Louis Leterrier To Direct Heist Film ‘Now You See Me’
After a string of increasingly popular hits culminating in 2010’sClash of the Titans,Louis Leterrierhas fashioned himself into quite the sought after director. He was in talks forX-Men First Class,Fantastic Voyage, would love to doY: The Last Manand is attached to direct a film calledGravity. All of that is about to be put on the back burner, though, because Leterrier is attached to direct a magic-infused heist film calledNow You See Me. ThinkThe PrestigemeetsThe Townas a team of FBI agents hunts down a group of illusionists who perform miracle heists during their shows and shower the booty on their audiences. The script is byBoaz YakinandEdward Ricourtand it’ll be produced byStar TrekandTransformerswritersRoberto OrciandAlex Kurtzman. Read more about the project after the jump.
The Playlist exclusivelybroke the news of Leterrier’s attachment to this film and though he did confirm that he’d be working on the movie, all he would say was the following:
Thanks Lou.
In all seriousness though, afterthe recent news of all the sequelsthat Hollywood is pumping out, it’s nice that Leterrier – who himself has been one for sequels and remakes – is embracing an original concept, and a fun one at that. I love the idea of combining magic with robbery, especially since I’m pretty much a sucker for anything in either genre. Plus this concept even has a littleRobin Hoodinfused into it. It all sounds good to me.
While Leterrier’s last two films,The Incredible HulkandClash of the Titans,were financial hits, they were pretty much demolished by fans. Do you think he’s going to get back to hisTransporterroots with this flick or are you worried that he’s becoming a bit too dependent on effects?
