<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $334.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Now You See Me 2 is a 2016 American heist thriller film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Ed Solomon . The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman . It is sequel to the 2013 film Now You See Me and follows the Four Horsemen who resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off an almost impossible heist . This is the second installment of the film series . </P> <P> On July 3, 2013, a sequel to Now You See Me was officially announced to be in development . Filming began in November 2014 and lasted until May 2015 . The film was released on June 10, 2016 by Summit Entertainment, received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $334 million worldwide . </P> <P> Eighteen months after outwitting the FBI, the remaining members of the Four Horsemen--J. Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson) and Jack Wilder (Dave Franco)--are in hiding in New York City, awaiting further instructions from The Eye, the secret society of magicians they've been recruited into . Atlas, having grown tired of waiting for a mission, seeks out The Eye himself . His search leads him to an underground tunnel in which he hears a voice that tells him that his wait may be coming to an end . The Horseman handler FBI agent Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo) ultimately assigns them a new mission, exposing corrupt businessman Owen Case (Ben Lamb), whose new software secretly steals data on its users for Case's benefit . Lula May (Lizzy Caplan) is added to the team to replace former member Henley Reeves (Isla Fisher), who has left the Horsemen after breaking up with Atlas . </P>

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