Magic Acts Peter Deming, ASC assists director Jon M. Chu in crafting a cinematic experience that adheres to the aesthetics of illusion for Now You See Me 2. By Michael Goldman *|* 58 July 2016 W hen he took the reins for Now You See Me 2 - the follow-up to the rollicking 2013 mystery-crime thriller Now You See Me - director Jon M. Chu gave careful thought to how the two films might diverge visually. Given that the sequel would have new blood at the helm - the prior picture having been directed by Louis Leterrier and shot by Mitchell Amundsen and Larry Fong, ASC - Chu sought a cinematographer with sensibilities similar to his own, and ultimately tapped Peter Deming, ASC to help design the continuing adventures of a team of American Cinematographer