Jesse Eisenberg details the ‘miracle' of Now You See Me: Now You Don't
The 41-year-old actor is due to return as street illusionist J. Daniel Atlas in the upcoming magical action movie, and while Eisenberg has insisted a third Now You See Me film was always on the cards, he is overjoyed Now You See Me: Now You Don't has finally come to fruition.
Speaking with Collider, Eisenberg said: 'There was always talk of a third one, but we didn't know where it would take place or what it would be.'
The Social Network star added the wheels on Now You See Me: Now You Don't really began to turn when the next generation of magicians - as played by Ariana Greenblatt, Justice Smith, and Dominic Sessa - were introduced into the story.
He explained: 'When we realized we could make the movie, and the storyline would include these younger magicians, it all seemed like the perfect way into another film for the franchise.'
As well as Eisenberg's Atlas, Now You See Me: Now You Don't will see the return of the other members of the Four Horsemen: Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) and Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher).
The A Real Pain actor said bringing back the original cast while also introducing the new magicians gave Now You See Me: Now You Don't its unique tone.
He teased: 'It kind of shows where we are in life since the last film.
'On a personal level, it feels like a treat to be able to come back with these people I love so much and get to hang out with them in the weirdest of circumstances.
'Every seven years, we are in a room that turns over and over and, in Abu Dhabi or Macau, or off the coast of Hong Kong, or New Orleans or Paris, whatever, you know, from all these movies.'
Now You See Me: Now You Don't - which will also see the return of Morgan Freeman's Thaddeus Bradley and introduce Rosamund Pike as antagonist Veronika Vanderberg - follows Atlas (Eisenberg) as he unites with a new generation of magicians to pull off a high-stakes diamond heist.
As old secrets resurface and loyalties shift, the line between trickery and truth begins to blur.
Reflecting on the young magicians in Now You See Me: Now You Don't, Eisenberg said it was these new characters that drive the movie.
He explained: 'My character is lured out of retirement by these three younger magicians and is better for it.
'There's a kind of funny iteration of my character, Atlas, because in this movie I'm not only the same arrogant character, but I'm also leading these three young magicians, and I feel kind of condescending towards them.
'I'm both trying to teach them and shepherd them, but I'm also irritated that they sometimes don't listen to me.
'And so, there's a kind of interesting shade in this movie to my character, which is one of feeling both competitive with these young people, who I think don't know anything, and then ultimately impressed by what they're able to pull off.'
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