First announced in the autumn of 2013, Now You See Me 2, the sequel to the high-concept heist magicians original, is heading for release next summer. We're presumably some time away from any stills or trailers yet, but Fandango has scored this ensemble shot of the cast, featuring an unusually hirsute Daniel Radcliffe and an intriguingly shorn Jesse Eisenberg. Director Jon M. Chu (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) also put a snap on his Instagram account.
So that's Mark Ruffalo, Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Radcliffe and Michael Caine (plus Chu in the foreground in his own version) aboard a plane set. Where are they all off to? See, this series is all about mysteries. They're throwing them at us already.
And as a side point, can we take Eisenberg's buzz-cut as an indication that he's recently been thoroughly balded for his outing as Lex Luthor in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice?
Not pictured are Morgan Freeman (confirmed as returning) and Isla Fisher (on maternity leave but rumoured to still be one of the Four Horsemen nevertheless). The plot finds the gang together to face a new enemy (probably Radcliffe since he’s playing the son of Caine's Arthur Tressler, Walter) after they are recruited for a fresh heist. Caplan (who could conceivably be taking the weight for Fisher) will be a woman named Lula.
Now You See Me 2, currently has a release date of June 10 next year, sharing its opening weekend with The Conjuring 2 and Uncharted. That's some stiff competition right there...