The Magician Who Wants To Cast A Spell On Hollywood (And Already Has On J.J. Abrams)

BuzzFeed - David Kwong helped design the magic in Now You See Me , and he’s just getting started. Plus: Exclusive video! Source: youtube.com Since he was a kid, the trim, driven, studious 32-year-old's real passion has always been magic, and he's been performing it professionally since high school. But mustering the wherewithal to go pro as a full-on career had always eluded him. "I couldn't take that leap of faith into being a full-time magician," he says. "I held down a conventional job."Specifically, a job in Hollywood, where he worked his way through the studio system in story development, most recently at DreamWorks Animation. That access to in-the-works screenplays and script treatments allowed Kwong to track magic-related projects and pitch himself as a...