Rick Carruth – Page 135 – Magic Roadshow

Daniel Radcliffe Plays The Anti-Magician In Now You See Me 2

April 4, 2016 Rick Carruth

If you’ve seen recent comic book movies like Deadpool or Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice at the movie theater, you’ve probably also seen a trailer for Now You See Me 2, the sequel nobody saw coming.

…See what we did there?

Anyway, the film brings back much of the cast of Now You See Me, the 2013 heist movie that puts a magician played by Jesse Eisenberg at odds with a federal agent played by Mark Ruffalo. It also introduces a new character, played by Harry Potter franchsie star Daniel Radcliffe.

And, yes, he’s a magician.

Well, kind of. You’ll see in the trailer that he’s pretty clearly terrible at it – and that’s actually not a punchline, but a starting point, for his character. Read more. http://comicbook.com/2016/04/03/daniel-radcliffe-plays-the-anti-magician-in-now-you-see-me-2/

April 3, 2016 Rick Carruth

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1

QUICKER THAN THE EYE ….. This video may have you not believing your own eyes. From filmmaker Sebastian Mlynarski, “Magic Man” follows a street magician going by “Justin Sight.” And here’s the catch: Sight is legally blind, and his clever tricks have become his main avenue for connecting with people.

Now 23, Sight was born as Adam Jaslikowski, and at 10, he learned his failing vision was due to Stargardt’s macular degeneration. “I would say I was always different, in general, as a kid,” the magician says in the video. “I knew that they saw me as this disheveled, weird, blind kid. If I didn’t have the magic, I’d’ve been even more isolated.”

http://www.slate.com/

(Source: http://c.brightcove.com/)

Alyson Hannigan Joins ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’ as Host…

April 1, 2016 Rick Carruth

MAGIC NEWS has learned that the How I Met Your Mother and Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress Alyson Hannigan has signed on to host season 3 of the CW series.. Penn & Teller’s FOOL US…

Formerly hosted by Jonathan Ross, the new season is set to premiere in the summer on the CW.

To quote the Hollywood Reporter:
This is one of Hannigan’s first TV gigs since How I Met Your Mother wrapped in 2014, and her biggest commitment following the nine-year comedy. Her other appearances include a guest role on CBS’ The McCarthys and appearances on NBC’s Hollywood Game Night. She is repped by APA and McKuin Frankel.

“My oldest daughter and I are huge fans of the show, so I am so excited to be hosting a program our whole family can watch together,” said Hannigan. “Not to mention, Penn & Teller are genius entertainers, so any opportunity to work with them is amazing. And, of course, I’ve always wanted to play Vegas!”

Added Jillette: “Teller and I are big fans of Alyson. She is talented, smart and funny. We are so happy that she’s joining us as host this season. She has promised us that she loves magic and can’t get enough. She’d better not be bluffing, because we’re going to give her more than enough.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/alyson-hannigan-joins-penn-teller-879629

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