It looks like former "Harry Potter" lead star Daniel Radcliffe will make a surprise return to the fantastic world of magic and wizardry.

It was reported that Radcliffe is joining movie icon Michael Caine in the sequel of illusionist heist caper "Now You See Me," which follows a team of four talented magicians that pull off bank heists during their performances.

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Caine dropped the news during his interview at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.

The 81-year-old actor said Radcliffe would be playing the son of his character insurance magnate Arthur Tressler, who bankrolls the act of the four illusionists but they ended up stealing from him as well.

"There's a sequel to 'Now You See Me' and we're shooting in London," Caine revealed to heyuguys.com.

"I shoot in December, the whole of December in London, and my son is Harry Potter. I thought it'd be funny, me and Daniel Radcliffe as father and son," he added.

Released in 2013 with a US$75 million budget, "Now You See Me" became a surprise hit, grossing more than US$351 million worldwide.

Along with Caine and Radcliffe, reports said the original film's Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, and Dave Franco, are expected to return for the sequel.

However, Jon Chu will replace Louis Leterrier as director.

"Now You See Me 2" is scheduled for release on June 2016 in the United States.

Meanwhile, Radcliffe's next film is Alexandre Aja-directed fantasy-thriller "Horns," which is slated for release in North America and the United Kingdom on October 31, 2014, in time for Halloween.

Next year, he'll appear in Judd Apatow's comedy "Trainwreck" and in Fox's upcoming horror film "Frankenstein."

The 25-year-old actor will play as Igor to James McAvoy's Dr. Frankenstein.

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