'Ocean’s 8' Release Date, News & Update: Movie Production Officially Begins, And Details
Warner Bros. Pictures has announced the official commencement of production on the spin-off/sequel "Ocean's 8." The whole new "Ocean's" follows eight women who is planning and executing a heist in New York.
Oscar winner Sandra Bullock stars in the title role, alongside Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, with Rihanna and Oscar nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gary Ross is directing, according to Coming Soon.
While no plot details have been confirmed, it is believed that Sandra Bullock is playing the ex-con sister of George Clooney's Danny Ocean, with Cate Blanchett playing a character similar to Brad Pitt's Rusty Ryan from Ocean's Eleven. Director Gary Ross confirmed in a recent interview that this movie will in fact be a "continuation" of the Ocean's Eleven trilogy, according to Movie Web.
Filming is taking place in and around New York City. Ross directs from a screenplay he wrote with Olivia Milch (upcoming “Dude”), with Steven Soderbergh and Jon Kilik producing, Michael Tadross, Susan Ekins, Sandra Bullock, Diana Alvarez and Bruce Berman executive producing, and Milch co-producing.
Collaborating with Ross behind the scenes are director of photography Eigil Bryld (In Bruges, Not Fade Away), production designer Alex DiGerlando (Beasts of the Southern Wild, HBO’s “True Detective”), editor Juliette Welfling (Free State of Jones, The Hunger Games), costume designer Sarah Edwards (Tower Heist, Showtime’s “Billions”), and composer Nicholas Britell (The Big Short, Free State of Jones).
The original Ocean's Eleven starred George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Bernie Mac, Elliott Gould, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner and Matt Damon as a group of criminals who attempt to pull off the daring heist of a Las Vegas casino. It was followed by the sequels Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen.
The film is set for release in Summer 2018 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
