The producers and actors involved in the movie series, filled with magical illusions and perfectly designed heists, have been silent about “Now You See Me 3” in recent years. However, many fans are not losing hope that the third installment will premiere at some point.
It is not far-fetched anticipation because there have been several reports that the third movie has entered development. But the lack of newer reports raises the question of whether or not “Now You See Me 3” is still in the pipeline.
‘Now You See Me 3’ production: Movie’s script in the works?
The early planning for “Now You See Me 3” started the year before the second movie was released. This was confirmed by Lionsgate that led many fans believing until now that a third movie will be released.
In 2016, the hope for “Now You See Me 3” being made rose even higher. It was reported that year that Lionsgate had found the screenwriters for the movie leading many to believe that the script was already in the works. It was also reported in the same year that director Jon M. Chu would be coming back to helm the third title. Chu directed the first two films in the series.
However, those were the last reports movie fans have heard about “Now You See Me 3.” It has been two years since the work on the script has reportedly started, but none of the actors have shown any signs of filming the third movie. This has now led to speculations that the third movie might never get released.
‘Now You See Me 3’: Is the movie canceled?
Those who think “Now You See Me 3” will not happen often argue that the second movie did not do well in the box office compared to the first movie. The sequel did have less gross ticket sales worldwide, but only by $16.8 million. Its reported movie ticket sales in the United States drastically drop in the second film, but international fans delivered and helped close the box office gap between the two movies.
It should be noted that the report about finding the “Now You See Me 3” screenwriters came out around three months since its worldwide premiere. This means that Lionsgate was still putting efforts into jumpstarting the development of the third film three months after the second movie’s box office numbers were in.
