Even The Stars Of The Prestige Weren't Told How Their Tricks Were Done - /Film

According to Empire's deep dive into the film, Nolan wanted his leading men to convincingly portray magicians. So he brought in Ricky Jay and Michael Weber, two magicians who specialize in teaching movie stars magic skills. Only, they didn't actually teach all that much. Christian Bale said, "We didn't learn as much as you'd think. In fact, I couldn't show you anything. It was very frustrating." Hugh Jackman succinctly added, "They basically taught us exactly whatever we needed to pull off the shot, and nothing else."

Both stars tried to convince Jay to teach them tricks but to no avail. Thus, the most impressive trick Bale picked up was how to shuffle a deck of cards with one hand. Jackman, on the other hand, had a minor stroke of luck:

"Ricky couldn't be there for the last week of shooting and I needed to do a trick, a very small thing where I produce a flower from my hand. And this young guy came and helped me out, and he was actually an aspiring actor and magic was just a part-time thing, so he was perfect. He told me whatever I wanted to know! So now I do have a few tricks -– I can make a little ball disappear in my hand!"

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