The fans of the movie "Now You See Me 2" can look forward to watching it on its release date - June 10, 2016 - as announced by Lionsgate Summit Entertainment. Their three years of wait may have made them crave for more magic and surprises from the cast.
The first installment of the movie "Now You See Me" seemed to have cast a perfect spell as it pulled a surprise and earned more than $350 million globally - out-grossing big-budget summer films in 2013 like "The Lone Ranger" ($175.6 million) and "White House Down" ($125.1 million). Lionsgate Summit Entertainment was too happy for the outcome that it decided to do the sequel and planned to begin production a year after.
Foreign pre-sales could be the reason behind the unexpected success of this movie that only had $75 million in budget.
"This is a perfect example of how we're benefiting from the unique international infrastructure of output deals, joint ventures and self-distribution we've set in place to maximize value and minimize risk," Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer told analysts.
Fans will get to see Dave Franco, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, and Isla Fisher back on their roles in the "Now You See Me 2" on the June 2016 release date. Morgan Freeman, Mark Ruffalo, and Michael Caine will also return in the movie. The plot, however, remains a secret.
Louis Letterier will not come back as the director. Instead, Jon Chu ("G.I. Joe: Retaliation", "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never") will take over the duties. "Now You See Me 2" will be produced by Bobby Cohen, Robert Orci, and Alex Kurtzman.
Currently, Sony's "Uncharted" movie carries the same release date as "Now You See Me 2". "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 2" and "Sausage Party" will come a week before and "How to Train a Dragon 3", "Finding Dory", and "The Nice Guys" a week after.
Aside from the "Now You See Me 2" release date, Lionsgate has also announced the release date for "Dirty Grandpa" that stars Robert De Niro and Zac Efron.
