Release Date: June 10, 2016 Chances are that, when you found out that Now You See Me 2 was a genuine thing, you frowned and did a double take. "Now You See Me 2? What? Why? How?" Indeed. Thing is, Now You See Me 2 did really well at the box office, because for some reason people were really drawn to the idea of Michael Caine, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson and a bunch of other actors playing magicians. The film itself was a bit naff, however, and failed to deliver on the promise of all those actors with a sh*tty twist. Basically, then, Now You See Me 2 never needed to be a thing - especially a thing set to be directed Jon M. Chu, the guy responsible for G.I. Joe: Retaliation and - brace yourself here - Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. On those terms alone, Now You See Me 2 seems doomed from a creative perspective. You can't hold out any hopes for it, really. That said, there's the addition of Daniel Radcliffe this time around, and - going by his schtick in the trailer - he might wind up being this unnecessary sequel's saving grace.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
