Why isn't Henley in Now You See Me 2?

In October 2014, it was announced that Isla Fisher would be unable to reprise her role as Henley Reeves due to her pregnancy and Lizzy Caplan was cast as new character Lula to replace her as the Fourth Horseman.
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Why did they replace Henley in Now You See Me 2?

Fisher's absence in Now You See Me 2 was due to her pregnancy conflicting with the filming schedule. Lizzy Caplan was cast as a new character to fill in for Fisher's character, Henley. Despite missing the sequel, fans speculate on Fisher's return for Now You See Me 3, as the franchise moves forward with a new film.
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What happened to Henley Reeves in Now You See Me?

Departure from the Four Horsemen

After waiting over a year for further instruction, Henley grew tired of waiting and contacted the Eye to ask if she could leave the Four Horsemen. They allowed her to do so. She is replaced by illusionist Lula May.
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Is Henley in Now You See Me 3?

Bringing back Isla Fisher for Now You See Me 3 fixes a mistake made by replacing her in the second film. The new installment will combine original cast members with a younger generation of magicians. Isla Fisher's return as Henley Reeves could be explained by Dylan reaching out to her after she left the group.
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Is there going to be a Now See Me 3?

The actress is joining the ensemble cast of Now You See Me 3, Lionsgate's long-in-the-works installment of its heist caper thrillers. Many of the original cast — Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher and Dave Franco — are expected to return.
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Why is Henley not in Now You See Me 2?

Will Now You See Me 3 have the same cast?

Original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman are expected to reprise their roles. Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa and Ariana Greenblatt have also been cast in new roles.
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Why was Isla Fisher not in sequel of Now You See Me?

In October 2014, it was announced that Isla Fisher would be unable to reprise her role as Henley Reeves due to her pregnancy and Lizzy Caplan was cast as new character Lula to replace her as the Fourth Horseman.
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When did Now You See Me 3 come out?

The film doesn't currently have a release, however, with production expected to start by the end of 2024, the movie likely won't hit theaters until late 2025.
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Is Lionel Shrike still alive?

The safe would be dropped into the East River, and he planned to escape in five minutes. Shrike hands his son, Dylan, a watch and tells him to count the seconds until he returned. However, when the safe reaches the bottom of the river, it warps due to it being made from cheap metal, leading to his death.
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Is Thaddeus Bradley the eye?

Now You See Me 2. It is revealed that Bradley is the leader of the Eye and was Shrike's partner. The two played the roles of the idealist (Shrike) and the realist (Thaddeus).
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Who is the fifth horseman in Now You See Me?

Thaddeus realizes that Dylan is the fifth Horseman when Dylan disappears from the locked cell and reappears outside it. Dylan tells Thaddeus he wants him to spend the rest of his life in jail and leaves as Thaddeus asks why he did it. The Horsemen are now rejoined by Jack, whose death had been staged.
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How did the four horsemen rob the bank?

Thaddeus demonstrates how the Horsemen used a mock vault under the Las Vegas stage and explains that they stole the money before it arrived at the bank, replacing it with flash paper designed to look like the money, which ignited when the vents were activated without creating any smoke or residue.
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What was behind the curtain Now You See Me 2?

The horsemen, with Rhodes, go behind the curtain, and find a door behind it. They enter the room and find a staircase; the camera zooms out to the stairs, forming an Eye.
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What is the point of Now You See Me 2?

This story intertwines with a revenge plot pitting FBI agent and secret Four Horsemen fifth columnist Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) against magic debunker Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman), who was incarcerated at the end of the last movie but pulls strings from his prison cell in this one.
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What happened to Alma in Now You See Me 2?

Now You See Me 2

It can be assumed that she had returned to France but still remained in contact with Dylan.
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Why does Dylan hate Thaddeus?

He later tells Alma that he did it to get revenge on Thaddeus for humiliating his father, a famous magician named Lionel Shrike, into doing a stunt that ended his life.
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Did Lionel Shrike escape the safe?

In 1984, as an attempt to regain his fame, Dylan's father tried to escape from a safe, made by a small company called Elkhorn, while underwater. In a cheap and defective safe at the bottom of the river, Shrike was imprisoned inside and (in all likelihood) drowned.
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Why did Henley leave the eye?

This led to the introduction of Lizzy Caplan's Lula, with the movie briefly explaining away Henley's absence by saying she left the Four Horsemen after growing tired of waiting for the Eye's next instructions.
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Why wasn't Isla Fisher in Now You See Me 2?

In October 2014, it was announced that Isla Fisher would be unable to reprise her role as Henley Reeves due to her pregnancy and Lizzy Caplan was cast as new character Lula to replace her as the Fourth Horseman.
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Will Morgan Freeman be in Now You See Me 3?

In addition to Now You See Me 3, she is also slated to star in the upcoming comedy The Present. In addition to the return of the Four Horsemen, Mark Ruffalo and Morgan Freeman will also return in their respective roles of Dylan Rhodes (Shrike) and Thaddeus Bradley.
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Will Dave Franco be in Now You See Me 3?

EXCLUSIVE: Ariana Greenblatt is joining the ensemble of Lionsgate's Now You See Me 3 joining the all-star ensemble of Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher Dave Franco and Mark Ruffalo, who are all expected to return.
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Was she actually stuck in Now You See Me?

Actress was shooting a scene underwater and couldn't escape the tank. There's a fine line between really good acting and a real-life experience. Isla Fisher revealed on Chelsea Lately that while shooting a scene for her upcoming film Now You See Me, she was stuck underwater for almost three minutes.
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What happened to the kids' face in I See You?

Tommy says that he disfigured his face himself after being in the little house in the trees.
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Why is Now You See Me 2 not called Now You Don't?

Turns out it was all down to marketing concerns, as Chu revealed, but he's right there with the fans who were hoping for the obvious wordplay in the second film's title: "We tried very hard to call it Now You Don't, but the marketing department — this is true — said, 'We don't like the word don't in a title.
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