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http://deadline.com/2016/08/oceans-eight...ing-1201801342/

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EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has firmed an October start date in New York for Ocean’s Eight, the female-driven caper spinoff directed by Gary Ross, and the studio is closing with its principal cast. Aside from the previously identified Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, deals are close with Anne Hathaway, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling and Awkwafina. The latter is the hip-hop moniker of Asian-American rapper and actress Nora Lum, who most recently had a role in Neighbors 2.

The picture is still casting — the firmed roster so far falls one shy of the title — and there is every possibility for cameos from the stars of the original trilogy, which grossed a collective $1.12 billion worldwide. Ross discussed the possibility of Bullock, Blanchett, Carter and Kaling while he was out promoting his most recent film, the Matthew McConaughey starrer Free State of Jones. Village Roadshow Pictures is co-financing and co-producing with Warner Bros.

The film will be produced by Ocean’s Eleven director Steven Soderbergh, and Ross wrote the script with Olivia Milch. Ross and Soderbergh are longtime informal collaborators, serving as second unit director on each other’s films and as sounding board on scripts and projects.

They have been planning this film with Warner Bros President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production Greg Silverman long enough that the initial conversations included Jerry Weintraub, the venerable producer of the original Ocean’s Eleven trilogy whose star-studded cast included George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. Weintraub died last summer. Susan Ekins is executive producer and production senior veep Jesse Ehrman is overseeing the film with Silverman for Warner Bros.


I wonder how many will hate it and claim it has ruined their childhood.


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Eh, it sounds like they're doing what GB should've done: a spinoff/passing of the torch, not a shit remake

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It should also be noted that people can't complain of this remake ruining their childhood because the original Ocean's 11 isn't really targeted towards kids.


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Got no issue with the movie and sounds like it would be fun given the cast.

Odd however to brand it as "Ocean's" whatever.


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 Originally Posted By: Son of Mxy
It should also be noted that people can't complain of this remake ruining their childhood because the original Ocean's 11 isn't really targeted towards kids.


Neither was the original GB however.

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The original GB had a footprint that extends far beyond the films, which is most likely the reason why it had a big effect on people's childhoods. I don't think there's an Ocean's 11 Saturday Morning Cartoon or a Danny Ocean action figure, on the other hand.


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That's true. In fact, one rumor has it McCarthy is a big fan of the cartoon and signed onto the movie hoping she'd get rondo something like that instead of the Leslie Jones minstrel show


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