Edward Norton is Magic

Jessica Biel and Edward Norton in the Illusionist

Edward Norton, who has been out of the public for a while, is starring in the much anticipated film The Illusionist with Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti. The story is a period piece that centers around a magician who falls in love with an Austrian prince’s fiancee.

“The magician who really started the era of the black-tie theater performance of the high-end magic presentation was this guy named [Jean Eugene] Robert-Houdin,” the 37-year-old actor explained.
The character of Eisenheim is based on the local celebrities who bridged the gap between Robert-Houdin and Houdini. Norton underwent an intensive training program with an old friend to perfect his magical powers. (source)

The “old friend” they are referring to is the great Ricky Jay who has been a magician his whole life and who also starred in Heist and Magnolia. I’m pretty excited for this film because I’m somewhat of a magician myself. At least that’s what I tell the neighborhood kids when I leave through the back door holding their mommy’s money. “Mommy only smokes when you come over”, they say. “She never smokes around daddy. And why is she so sleepy?” That’s because I’m magic, kid. Magic.

Here are some images of Jessica Biel’s magically delicious body at the premier of The Illusionist.