SUMMIT PICKS UP MAGIC FILM PROJECT

Summit has picked up a spec script co-written by Boaz Yakin (The Rookie, Death in Love, Prince of Persia) and newcomer Edward Ricourt (a member of Marvel Studios' Writing Program) titled Now You See Me. The story pits an FBI squad in a game of cat-and-mouse against a team of the world's greatest illusionists who pull off a series of daring bank heists during performances, showering the profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the authorities. From "The Wrap" : I've always been fascinated by stories about people using "magic" for nefarious means, and "Now You See Me" sounds like it puts a neat spin on the heist movie genre, which has become all too familiar in recent years. Those interested in naughty illusionists would do well to read Jeffery Deaver's pulse-racing novel "The Vanished Man.