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Now You See Me 2 stars have mixed emotions mastering magic..

Now You See Me 2 stars have mixed emotions mastering magic..

Magic will never be quite so magical for the stars of new movie Now You See Me 2 after the illusionists hired to train them revealed their secrets.

Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, and Woody Harrelson return for the sequel and they’re joined by boy wizard Daniel Radcliffe and Lizzy Caplan, who admits the world of magic has been ruined for her.

“I now know a handful of tricks, but after working with the three magicians on set, you realise there really is no such thing as magic – it’s purely skill,” she tells Parade magazine, “and you marvel at the skill of it all, but you do lose the illusion that there’s an actual magical element.”

But Jesse is glad he now understands how his favourite tricks are mastered, because he has always hated being kept in the dark at magic shows. Read more..

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/now-you-see-me-2-stars-have-mixed-emotions-mastering-magic-34754027.html

Magician Richard Jones wins Britain’s Got Talent

Magician Richard Jones wins Britain’s Got Talent

Magician Richard Jones, the first illusionist to win Britain’s Got Talent, has described his win as “unbelievable”.

The army bandsman of the Household Cavalry was the bookmakers’ favourite to take the crown. He will perform on stage at the Royal Variety Performance and take home the £250,000 prize.

An overwhelmed Jones was asked how he felt by hosts Ant and Dec. “It’s unbelievable,” he said. “Thank you so much. It’s an incredible feeling. I want to thank everyone here and everyone at home watching.” Read more…

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/may/28/magician-richard-jones-wins-britains-got-talent

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How I Ditched Wall Street to Become a Magician and Mentalist

Oz Pearlman used to work on Wall Street. He studied engineering in college but was always fascinated by magic and performing. He would spend his days trading stocks and his nights captivating audiences with his illusions. He made the switch to full-time mentalist after he turned $1 bills into $100 bills at a corporate party for his company and his boss jokingly asked, “What are you doing working here?”

http://time.com/money/4352268/dream-job-oz-pearlman-wall-street-magician-mentalist/

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Magician left covered in his own blood after a trick went wrong on stage..

Magician left covered in his own blood after a trick went wrong on stage..

A magician was left covered in his own blood after a trick went wrong on stage.

Phil Knoxville, who mixes comedy and magic, bled heavily after part of his act went wrong during a performance at the Sileby Conservative Club.

A member of the audience, who wanted to remain anonymous, told how he watched in horror as blood pumped out of the magician’s nose during the show on May 19.

He said: “The bloke looked uncomfortable as it looked like he was trying to pull a rolled up playing card out of his nose.  Read more:

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Magician-left-covered-blood-trick-went-wrong/story-29328080-detail/story.html#ixzz49voElBPc