Jesse Eisenberg at Streit’s Matzos for “Now You See Me”
The big-boy trucks parked up Suffolk Street yesterday for the Now You See Me shoot, lining the sidewalk with Kraft services tents, tons of gear, and the like. Rivington Street was actually ground zero for much of the filming activities, with Streit’s Matzos featured rather prominently. Plenty of onlookers stationed themselves in the immediate vicinity, armed with lenses at the ready. Apparently both Morgan Freeman and Jesse Eisenberg were in this particular scene.
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We caught a fleeting glimpse of Eisenberg during the evening hours, blazered and with hair combed at ear-length.
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