PROLOGUE ;; DISAPPEAR

"the closer you are, the less you see"

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WHAT IS MAGIC? Some people might say it's just an act of illusion and the dictionary says that it's the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.

But for me, magic is designed to entertain, to inspire and to amaze. It's about trusting yourself that you can do it. It's about having faith in yourself. It isn't about the person that is being fooled or tricked. It is about the person who is doing the trick.

Every day as I walk the streets of New York City, I see street magicians trying to get their way to the top. Every single day, they have high expectations on their performances with that sparkle in their eyes. Every day, they were ignored and every day, those street magicians go home with money so little to live their life. Every night, as they go to sleep they think that no one is watching.

That's where they're wrong.

The Eye, they're always watching. Watching to choose the perfect group of magicians to help them with their trick.

Let me tell you a little history about The Eye.

The Eye originated from ancient Egypt, where they used sleight of hand to fool the Pharaohs and steal food from them to give to the slaves. Their purpose is to use magic and illusion to even the scales of justice

That's why we're here, we are here to even the scales of justice. 

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NICOLA PELTZ as ATHENA KNIGHT

 DAVE FRANCO as JACK WILDER

JESSE EISENBERG as J. DANIEL ATLAS

ISLA FISHER as HENLEY REEVES

WOODY HARRELSON as MERRITT MCKINNEY

MARK RUFFALO as DYLAN RHODES

NOW YOU SEE ME CAST as THEMSELVES