Yes, no kidding... Hollywood's on the ROLL :lol: Your eyes aren'tkidding you, that IS Edward Norton (awesome actor from Fight Club!) doing magic on celluloid! *grin*

The movie still is grabbed from The Illusionist page on IMDB. Jessica Biel plays Princess Sophie (er, no, nothing to do with the Davinci Code book or movie, thank you). Ed Norton plays 'Eisenheim the Illusionist' a fictional character, in this fictional happy-ever after movie (it's Hollywood people!)

And!

There's also The Prestige starring... get this - Christian Bale & Hugh Jackman!!! :wub: They play rival magicians engaged in professional jealousy and politics (hohoho). Seems like pretty good stuff, there's even David Bowie & Michael Caine in it! Directed by the same guy who did Momento & Batman Begins, you can check out the movie trailer here! WOOT!!! :lol:

This is amazing too, because...

Hollywood's making a movie on Houdini as well!!! :!!: Titled Death Defying Acts, it stars Catherine Zeta-Jones & Guy Pierce (who is he? Coincidentally, he's the guy in Momento!!) :o

I thought that was all, but later, there's also this!!!

Tom Hanks and his son (he acted in Roswell, if I'm not wrong... the one with the nice theme song by Dido but the series about aliens flopped) would both be in this movie called The Great Buck Howard which stars John Malkovich (loved him to bits in my fave movie, Being John Malkovich!) as the renowned illusionist. They're actually filming this all right now!!! :lol: ...Sources tell me though, that the magician may be played by Kevin Kline instead of John Malkovich.

...So! Is this cool or what? :g: FOUR movies about magic and magicians coming to us with all these big names... we should seriously have a SMC chill-out movie date for these! :P

Ning: Feeling really hyper right now!!!

Absolutely anticipating! 4 Magic movies to be produced :!!: with great actors like Edward Norton (one of my favourites :P ) and John Malkovich. Its a must see.

Great job Ning in recommending these movies, you've made me all psyched up for this :lol: Yes, we should definitely arrange for a SMC movie chill out date. I'm now imagining a movie theater half-filled with magicians and probably all wearing the SMC T-shirt hehe.. :P

The pledge.

The turn.

The prestige.

Hmmm?

...The sensationalised-scripted Hollywood movie :rolleyes:

This is probably going to be the only time when us magic folks spend more money on activities other than buying magic stuff.

That said, I'm excited! Edward Norton looks great! I'm going to start rubbing Martell on my chin and try and grow a beard like his (also start plucking my hair to create the Max Maven pattern baldness there). Heh.

Thanks Ning for letting us know about these upcoming films. Yes, SMC outings please!

Any idea they might be showing locally?

Who knows, probably not all four but SOME could be shown.

The pledge, the turn, the prestige. The worksings of every sucker effect.

MEmento, MEmento everybody!!!!

Aw, crap... I can't think of anything positive to write, so I'll just stop here.

-Victor Fries

Imagine David Blaine and Criss Angel With Cyril's as guest star starring in a movie.
Fly.

I can't imagine the competition. Lol

For some reason I think I would actually avoid watching the movie you just described. I don't know why... Too many cooks perhaps.

Or that I want to actually watch a movie rather than a magic show. :P

well guys, i'm working in golden village so i think i'll be able to check these movies out for you. heh. if you could get enough people, you may even get to book an entire hall! heh heh...

Right. I am not familiar with hollywood actors/actress.
(in fact, i am not familiar with most acter/actress wherever they are from 'cept maybe singapore)
But the trailer looks great. It looks EXCITING.

Hope ALL four can be shown!! *excited*
A. :g:

just to help you out abit..

Christian Bale's Batman, and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. does that ring a bell...?

is it going to be shown next year? if that's the case, then i will definately be there!