Is the gang spry sufficient for an additional heist?
George Clooney, 64, weighed in on the standing of the “Ocean’s” film franchise, which started with “Ocean’s Eleven” in 2001.
“There was one thing about the concept we’re too previous to do what we used to do, however we’re nonetheless sensible sufficient to know the best way to get away with one thing, that simply appeals to me,” Clooney instructed Selection on Tuesday.
Ages apart, there’s an “Ocean’s 14” film coming, and filming is predicted to begin in 2026.
“We simply obtained the finances authorized at Warner Bros. and we’re making an attempt to arrange,” Clooney instructed E! Information in October. “It’s simply scheduling, so it’s simply setting a begin date for us … most likely begin in about 9 or 10 months, capturing.”
The heist franchise began with “Ocean’s Eleven,” in 2001, which was a remake of the 1960 film starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the 2001 film starred Clooney, Brat Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Julia Roberts.
It was adopted by “Ocean’s Twelve” in 2004, and “Ocean’s 13” in 2007.
In 2018, there was additionally an “Ocean’s 8” starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, and Rihanna. Clooney didn’t seem in it.
Roberts, Pitt, Damon, and Cheadle will reportedly reprise their roles together with Clooney in “Ocean’s 14.”
The getting old crew has “misplaced a step” within the new film, “And they should discover a strategy to work round their limitations,” he instructed Selection.
“Ocean’s 14” wouldn’t be the primary film of its type to characteristic middle-aged or older characters returning for an motion film previous their glory days, as Harrison Ford additionally did that in 2008’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Cranium” and 2023’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Future.”
Liam Neeson has additionally perfected the artwork of being an motion film star in his ‘70s.
Based on Folks, the upcoming “Ocean’s 14” can even draw inspiration from the 1979 film “Stepping into Type,” which adopted a gaggle of older criminals, starring George Burns and Lee Strasberg. That film additionally obtained a 2017 remake starring Alan Arkin and Michael Caine.
Margot Robbie can be set to star in a prequel movie.
“Ocean’s 14” doesn’t but have a premiere date.
