Bradley Cooper Will Direct, Star in ‘Ocean’s 11’ Prequel

The con is again on, with a brand new star — who can be the brand new author and director.

Throughout their CinemaCon presentation this week, Warner Bros. confirmed that they’re engaged on a prequel to Ocean’s 11, the dapper con man franchise that beforehand starred George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon, headlining a crew of practically a dozen crooks who rob casinos, museums, and different swanky locales.

Margot Robbie has lengthy been hooked up this proposed mission, however now Warners has confirmed that the film will co-star and be written and directed by Bradley Cooper.

Warners described the film this fashion at CinemaCon:

“Earlier than Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him every thing he is aware of: his mother and father. You’ll see them in all their prime in our new film, pulling off an epic heist on the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.”

 

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The unique Ocean’s 11 got here out in 1960 — two years earlier than this new movie takes place — and starred the members of the Rat Pack, together with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Director Steven Soderbergh up to date the fabric with Clooney, Pitt, and firm again in 2001, after which made two sequels within the subsequent years. In 2018, Warners made Ocean’s 8, an all-female riff on the idea, that includes Sandra Bullock as Clooney’s character’s sister, together with a number of members of the earlier crew (like Elliott Gould) in cameo roles.

Warner Bros. is outwardly very bullish on the Ocean’s franchise proper now. They’re additionally growing the primary sequel within the sequence in nearly 20 years, Ocean’s 14, with Clooney and the surviving authentic solid (RIP Carl Reiner). David Leitch is hooked up to direct that one in Soderbergh’s place.

That sequel doesn’t have a confirmed launch date but. Nevertheless, the untitled Ocean’s 11 prequel is already on Warner Bros.’ launch calendar — for June 25, 2027.