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Why did Isla Fisher not return for Now You See Me 2?

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Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress and author. She was born in Oman but moved to Australia at age six where she began appearing in television commercials.

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She gained global acclaim for her portrayal of Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1994–97, for which she received two Logie Award nominations.

She also starred in Now You See Me 2, an American heist thriller film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Ed Solomon and a story by Solomon and Peter Chiarelli.

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Now You See Me 2 serves as a sequel to 2013’s Now You See Me and the second installment in the Now You See Me series.

Why did Isla Fisher not return for Now You See Me 2?

In Oct. 2014, Fisher was unable to reprise her role as Henley Reeves in the film which was produced by Summit Entertainment and K/O Paper Products due to her [Fisher’s] pregnancy.

As a result, Lizzy Caplan was cast as new character Lula to replace her as the Fourth Horseman.


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