J. Daniel Atlas
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J. Daniel Atlas is a charismatic and highly skilled illusionist and leader of the magician group known as the Four Horsemen in the film "Now You See Me."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| J. Daniel Atlas canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7561045 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Daniel Atlas Context triple: [Now You See Me, featuresCharacter, J. Daniel Atlas]
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A.
J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg was a Hungarian-born American character actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood films and on stage during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Jay O. Rothman
Jay O. Rothman is an American attorney and academic leader who serves as president of the University of Wisconsin System.
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C.
Lawrence Hauben
Lawrence Hauben was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed film adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
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D.
Lou L. Ostrow
Lou L. Ostrow was a film producer active in early American cinema, known for producing works such as the comedy "You’re Only Young Once."
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E.
Daniel C. Brandenstein
Daniel C. Brandenstein is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who flew on four Space Shuttle missions and later served as Chief of the Astronaut Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. Daniel Atlas Target entity description: J. Daniel Atlas is a charismatic and highly skilled illusionist and leader of the magician group known as the Four Horsemen in the film "Now You See Me."
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A.
J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg was a Hungarian-born American character actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood films and on stage during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Jay O. Rothman
Jay O. Rothman is an American attorney and academic leader who serves as president of the University of Wisconsin System.
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C.
Lawrence Hauben
Lawrence Hauben was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed film adaptation of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
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D.
Lou L. Ostrow
Lou L. Ostrow was a film producer active in early American cinema, known for producing works such as the comedy "You’re Only Young Once."
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E.
Daniel C. Brandenstein
Daniel C. Brandenstein is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who flew on four Space Shuttle missions and later served as Chief of the Astronaut Office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ magician ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous hero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Now You See Me
ⓘ
Now You See Me (2013 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Now You See Me
Now You See Me 2 ⓘ Now You See Me 2 (2016 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Now You See Me 2
|
| associatedWith |
Dylan Rhodes
ⓘ
Henley Reeves ⓘ Jack Wilder ⓘ Merritt McKinney ⓘ The Eye ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
arrogant
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ cocky ⓘ confident ⓘ quick-witted ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Boaz Yakin
ⓘ
Ed Solomon ⓘ Edward Ricourt ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Now You See Me film series
ⓘ
linked to:
Now You See Me
|
| filmGenreContext |
heist film
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mystery ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Now You See Me ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith | Thaddeus Bradley ⓘ |
| languageOfPortrayal | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Four Horsemen ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
card tricks
ⓘ
hypnotic showmanship ⓘ |
| occupation |
illusionist
ⓘ
stage magician ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jesse Eisenberg ⓘ |
| roleInGroup | leader of the Four Horsemen ⓘ |
| romanticTensionWith | Henley Reeves ⓘ |
| specialization |
large-scale illusions
ⓘ
misdirection ⓘ sleight of hand ⓘ |
| teamRole | frontman of the Four Horsemen ⓘ |
| uses |
carefully planned heists as illusions
ⓘ
elaborate stage technology ⓘ |
| worksAs | professional magician ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J. Daniel Atlas Description of subject: J. Daniel Atlas is a charismatic and highly skilled illusionist and leader of the magician group known as the Four Horsemen in the film "Now You See Me."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.