‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel in the Works With Margot Robbie
19.05.2022 - 21:17
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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMargot Robbie wants to rob.The actor is attached to star in a prequel to “Ocean’s Eleven,” a heist comedy about conmen who rob hundreds of millions from a Las Vegas casino. The upcoming film is still in development at Warner Bros. and it has not been greenlit.Jay Roach, who previously worked with Robbie on 2019’s workplace sexual harassment drama “Bombshell,” is directing the film.
Carrie Solomon is working on the screenplay, which is expected to take place far away from Sin City, in 1960s Europe.Since the film does not officially have the go-ahead, there’s always a chance it will not come to fruition. But if all goes to plan, the next “Ocean’s” installment will go into production in spring of 2023. Complicating the timeline, however, is reality that Robbie will be busy promoting another film for Warner Bros.
Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” is scheduled to open on July 21, 2023. That means Robbie will be spending much of the summer on a press tour, talking up the plastic, fantastic story about the beloved doll. Steven Soderbergh rebooted “Ocean’s Eleven” in 2001 and parlayed the film’s critical and commercial success into a trilogy, starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, and Brad Pitt.
Those movies came decades after the original 1960’s “Oceans 11,” featuring five members of Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack. Warner Bros. last revisited the franchise with 2018’s “Ocean’s 8,” a gender-swapped take led by Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Awkwafina.Robbie, an Oscar nominee for “I, Tonya” and “Bombshell,” most recently reprised her role as the maniacal criminal Harley Quinn in director James Gunn’s comic book adventure “The
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