Now You See Me 3 under production? Know more on Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Eisenberg’s roles

Now You See Me 3 is one of the most anticipated series of 2020, one of the main reasons is the past two movies witnessed notable box office success. The studio, Lionsgate is yet to reveal much update about its development and production. But the good fact is that Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch will play a vital role in the third installment of the Now You See Me franchise.

Now You See Me 3 continues to maintain its hot seat in fans' minds despite the scarcity of recent updates on its production. Although the making of third movie was a pre-decided project, the announcement of Sherlock actor Benedict Cumberbatch's addition was made later. According to some rumors, Benedict Cumberbatch will be portrayed as a major agent dealing with The Eyes in Now You See Me 3. The 43-year-old actor is likely to appear at the initial blush without having any special role in the highly anticipated movie.

The plot for the third installment is tightly kept under wraps to avoid fans' speculations, predictions that ultimately take shape into rumors. Even the name of Benedict Cumberbatch's character is not disclosed. But based on many sources, we have come to know that the upcoming film will focus on a new style of robbery and this angle will surely require some new faces and Benedict Cumberbatch is one of them. The viewers can see him as an antagonist or villain, a cop or investigator in the movie.

The returning actors are expected to be Morgan Freeman, Dave Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg in the roles of Thaddeus Bradley, Jack Wilder, Dylan Rhodes, Arthur Tressler, Merritt McKinney and Daniel J. Atlas respectively.

In a recent conversation with ComingSoon.net, Jesse Eisenberg discussed the possibilities of Now You See Me 3 and the development of his character in the movie. Jesse Eisenberg played the role of J. Daniel Atlas, a member of the Four Horsemen. He assured that he would happily return to Now You See Me 3 if further development were to get underway. "I just love my character, I got to help create my character. For the first movie, there was a kind of blueprint of the character, so I said I kind of want to play this brilliant but arrogant magician, because it's such a fun thing to do. As somebody who's more of a timid performer, to be able to play such a brash performer was like the best thing, psychologically, for me to do," the 36-year-old actor said.

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