“Abracadabra” isn’t just a great Lady Gaga song; it’s a magic word magicians have been using for years. But instead of pulling a rabbit out of a hat, Deco’s using it to summon Jesse Eisenberg and Justice Smith to the 305 to talk about their new movie, “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.”
Reunited, and it feels so good! Or does it?
Justice Smith as Charlie: “You guys used to be the Horsemen.”
Ariana Greenblatt as June: “Why did you break up?”
Woody Harrelson as Merritt McKinney: “We made some huge mistakes. We got cocky.”
The Horsemen may be bickering, but they still have each other’s backs in “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.”
Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson and Isla Fisher are pulling off their greatest magic trick yet: A third installment in this spell-binding franchise!
Jesse Eisenberg: “It is probably the only fun I have professionally, is doing these movies. Most of the parts I play are just depressive people.”
Jesse’s not afraid to show his cards.
He loves these movies as much as fans do!
Jesse Eisenberg: “They’re celebrating cleverness and teamwork. We’re not trying to kill something. It’s like a movie that is pure and sweet and has great heart and is also a big magic trick.”
This time, the Horsemen are targeting a dangerous diamond dealer, and a heist this big calls for reinforcements. Like Justice Smith!
Jesse Eisenberg as J. Daniel Atlas: “Charlie, June and Bozo.”
Justice Smith as Charlie: “It’s Bosco. Bosco Leroy.”
Jesse Eisenberg as J. Daniel Atlas: “What, did you type fictional magician name into ChatGPT?”
Aw, it’s like one big, dysfunctional family! On screen and off…
Justice Smith: “Woody is definitely crazy uncle.”
Jesse Eisenberg: “Yes. Isla yells at me in a maternal way.”
Justice Smith: “Jesse I would say is like older cousin from like my dad’s side who I don’t see often, but every time I do, we go into the woods and smoke a joint and talk about philosophy “
And when it comes to father figures…
Jesse Eisenberg: “The father has to be Morgan Freeman.
Justice Smith: “Well there you go. Yes, definitely the father figure is Morgan Freeman.”
Jesse Eisenberg: “Morgan Freeman, like when you meet him, you feel like, ‘Oh, maybe he’s my dad.’”
The “Now You See Me” movies are full of magic but when it comes to a kind of trick these guys would like to see in future films…
Justice Smith: “Have you guys done the saw in half thing?”
Jesse Eisenberg: “No!”
Justice Smith: “That’s just a classic, like I feel like that should be done in some cool way.”
Jesse Eisenberg: “That would be good. You’re right, it’s like the perfect thing for a movie too.”
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