Sands supported the production of ‘Now You See Me 2’ NYSM | 2 may generate global awareness of Macau

A scene from ‘Now You See Me 2’ shot in Macau

With the “Now You See Me 2” premiere was held in Beijing Wanda International Cinema on Monday, Chinese celebrities stunned on the red carpet while fans could not help but scream in excitement.

Chinese celebrities including Yan Bing Yan, Qu Jing Jing, Liang Chao, Zhou Qi Qi, Lin Lu Di, Sun Jia Qi and Xia Yu gathered at the red carpet to support the upcoming sequel.
Well-known Taiwanese magician Lu Chen also wowed the audience, showing a few tricks during the premiere of the action thriller, held in Beijing on Monday.
The premises were even more abuzz when film director John M Chu and actor Mark Ruffalo walked on the red carpet, signing notebooks and placards for screaming fans.
“There is a lot of humor to the movie […] I think its funnier, I think it’s bigger in a different way,” said Chu in an exciting manner when asked by the premiere’s host.
Ruffalo who was caught up by a massive number of fans, caused a bit of delay in the media interview.
The star-studded “Now You See Me 2” is the sequel to Now You See Me that made over USD350 million in the box office worldwide back when it was released three years ago.
Macau locations, such as the iconic neon-sign of Sands Macao and the great hall of The Venetian Macao, are featured for around 45 minutes in the sequel.
As the Times reported earlier, an exclusive screening of the Lionsgate’s thriller film was also held at The Venetian on June 3.
With the film’s focus on the city, it is believed that it will generate a global awareness of Macau. The Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment’s production stars a cast of high-profile Asian and global A-listers, including Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, with Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. As of June 19, the star-studded film has already racked USD90.8 million worldwide. Lynzy Valles, MDT, Beijing

MDT was in Beijing by invitation of Sands China Ltd. and Lionsgate

Lu Chen

Sun Jia Qi

Wang Zi Zi