danielle Bird
Michael Cooke
John Cooke
Greg McKenzie
Michael McKenzie
Tai Yin Chan
Bruce Chong
Marianne Malek
Krystal Ellsworth
Jessica Keller
Krysada Phounsiri
Luis Rosado
Karl Hussain
Savannah Guthrie
Christopher Scott
Mark Mottram
Vincent Wang
Ben Dimmock
Daniel Dow
Nina Armstrong
Gary Arthurs
Lloyd Bass
Lee Bowers
Katy Bullock
Michael Byrch
Marc Cass
Nick Chopping
Ray De Haan
Dom Domaresq
Stuart Frift
Pete Ford
Sarah Franzl
Gary Hoptrough
Paul Howell
Wendy Leech
Paul Vincent Lowe
Tony Lucken
Casey Michaels
Sian Milne
Lucy Murray
David Newton
Sam Parham
James Pavey
Rob Pavey
Ian Pead
Justin Pearson
Chris Pollard
Tilly Powell
Tom Rodgers
Leon Sua
Shane Steyn
Matthew Stirling
John Street
Karen Teoh
Paul Todd
Andy Wareham
Pablo Verdejo
Richard Wu
Robert Cooper
Levan Doran
Rick English
George Kirby
Rory Mulroe
Doug Robson
Leo Woodruff
Anthony Molinari
Chris Beard
Richard Mead
Christopher Michael Bradbury
Asa Hillsley
Ginger McCarthy
Wayne Michaels
Beatrice Manning
Motorbike Stunt Goons
"Dylan" Double
"Chase" Stand In
Head Stunt Rigger
Stunt Riggers
Stunt Safety
Stunt Department Coordinator
CREW
Associate Co-Producers
Associate Producers
Chief Magic and Mentalism Consultant
Supervising Art Director
Art Directors
Set Decorator
"A" Camera Operator / Steadicam
First Assistant "A" Camera
Second Assistant "A" Camera
"B" Camera Operator
First Assistant "B" Camera
Second Assistant "B" Camera
First Assistant "C" Camera
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Central Loader
Skillset Camera Trainee
Drone Camera Operator
Drone Pilot
Drone Camera Assistant
DIT
Data Wrangler
Stills Photographer
Visual Effects Producer
Bo Shen
Yang Rong
Karl McMillan
Meredith Wieck
Keith Barry
Stuart Kearns
Dominic Masters
Martin Foley
Remo Tozzi
Stephen Swain
Stephen Dobric
Jude Farr
Peter Cavaciuti, ACO
Iain Struthers
Ryan King
Simon Finney, ACO, GBCT
Oliver Tellett
Paul Snell
Alan Hall
Alistair King
Jack Sands
George Fox
Jeremy Braben
Peter Ayriss
Becky Lee
Ben Appleton
Will Gardner
Jay Maidment
Janet Muswell Hamilton
Post Production Supervisor
First Assistant Editor
Assistant Editors
Visual Effects Editors
Assistant Visual Effects Editor
Post Production Assistants
Editorial Apprentice
Supervising Sound Editors & Sound Design
ReRecording Mixers
Script Supervisor
Assistant Script Supervisors
Production Sound Mixer
First Assistant Sound
Second Assistant Sound
Skillset Sound Trainee
Video Playback Operator
Assistant Video Playback Operator
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Dolly Grips
Grip
Libra Head Tech
Crane Techs
Crane Grip
Grip Assistants
Riggers Green Screen
Stage Hand Green
Gaffer
Best Boy
Rigging Gaffer
Floor Best Boy
Lighting Console Operator
Floor Electricians
Generator Operator
Floor Electrical Rigger
Supervising Rigging Electrician
James K. Jensen
Stephen Shapiro
Jill Piwowar
Tobias Lloyd
Ben Howdeshell
Paul Elman
Mark Herman
Phil Eldridge
Monty Bass
Megan Chomskis
Jessica Medlycott
Christopher Heasman
John Marquis
Nancy Nugent Title
Andy Koyama, CAS
Will Files
Anna Worley
Marianne Huet
Kelly Maracin Krieg
John Casali
Chris Murphy
Alan MacFeely
Richard Bentham
Daniel Hartley
Leigh Gardner
John Flemming
Derek Russell
Jack Flemming
Anthony Benjamin
David Armstrong
Mario Spanna
Paul Legall
Ian Townsend
Keith Manning
Brett Flemming
Joe Cassar
Jesse Hammond
Wolfgang Walther
Adam Rashbrook
Chris Hawkins
Martin Gogard
Alan Titmus
Perry Evans
Ricky Pattenden
Mark Clark
George Bird
Will Burns
Billy Dunn
George Worley
Lee Perkins
Dave Moss
Mark Laidlaw
Terry Richards
Gary Chaisty
Rigging Electricians
Rigging Console Operator
Chargehand Rigging Electrician
Rigging Electricians
HOD Electrical Rigger
Supervising Electrical Rigger
Electrical Riggers
HOD Practical Electrician
Practical Electricians
Stage Lighting Consultant
Assistant Art Directors
Stand-by Art Director
Art Department Coordinator
Junior Draughtsman
Model Maker
Art Department Assistant
Art Dept. Production Assistant
Concept Artists
Draughtsmen
Illustrator
Storyboard Artists
Graphic Designers
Graphic Assistants
Production Buyer
Assistant Set Decorators
Mathew Grace
Stephen Pattenden
Owen Richards
Simon Tanner
Eliot Coulter
Ron Shane
Paul Wood
Charlie Euston
Mark Mills
Martin Bloye
Iain Lowe
Paul Garratt
Timothy Carrier
Guy Cope
Billy Poynter
Darren Rashbrook
Andy Watson
Barry Aldridge
James Welsh
Jeremiah Delaney
Colin Field
Dennis Baldwin
Dan Smith
Dave Glazier
James McGee
Dan McGee
Fraser Elisha
John Merry
Elizabeth Loach
Rhys Ifan
Chantelle Valentine
Laura Conway-Gordon
Daniel Willis
Jamie Shakespeare
Oscar Allan
Cassandra Virdee
David Ahern
Kelton Cram
Matt Savage
Constantine Sekeris
Jessica Sinclair
Randolph Watson
Chris Caldow
Hideki Arichi
Emma Clough
Bethan Jones
Pippa Punch
Bryony Birkbeck
John Greaves
Douglas Ingram
Phillip Norwood
Jonathan Millward
Camise Oldfield
Andy Tapper
Jools Faiers
Eleanor Lamb
Chloe Taylor
Krissi Williamson
Claire Richards
Assistant Production Buyer
Set Decorator Coordinator
Set Decorator Assistant
Décor & Lettering Artist
Computer Graphics by
Computer Graphics Supervisor
Computer Graphics Producer
Screen Graphics Designers
Property Master
Supervising Prop Maker
Props Storeman
Chargehand Prop
Chargehand Dressing Props
Dressing Props
Chargehand Stand-by Props
Stand-by Props
Modeller / Painter
Modellers
Junior Model Maker
Propman
Props Department Coordinator
Junior Prop Maker
Props Trainees
Drapesmaster
Drapesmen
Drapes Assistants
Special Effects Supervisor
Special Effects Floor Supervisor
Workshop Supervisor
Lead Senior Technicians
Special Effects Senior Technicians
Wire Supervisor
Special Effects Technicians
Maudie Andrews
Kamlan Man
Sophie Phillips
Sophie Coombes
Rachel Corbould
Misli Akdag
Clive Ingleton
Blind Ltd (London)
Andrew Booth
Helen Baker
Yugen Blake
Steven Bussey
Mungo Horey
Ian Sargent
Matthew Tsang
Shaun Yue
Paul Purdy
Sander Ellers
Steve Payne
Mark Reynolds
Mark Geeson
Colin Mutch
Hugh Fottrell
Shay Leonard
Darren Wisker
Daren Reynolds
Stuart Walpole
Richard Thomas
Jason Chalmers
Katie Lodge
Michael Smart
Tom Vasovic
Mitchell Holder
Lois Gabrin
Joseph Birdsey
Jamie Alcock
Matthew Babb
Mark McCabe
Alan Brooker
Les Ward
Lisa Curry
Jillian Drujon
Steve Hutchinson
Alistair Williams
Jason Leinster
Tim Stracey
Matthew Armstrong
Daniel Williams
Barry Angus
Mark Grew
Mark Holcroft
Nicholas Joscelyne
Dominic Mewburn-Crook
Bruce Mayhew
Neal Murray
William Brett
Chris Corbould
Jamie Corbould
Special Effects Consultant
Special Effects Tech. / Safety Advisor
Special Effects Engineer
Special Effects Assistant
Special Effects Storeman
Special Effects Buyer
Special Effects Trainees
Wardrobe Supervisor
Assistant Costume Designer
Lead Prinicipal Stand-by Costumer
Principal Stand-by Costumers
Crowd Wardrobe Supervisor
Crowd Wardrobe Master
Crowd Costumers
Costume Workroom Supervisor
Senior Workroom Assistant
Workroom Assistant
Lead Textile Artist
Textile Artist
Costume Technician
Junior Assistant Costume Designer
Costume Trainee
Dresser to Mr. Freeman
Dresser to Mr. Radcliffe
Hair / Make-Up / Prosthetics Designer
Key Hair & Make-Up Artist
Crowd Hair & Make-Up Supervisor
Hair & Make-Up Artists
Crowd Hair & Make-Up Artists
Additional Hair & Make-Up Artists
Junior Hair & Make-Up Artist
Hair & Make-Up Concept Artist
Make-Up Artist to Mr. Freeman
Hairstylist to Mr. Freeman
Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Artist
Prosthetics Make-Up Artists
Hair & Make-Up Trainee
Prosthetics Supplier
Additional Casting by
Noah Meddings
Karol Stachowicz
Neil Corbould
Christopher Dalton
Sean Leeson
James Holbrook
David Cook
Beverly Young
Richard Dedman
Tom Eldred
Thomas Morris
Daryl Bristow
Maja Meschede
Mark Holmes
Christian Goddard
Emily Lancaster
Claire Mitchell
Peter Paul
Terry Facer
Jess Snyder
Anthony Tuff
Sue Crawshaw
Harriet Johnson
Chan Chi Wan
Gillian Wood
Marianne Bendtsen
Mark Wyndham Jones
Nina Jagersbacher
Emma Wood
Cathie Valdovino
William Steggle
Frances Hannon
Julie Dartnell
Karen Cohen
Rebecca Cole
Zoey Stones
Nicola Knowles
Belinda Parrish
Nora Robertson
Lesley Altringham
Tania Couper
Madlen Mierzwiak
Lesley Noble
Victoria Pocock
Loulia Sheppard
Lesley Smith
Nicola Buck
Gemma Calder
Sarah Hamilton
Paul Catling
Mike Hancock
Deena Adair
Emma Mash
Jessica Brooks
Sian Turner Miller
Jozephine Hannon
Mark Coulier
Reg Poerscout-Edgerton, CSA
Casting Associate
Casting Assistants
Casting Associate (UK)
Casting Assistant (UK)
Supervising Location Manager
Location Managers
Assistant Location Managers
Unit Managers
Location Scout
Location Department Coordinators
Location Assistant
Studio Unit Manager
Studio Unit Assistant
Studio Unit Electrician
Trainee Electrician
Third Year Apprentice Electrician
Financial Controller
Production
Accountant
Payroll Accountants
Assistant Payroll Accountant
Assistant Accountants
Accounts Assistants
Post Production Accounting by
Production Coordinator
Assistant Production Coordinators
Production Secretary
Production Assistants
Crowd Second Assistant Director
Floor Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Directors
Base Third Assistant Director
Key Set Production Assistant
Cast Production Assistants
Set Production Assistants
Lillie Jeffrey
Katy Covell
Ollie Gilbert
Kate Ringsell
Natasha Vincent
Alex Gladstone
Ashton Radcliffe
Damon Crane
Aurelia Thomas
Lex Donovan
Paul McCluskey
Matthew Winter
John David Gunkle
Philip Lobban
Anne Mouli Castillo
Harry Le Page
Matthew Mirrington
Sophie Kenny
Jodie Gregory
Amy Smith
Rob Dowling
Joshua Wells
Michael Simpson
Bobbie Johnson
Becky Maxwell
Kelly Johnson
Devis Damonte
Pollyanna Gill
Carmel Cassidy
Sarah Hunt
Munawar Ahmad
Megan Udall
James Farthing
Jessica Smith
Carmela Caruso
Trevanna Post, Inc.
Sandra Constantine
Kevin Cybulski
Vicky Bishop
Yuen-Wai Liu
Anneka Coleman
Mark Brennan
Sejal Davé
James Worlidge
Carly Mills
Sandrine Loisy
Dominic Channing-Williams
Grant Butler
Emyr Glyn Rees
Sekani Doram
Daisy Baldry
Michela Marini
Laura Gill
Harry Hewitt
Rachel Sowden
Claire Frayn
Crowd Production Assistant
Lock-Off Production Assistants
Assistant to Mr. Chu
Assistant to Mr. Harrelson
Assistant to Mr. Freeman
Assistant to Mr. Radcliffe
Cardistry Consultant
Magic Consultants
Illusion Consultant
Consultants
Dialogue Coach
Interpreter to Mr. Chou
Construction Manager
Assistant Construction Manager
Construction Coordinator
Construction Assistant Coordinator
HOD Carpenter
Carpenter Supervisors
Carpenter Chargehands
HOD Plasterer
Plaster Supervisor
Plaster Chargehands
HOD Stagehand
Stagehand
HOD Rigger
Rigger Chargehand
Rigger
HOD Painter
Paint Supervisor
Paint Chargehands
Transportation Captain
Assistant Transport Captain
Transport Secretary
Driver to Mr. Chu
Driver to Mr. Cohen
Driver to Mr. Solomon
Driver to Mr. Eisenberg
Grace McInnes
Stefanie Lynn Panesar
Georgia Dufton
Edward Ripley
Thomas Turner
Luke Kimble Williams
Mark Johnstone
Olivia Lyth
Abbie Sheridan
Nikola Shiel
Frederick Tilby-Jones
James Doyle
Alice Doughty
Katherine Roberts
Heather McKay
Claire McKinley
Quentin Pierre
Spencer Soloman
Andrei Jikh
theory11
Blake Vogt
Franz Harary
Laura Shapiro
Peter Gamble
Julia Wilson-Dickson
Venus Wong
John Bohan
Colin Woodbridge
Thea Soady
Delphine Doidy-Caldwell
Eamon McLoughlin
Gary Hedges
Tony Snook
Steve Rowley
Phil Smith
Nick Goodall
Chris White
Kevin Turner
Phil Babbage
Shaun Norcott
Robert Ramsey
Des O'Boy
Dan Warner
Peter Hawkins
Dean Smith
Keith Carey
Clive Ward
Lee Shelley
Jonathan Ivall
Craig Gleeson
David Rosenbaum
Mark Dilliway
Victoria Rosenbaum
William Fonfe
Tony Traxon
Bill Walker
Jim McGleish
Driver to Mr. Harrelson
Driver to Mr. Caine
Driver to Mr. Freeman
Driver to Mr. Ruffalo
Driver to Mr. Franco
Driver to Miss Caplan
Driver to Mr. Radcliffe
Cast Driver
Production Drivers
Rob Hempenstall
Colin Morris
John Coleman
Peter Herst
Paul Andrews
Tony Molyneux
Jason Bedell
Brendan O'Gorman
John Gill
David Rosenbaum Jr.
John Morris
Terry Drinkeld
Jerry Hampshire
Tom Smith
Tony Wadsworth
Jeff Warren
James Downard
Franca Jade
John King
Ben Patton
Emma Savin
Clive Shaw
Alex King
John Plummer
Kevin Fisher
Robert Newbon
Matthew Jessup
Charlie Reardon
Sean Haskett
William Sevier
Alexander Barrett
Production Van Driver
Unit Drivers
Picture Vehicles Coordinator
Picture Vehicles Workshop Sup.
Picture Vehicles Floor Sup.
Picture Vehicles Fabricator
Picture Vehicles Senior Tech.
Picture Vehicles Tech.
Picture Vehicles Motorcycle Tech.
Picture Vehicles Workshop Hand
Picture Vehicles Dept. Coordinator
Caterer
Catering Manager
Craft Services
First Unit Caterers
Alan Springfield
Kirsty Savory
Gemma Peck
Stacie Nicol
Gillian Savory
Health & Safety Advisor
Set Medic
Construction Medic
Barry May-Leybourne
Karen Fayerty
Shannon Elphick
Security to Mr. Freeman
Security to Mr. Radcliffe
Robert Gaskill
Samuel Morris
Product Placement
Rights & Clearances
Pentmark
Cleared by Ashley, Inc.
Ashley Kravitz
Charlotte Anthony
Clearance Coordinator
Unit Publicist
EPK Produced by
Claudia Kalindjian
Special Treats
SECOND UNIT
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Alex Oakley
Zoe Liang
Peter Robertson
"A" Camera Operator / Steadicam
First Assistant "A" Camera
"B" Camera Operator
First Assistant "B" Camera
Second Assistant "B" Camera
MiniCam Operator
Camera Trainees
DIT
Data Wrangler
DIT Trainee
Script Supervisor
Assistant Script Supervisor
Production Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Video Playback Operator
Video Assist
Key Grip
Dolly Grip
"B" Camera Grip
Trainee Grip
Crane Techs
Crane Grip
Libra Head Tech
Grips
Stand-by Stagehand
Stand-by Riggers
Gerry Vasbenter
Nathan Mann
Jonathan "Chunky" Richmond
Tom Taylor
Beisan Elias
Sean Kisch
Laurence Johnson
Andy Nowley
Laura Redpath
Mark Dempsey
George Harrison
Nicoletta Mani
Cristina Manlises
Gary Dodkin
Lloyd Dudley
Demetri Jagger
Samuel Beazley
Gary Pocock
Gary Romaine
Phil Murray
Ross Sheppard
Stacey Hancox
George Pocock
Phil Kenyon
Rob Portus
Liam Doran
Frank Collins
Martin McDonagh
Andy Thompson
Jim Allen
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Electricians
Jamie Mills
Chris Tann
Alastair Bury
Jon Corbett
Anthony Cupples
Billy Harron
Kenny Owen
Thomas Royal
John Saunders
Colin Townsend
Rob Walton
Steve Young
Stand-by Art Director
Special Effects Floor Supervisor
Special Effects Senior Technician
Matt Smith
Jonathan Wilson
Nigel Sinclair
Costumers
Hair & Make-Up Artists
Holly Freeman
Peter Hornbuckle
Steve Hyams
Ashwin Makan
Melissa Spratt
Dorey Sheppard
Helen Barrett
Sarah Grispo
Location Manager
Unit Manager
Ben Gladstone
Paul Harding
Unit Electrician
Electrician
Trainee Electrician
Paul Hill
James Clemo
Thomas Arch
Production Coordinator
Production Assistant
Third Assistant Director
Set Production Assistants
Ali Morris
Cristin Ruddy
Tom Ackerley
Andrew Heard
Tom Ludlum
Mary Jessica Boulding
Caterer
Catering Manager
Crew Catering
Crew Catering
Vince Jordan
Frankie McGill
Gaynor Fitzgerald
Matt Barry
MACAO UNIT
Production Services in Hong Kong and Macao
by
Production Supervisor
Line Producer - October Pictures Ltd.
Production Manager - October Pictures Ltd.
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Directors
Art Director
Camera Assistants
Data Wranglers
Drone Camera Operator
Sound Mixer
Video Cable Boy
Digital Dailies
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Company Grips
Libra Technician
Crane Operator
Crane Best Boy
Crane Grips
October Pictures Limited
James McAllister
Chu Chen On
Aaron Ngo Ching Mau
Julie Lau Siu Wai
Andy Mannion
Bernard Cheung
Calvin Tsoi Chi Hei
Max Lai
Ng Yu Tat
Ng Ka Yin
Simon Fuller
Jordan Smith
Stuart Sharpless
Jamas Tse Yiu Kay
Chan Chi Lap
Alden De Los Santos
Ken Liao Chen Chiang
Luk Wa Wai
Ng Ka Him
Cheung Dick Lung
Leung Wing Hong
Tong Woon Lam
Yu Kin Man
Lau Lin Ping
Eddie Ho Wai Sang
Ng Wing Yin
Chris Maljers
Raymond Kwong Shun Yan
Chiu Chak Piu
Chau Man Fai
James Lee On Hong
Chan Lap Man
Chan Luen Wai
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Electricians
Rigging Best Boy Electric
Set Decoration Buyer
Assistant Property Master
Storeman
Dressing Props
Art Department PA
Set Decoration PA
Costume Supervisor
Assistant Costume Supervisor
Tailors / Seamstresses
Costume Production Assistants
Hair Dressers
Make-Up Artists
Make-Up & Hair Artists
Extras Casting Coordinator
Extras Casting Assistants
Supervising Location Manager
Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
Location Production Assistants
Location Office Assistant
Hui Tak Cheung
Wong Chun Wai
Fung Kam Cheong
Leung Ching Hei
Luk King Hei
Leung Wai Hung
Ng Yun Keung
Lam Lap Ki
Poon Ho Man
Law Wing Tong
Lau Chung Wai
Ng Wai Yin
Ma Pui Chuen
Anthony Cheong Yan Ting
Chan Lok Yiu
Alfred Cheng Ka Fai
Wong Kin Hung
Dennis Wong Chun Keung
Tsang Fai Ming
Tam Kam Shing
Chan Kwai Wa
Tam Chun Wai
Wei Yi Wen
Ng Yuen Mei
Kitty Chau Cheuk Wai
Polly Chan Po Yan
Wan Tang Chan Chi
Tong Ping
Sunshine Yuen Wen Ming
Annie Tsui Chi Pui
Joe Kwong Yiu Chung
Rachel Kong Tak Yen
Samuel Wong Kwok Hung
Alex Kwan Chi Kin
Leo Zee Heung Wing
Yumiko Kuromiya
Hui Wai Man Julie
Ho Wai Ying Kitty
Chan Wai Ka Olive
Charlotte Jamieson
Hannah Locke
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