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Presto! How David Copperfield Found a New Career in Film..

Presto! How David Copperfield Found a New Career in Film..

The famed illusionist scored a co-producer credit on ‘Now You See Me 2’ as he describes his quiet entree into Hollywood movies: “All I wanted was to be good in cinema.”

What’s up David Copperfield’s sleeve? A burgeoning side career as Hollywood’s go-to guy when movies meet magic. The famed illusionist quietly has been consulting on major films including Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo. His next project, Now You See Me 2, arrives June 10. Read more…  ( photo: Barry Wetcher/Summit Entertainment )

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/presto-how-david-copperfield-found-898517

Revealed: How David Copperfield pulls off his famous ‘vanishing crowd’ trick ..

Revealed: How David Copperfield pulls off his famous ‘vanishing crowd’ trick ..

A magician should never reveal too much but the secrets of world famous illusionist David Copperfield’s show have been exposed in a long-running legal battle.

The Mail on Sunday reports how London-born chef Gavin Cox is suing the world’s most famous magician, claiming he was left with permanent brain damage as a result of an illusion that went wrong at his Las Vegas show.

Mr Cox, 55, was called on stage by Copperfield at the MGM Hotel and Casino to take part in a disappearing audience illusion in November 2013, only to fall backstage mid-way through the trick.

Now the details of the famous ‘vanishing crowd’ trick have been revealed in extraordinary detail, court documents in the three-year legal battle show. Read more…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/05/revealed-how-david-copperfield-pulls-off-his-famous-vanishing-cr/

David Copperfield On Why Magic Should Be Recognized By The Government..

David Copperfield On Why Magic Should Be Recognized By The Government..

It’s been a while since David Copperfield pulled off an illusion on the scale of walking through the Great Wall of China or making the Statue of Liberty disappear, but he’s keeping busy. The most successful magician of all time performs more than 500 times a year in Las Vegas and recently was part of an effort to persuade the federal government to recognize magic as an art form. In March, Representative Pete Sessions of Texas dropped House Resolution 642 before Congress, which aims to ensure magic is “preserved, understood and promulgated.” Copperfield, a driving force behind the bill, is listed as an example of the heights that can be attained through mastery of the discipline.

If the government needs additional convincing, Now You See Me 2, the sequel to 2013’s hit magic-fueled thriller inspired by Copperfield’s theatrical stage shows, is in theaters June 10.  Read more…

http://www.newsweek.com/david-copperfield-magic-house-resolution-642-462083

Where’s the Magic? A look at the enduring appeal of the world of illusion..

Where’s the Magic? A look at the enduring appeal of the world of illusion..

One of the big movie surprises of 2013 was “Now You See Me,” a movie in which a charismatic magician named Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) led a team of illusionists in a heist. The film generated $350 million in global box-office earnings, more than four times its production budget. And while the movie may have had massive plot holes, audiences didn’t seem to mind.

After all, it was about magic. And everybody loves magic. In fact, so many people love magic that a sequel, “Now You See Me 2,” is headed for theaters in June.

Another element that likely attracted audiences to the movie was the Las Vegas setting, which itself is host to the largest collection of magic acts in the country. Magic shows continue to be so popular that Vegas has no fewer than 11 major acts right now, including David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, and a Criss Angel show with Cirque du Soleil called Believe. Angel, according to a recent Bloomberg story, earns approximately $70 million — million — a year from his magic ventures.  Read more and watch videos at:

http://www.lifezette.com/popzette/wheres-the-magic-criss-angel-vegas/