Ocean's 14: George Clooney says sequel will start shooting in 2026

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Is Danny Ocean able to get his heist on…once more? Whereas talking with E! on the New York Movie Pageant, George Clooney teased that the long-awaited Ocean’s 14 might begin capturing in 2026.

“We simply obtained the funds accepted at Warner Bros. and we’re making an attempt to arrange,” Clooney mentioned. “It’s simply scheduling, so it’s simply setting a begin date for us, most likely begin in about 9 or 10 months, capturing.”

When requested if he was excited to work with Brad Pitt once more, Clooney dropped a couple of extra names that might additionally return. “Yeah, Brad [Pitt], Matt [Damon] and Don [Cheadle] and Julia [Roberts]. I had dinner final night time with Julia,” he mentioned. “They’re all nonetheless actually pricey mates. And so, the prospect to work collectively can be enjoyable.“

Associated David Leitch in early talks to direct Ocean’s 14, with George Clooney and Brad Pitt anticipated to return

Clooney teased the sequel again in 2023, saying, “Now we have a extremely good script for one more Ocean’s now, so we might find yourself doing one other one. It’s really an incredible script.” The actor wouldn’t spill every other particulars, solely to say that “the concept is type of Entering into Fashion.” The movie Clooney refers to is a 1979 heist comedy starring George Burns, Artwork Carney, and Lee Strasberg as three mates who resolve to rob a financial institution.

Nothing has been formally confirmed about Ocean’s 14 on the studio facet, however primarily based on Clooney’s feedback, it seems that the mission is lastly shifting ahead. However who will direct it? Steven Soderbergh, who directed the Ocean’s trilogy, is unlikely to return. “After we made the third film, I felt just like the collection was very a lot concluded for me,” Soderbergh advised Selection final yr. “When the studio approached me to see if I’d be concerned in persevering with the franchise, I advised them no, as a result of it simply doesn’t really feel like a transfer ahead for me. I’m chasing one thing else.“

Conclave director Edward Berger was as soon as near signing on to direct Ocean’s 14, however he mentioned he finally turned it down. “It’s a temptation. However deep down inside, I knew it’s not my film; it’s Steven Soderbergh’s film,” he mentioned. “He invented that, superbly. He made them, and I’m simply following in his footsteps. What's new for me? I really like these motion pictures, however in essence, I don’t know what so as to add to what the nice Steven Soderbergh did.” There have additionally been rumblings that David Leitch has been in early talks to direct.