Ballad of a Small Player - Colin Farrell (2025) - Sands Casino Hotel, Macau

Here are a couple of extra locations for Ballad of a Small Player courtesy of TST Dave. So many thanks to Dave. The first one is a brief view of the Sands, identifiable by the crescent-shaped light fittings that cover the gaming floor. If you have a decent enough memory you may recall I had identified this a while back for Now You See Me 2, but I had neglected to include it this time around.

Now You See Me 2 - Mark Ruffalo (2016) - Sands Casino Hotel, Macau

I haven't looked at who helped finance this film but I will make a guess that Sands put up some big dollar to get featured so prominently in the film. The Sands is supposedly where Daniel Radcliffe's elusive character has been holed up for a considerable amount of time whilst he pretended to be dead. It's here (actually, judging by the surroundings, a studio copy) where the Four Horseman are coerced into a robbery and also in the casino hall where some of their plan starts to take shape. It's also from atop of this building that Radcliffe's character is able to keep an eye on them to make sure they have succeeded in their caper.