In this interview, Lizzy Caplan discusses her surprise return to the Now You See Me franchise, the prosthetics process, and more.
The Now You See Me franchise is easily one of my favorites because you are sure to always have a great time watching them. These films, built around the art of misdirection and grand magic shows, offer a thrilling cinematic experience. They are a blast, but always have a lot of heart to them as well. To no one’s surprise, they are filled with twists and turns as well.
The third movie, Now You See Me Now You Don’t, promised to up the ante, but for fans of the second film, Now You See Me 2, one major question lingered: where is Lula May? The sequel not only brings back the core ensemble but also delivers a shocking, perfect reveal that sees Lizzy Caplan return as the fan-favorite illusionist, Lula, proving that in a world of magic, nothing is as it seems.
In this interview, Mama’s Geeky sits down with Lizzy Caplan to discuss her top-secret return to the franchise, the wild prosthetics required for the big reveal, and the special bond she shares with her fellow Horsemen. Caplan shares the excitement of keeping one of the film’s biggest secrets.
Lizzy Caplan On Keeping Her Return A Secret
Tessa Smith: I love these movies. I went into this one, and I sat down, and I looked at my friend and I said, if they don’t explain why Lula is not here in the perfect way, I’m done. And I literally screamed when you showed up, I was so excited. What was that like for you?
Lizzy Caplan: It was great. It was a blast. I was so happy that they were up for the idea of keeping it a secret and really leaning into this reveal that hopefully the audiences got a thrill from. Everybody was on board with the idea from the beginning. And I’m just happy in this day and age that it’s possible to keep secrets like that. And so it was really fun. It was really fun to get to do it that way.
Lizzy Caplan Discusses The Prosthetics Process
Tessa Smith: What was the prosthetics process like?
Lizzy Caplan: Crazy. I mean, the Hungarian prosthetics department were amazing. They did that with so little practice, and it was like perfect the first time. I saw the, I did a makeup test with all of it, and they had already, they had already been shooting for a few weeks. So I went on to set to say, “hi.” And nobody knew that it was me. Like people, even other friends happened to be on set that day and nobody had any idea. It was really exciting.
Lizzy Caplan Talks The Five Horsemen Reunion
Tessa Smith: What was it like for you to get back with everybody? And to have all five horsemen together?
Lizzy Caplan: Yeah, it was really special. Totally agreed. A dream. I love these people. I met them… Well, I met Isla [Fisher] on another film called Bachelorette because she was in the first Now You See Me, I was in the second Now You See Me. This third one we’re in together. And now coming back for the third movie, I know all of these people so well. They’re my true friends. I love them. So getting to do a third one was really just like going on vacation with my buddies.
Tessa Smith: One of my favorite things about these movies are the illusions. What is like reading the scripts, though?
Lizzy Caplan: Definitely. There’s a lot of, there’s a lot of like stage direction explaining what’s going on with all of the tricks. So I think probably watching the movie is a more satisfying experience than reading the scripts. But yeah, I mean, I’m always amazed that it works at all with this many characters and this many like plot twists and how much bobbing and weaving is required from the script.
Be sure to check out our full interview with Lizzy Caplan to see if she would return for more Now You See Me films.
