Catherine Zeta-Jones and Guy Pearce in Death Defying Acts

I’ve always been a bit of a magic fan, I guess, and movies about magic have certainly had something of a comeback in recent years, with the Ed Norton “The Illusionist” and the Christian Bale-Hugh Jackman “The Prestige”. The latest is about the famous escape artist Harry Houdini (played by Guy Pearce), and co-stars Catherine Zeta-Jones. Here is your first look at images from the movie.

During Harry Houdini’s tour of Britain in 1926, the master escapologist enters into a passionate affair with a Scottish psychic. The psychic and her daughter attempt to con Houdini during a highly publicized séance to contact his mother whose death has haunted him for many years. However all does not go to plan…

Starring Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Frankey Martyn, Timothy Spall, MacKay Crawford, and directed by Gillian Armstrong.