Now available on Blu-ray/DVD, Now You See Me is about a group of talented magicians, known as The Four Horsemen (played by Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco), who mesmerize their audiences with a series of bold heists, all while pursuing a hidden agenda that has the FBI and Interpol scrambling to anticipate their next move. Blending astonishing illusions with exhilarating action, they amaze and baffle the authorities with their intricately planned capers. During this recent exclusive interview with Collider, master magician David Copperfield, who is considered by many to be the greatest illusionist of our time, as well as being Guinness-certified as the highest grossing solo entertainer of all time, talked about collaborating on Now You See Me, drawing a lot of his inspiration from the world of film, why he enjoys consulting on movies, the challenges of making magic credible on screen, why a good magician also needs to be a good showman, the pressures of being at the top of his game, how often things go wrong during a performance, and what he's focusing on next, in his career. Check out what he had to say after the jump. Collider: You get a lot of inspiration from the world of film, but what made you decide to blur the lines between magic and film, by consulting on how magic is represented in movies? DAVID COPPERFIELD: You know, it's a perfect blend for me, on many levels. Magicians are the people who began to use film as an ...
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