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June 08, 2011

JESSE EISENBERG APPARATES INTO MAGIC HEIST-THRILLER 'NOW YOU SEE ME'

Jesse.eisenbergWhen we last saw Jesse Eisenberg, he was wearing a hoodie and weaseling billions out of Ivy Leaguers. Now the "Social Network" actor will be pulling a heist of a different kind, albeit this time with a magic wand instead of a keyboard. Eisenberg is in talks for a role in Summit's "Now You See Me," about a group of magicians who pull of bank jobs during performances, which end with the audiences being showered in stolen money, Variety's Jeff Sneider exclusively reports. Now if we could only get Mark Zuckerberg to do the same ... 

UPDATE: Jake Gyllenhaal is also entertaining an offer; though he's more tentative than Eisenberg, who's agreed in principle to take the role.Read Full Article