Mark Ruffalo has suggested that characters in his new film Now You See Me blur the line between good and evil.
Now You See Me stars Ruffalo as an FBI agent tasked with uncovering how a group of magicians were able to pull off a major bank heist in their stage act.
Ruffalo discussed the thriller with Flicks and Bits, and expressed his opinion that there is a kinship beween Now You See Me and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
"I got the script before Occupy Wall Street and that whole movement - which kind of captured the idea of social justice," he said. "But I think the theme is deeply embedded in contemporary culture and we were able to develop that into a modern Robin Hood tale with magicians stealing from the rich and giving back to the common man."
Theactor continued: "It's a classic kind of heist movie, but it has this kind of Robin Hood, illusionist, 'good/bad' guys. It's got a great pulse , in that it moves quickly, it takes you to a lot of different places. There's fight scenes and chases and love scenes and humor and a really great, satisfying twist.
"And I really liked the massiveundertaking of the script, the amount of planning that had to go into them and man hours that had to go into them to pull them off. It starts to become clear that they're not working on their own as the story goes forward."
Ruffalo also discussed how the magicians' impressive illusions were filmed.
"I think the ratio of special effects to practical effects was about 50/50, it was pretty good - and it was fun to watch," he said.
"So much of what is in the movie was filmed live. A lot of the sleight of hand, a lot of the magic tricks, which was in camera. The magic tricks are actually designed to happen in front of the audience in the film just as they do for the audiences in the theatre. Anyway, aren't movies the ultimate magic trick?"
Now You See Me opens today (May 31) in the US and on July 3 in the UK. Watch a trailer below:
Now You See Me stars Ruffalo as an FBI agent tasked with uncovering how a group of magicians were able to pull off a major bank heist in their stage act.
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Ruffalo discussed the thriller with Flicks and Bits, and expressed his opinion that there is a kinship beween Now You See Me and the Occupy Wall Street movement.
"I got the script before Occupy Wall Street and that whole movement - which kind of captured the idea of social justice," he said. "But I think the theme is deeply embedded in contemporary culture and we were able to develop that into a modern Robin Hood tale with magicians stealing from the rich and giving back to the common man."
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Ruffalo also discussed how the magicians' impressive illusions were filmed.
"I think the ratio of special effects to practical effects was about 50/50, it was pretty good - and it was fun to watch," he said.
"So much of what is in the movie was filmed live. A lot of the sleight of hand, a lot of the magic tricks, which was in camera. The magic tricks are actually designed to happen in front of the audience in the film just as they do for the audiences in the theatre. Anyway, aren't movies the ultimate magic trick?"
Now You See Me opens today (May 31) in the US and on July 3 in the UK. Watch a trailer below:
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