Pitt, Clooney lead Oceans 13
2006-03-28 14:17
Los Angeles - With several million
dollar hits behind them, one would think George Clooney and
Brad Pitt wouldn't need to steal, but they do and are returning
to the scene of the crime.
Warner Bros film studio on Monday announced they were pairing up for a third movie in the successful crime film
franchise featuring master thief Danny Ocean.
The movie, Ocean's 13, follows Ocean's Eleven and
Ocean's Twelve which together earned more than $800m worldwide.
Producer Jerry Weintraub would only divulge one secret of
the new movie: "There's going to be a heist," he told Reuters.
13 takes place in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and
returning with Clooney and Pitt are Matt Damon, Andy Garcia,
Don Cheadle and other original actors. Ellen Barkin has signed
up to co-star and Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh will return as
director.
Warner Bros said filming is set to begin in July, but a
release date has yet to be set.
In the movies, Clooney's Danny Ocean and Pitt's Rusty Ryan
lead a pack of thieves who are specialists in crime. In the
first movie they hit a Las Vegas hotel and in the second they
planned three big heists in Paris, Rome and Amsterdam.
Ocean's Eleven, made in 2001 and based on a 1960 movie
starring Frank Sinatra and his Las Vegas Rat Pack, raked in
more than $450m worldwide, and three years later
Ocean's Twelve pulled in another $360m.
Clooney won a best supporting actor Oscar earlier this
month for playing a CIA agent in the political drama
Syriana.