How the hell did anybody determine that Now You See Me 2 was a film worth making? Seriously,though. HOW?
by Elinor Jones Studio Executive 1: I want more money. Let's make an unnecessary sequel.
Studio Executive 2: Okay.
SE1: How about Now You See Me? That was a film.
SE2: I forgot about that film until just now, when you reminded me that it existed. Was it that relatively contained dumpster fire about sexy magicians?SE1: Yes. The greatest magic trick from the original is that it made viewers almost immediately forget it. This will make the sequel very easy. Because who cares? Nobody!SE2: Sweet!SE1: I bet all those guys from the first one would approach back whether we give them a bunch of money. Woody Harrelson, and Morgan Freeman,Mark Ruffalo, Jesse Eisenberg, and James Franco's little brother are all hos. They'd do anything for a check.
SE2: But the girl from the first one—I heard she had another kid AND she turned 40...
SE1: uncouth! Let's kill her.
SE2: Wait,Lizzy Caplan is available.
SE1: Flip a coin. [Coin flips.] Okay, Lizzy Caplan it is. We'll murder Isla Fisher later.SE2: What should the plot be?SE1: I don't know. What was the plot of the first one? Heists? Magic?SE2: It was like Ocean's Eleven, and whether Ocean's Eleven made less sense. Let's add... cards? And hypnotism?SE1: certain! Those things sound magical!SE2: Totally! Let's kiss.[Kissing.]SE1: Wait,do we need to do more planning for this sequel?SE2: No. Just make it super shiny and loud. Nobody will notice it's nothing.[Kissing resumes.] [/images/rec_star.gif][ Comment on this anecdote ][ Subscribe to the comments on this anecdote ]
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