The all-female cast of Warner Bros.Ocean’s Eightis starting to firm up ahead of the movie’s planned October start date in New York.Gary Ross(The Hunger Games) will direct the caper film that acts as a spin-off from the billion-dollar-plus-earningOcean’s Eleventrilogy starringGeorge ClooneyandBrad Pittwith their ensemble cast.Ocean’s Eight- orOcean’s 8, or possiblyOcean’s Ochoas it’s being called - looks to be just one cast member short of the octet as of this moment.
AsDeadlinereports, the current casting forOcean’s Eightincludes the aforementionedSandra Bullockin the lead, withCate Blanchettalsopreviously reported as being on boardalongsideHelena Bonham CarterandMindy Kaling, and new additionsRihanna(Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets),Anne Hathaway, andNora “Awkwafina” Lum(Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising). Deals are reportedly close to being finalized with Rihanna, Hathaway, Bonham Carter, Kaling, and Awkwafina. A previous report hadElizabeth Banksas being added to the film as well, making her the eighth lead cast member, but the most recent write-ups make no mention of her inclusion.
Steven Soderbergwill produce the film solo, which has a script written by Ross andOlivia Milch(Dude). Other than the fact that this will be a heist film led by the aforementioned ladies, little else is known about the plot. However, it may center on New York’s most famous annual fashion exhibit and fundraiser:
After this morning’s report that Sony’s all-femaleGhostbustersreboot wouldlikely be facing a $75 million loss at the box office, one wonders just how well-received an all-female reboot of theOcean’s Elevenfranchise will be. Personally, I’m all for it, and I can’t see there being as much vitriol aimed at a movie that’s arguably not as nostalgic and less tied into people’s childhoods; as far as I know,Ocean’s Elevendidn’t exactly crank out toys and merchandise. But people are increasingly “offended” today by some pretty random things, so who knows how this one will work out.
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