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The Illusionist (2006 film) of Photography Dick Pope earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, losing at the 79th Academy Awards to Guillermo Navarro, cinematographer for "Pan's Labyrinth". The soundtrack for the film was composed by Philip Glass and was released on 15 August 2006. On October 14, 2014, it was announced that The CW was developing a TV series based on the film. The Illusionist (2006 film) The Illusionist is a 2006 American romantic mystery film written and directed by Neil Burger and starring Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, and Jessica Biel. It is based loosely on Steven Millhauser's short story,