It’s been said that Keith Barry has created a monster. Not Now You See Me 2 – the star-studded illusionist caper, which, despite some mixed reviews Stateside, is actually rollicking good fun – but rather Woody Harrelson, whom Barry skilled up on magic tricks for Harrelson’s role in the movie. Barry’s brand of illusion has apparently become such a part of Harrelson’s going out shtick that he’s now “doing it everywhere he goes, hypnotising people all the time”, the Waterford-born illusionist tells me. 

Dave Franco, another cast member, was an even quicker study, Barry tells me. “I handed him a deck of cards and within a couple of days he was at the level of a semi-professional magician. He’s now at the level of a professional. He can take a playing card and turn off the light switch by throwing it. I can’t do that even, although it’s not my speciality.”  Read more…..

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