After three movies, Jesse Eisenberg is patiently awaiting another magical journey with the Four Horsemen.
The 2x Oscar nominee recently admitted he’s “never felt happier” than when playing street magician J. Daniel Atlas in the Now You See Me movies, noting that he’d “love to do” a fourth installment.
“Honestly, I’d love to do Now You See Me 4 more than anything else,” he told The Wrap. “I’ve never felt happier than when playing that part.”
Eisenberg continued, “Normally I play depressed people, which makes me depressed, but playing that confident, arrogant magician, I walk away everyday thinking, ‘That was amazing.’ It’s the only character where I get to stand up straight and wear a nicer outfit. It’s my happiest place.”
He most recently reprised his performance as Atlas in the Ruben Fleischer-helmed Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, which premiered in November, reuniting Eisenberg with Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Morgan Freeman and Mark Ruffalo.
Dave Franco, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Ariana Greenblatt and Dominic Sessa in ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ (2025)
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The ensemble previously starred together in Now You See Me (2013) and Now You See Me (2016), which saw the elusive team of magicians, the Four Horsemen, as they carry out large-scale illusions across the globe in their mission to take down a corrupt and powerful few.
Last year, Lionsgate chair Adam Fogelson announced at CinemaCon that Fleishcher will return to direct the fourth installment in the Now You See Me franchise, which has grossed more than $932M worldwide.
