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The Real Reason Mark Ruffalo Is Missing From Now You See Me 3

written by Leo Hartwell

November 14, 2025 12:34 pm

The Real Reason Mark Ruffalo Is Missing From Now You See Me 3 — Image credit: Legion-Media

With Now You See Me 3, aka Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, ushering in a new generation of illusionists under Ruben Fleischer and teaming them with the Four Horsemen to topple a global crime syndicate, the real mystery isn’t the heist—it’s the sudden disappearing act of Mark Ruffalo’s Dylan Rhodes.

If you went into Now You See Me 3 (also being tossed around as Now You See Me: Now You Don't) wondering where the hell Dylan Rhodes went, you're not alone. Ruben Fleischer's latest shuffles in a new crop of performers alongside the Four Horsemen to take down a global criminal outfit, which is all fine and flashy, but Dylan was one of the key players in the first two movies. So does Mark Ruffalo show up or not?

Short answer: yes, but don't blink

Ruffalo pops in for a quick cameo right at the end. It's brief, it's very on-brand for this franchise, and it tees up where the series wants to go next.

How the movie keeps Dylan off the board

Early on, the Horsemen finally spill a little tea about why they all split up: they went to Russia for a heist, it went sideways, and Dylan got nabbed. That supposedly cost him his freedom and blew the team apart.

Except... not really. The finale pulls the rug. That whole Russia-prison story? A misdirect. Which, to be fair, is exactly the kind of card this series likes to play. It also doubles as a clean, in-universe way to bench Ruffalo until the ending without derailing the movie's new-cast focus.

What Dylan actually does in the finale

Dylan shows up as a hologram in a message from the Eye.
He reveals he was never actually locked up in that Russian prison; he let the Horsemen believe he was.
He confirms the three newcomers are officially part of the crew.
Then he drops a little mission-statement tease:

"Things are just getting started for the Horsemen."

Translation: expect more heists and more sleight of hand from this squad. The movie uses Dylan's cameo to set the table for the next chapter, with another sequel already in development.