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(Left-right:) George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ in 2001
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George Clooney teased an update on Ocean’s 14, a sequel to the heist film trilogy he’s starred in since 2001
A budget for the film has been approved and scheduling is underway, he said
Clooney also indicated that Ocean’s Eleven cast members Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle would all be joining him again
George Clooney — and Danny Ocean — are getting the gang back together.
According to the Oscar winner, Ocean’s Eleven stars Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle are on board for a sequel to the heist film franchise. “We just got the budget approved at Warner Bros. and we’re trying to set up,” the actor recently told E! News.
“It’s just scheduling, so it’s just setting a start date for us,” Clooney, 64, continued. Ocean’s 14 will “probably start in about nine or 10 months, shooting,” he said.
PEOPLE has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.
The acclaimed Ocean’s franchise spanned 2001’s Eleven — a remake of the 1960 heist film starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and more — plus 2004’s Twelve and 2007’s Thirteen. All were directed by Steven Soderbergh and starred Clooney as mastermind thief Danny, Pitt as Rusty Ryan, Damon as Linus Caldwell and Cheadle as Basher Tarr. Roberts, 57, played Clooney’s love interest Tess Ocean, appearing in the first two installments.
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George Clooney at the New York Film Festival premiere of ‘Jay Kelly’ on Sept. 29
Asked about reuniting with longtime costar Pitt, 61, and others, Clooney told E!, “Yeah, Brad, Matt and Don and Julia. I had dinner last night with Julia. They’re all still really dear friends. And so, the chance to work together would be fun.”
Following the original trilogy, spin-off Ocean’s 8 was released in 2018, starring Sandra Bullock as Danny’s sister Debbie as well as Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling and Anne Hathaway.
Also reportedly in development is an Ocean’s prequel film centered on Danny’s parents led by Margot Robbie as both actress and producer, along with Ryan Gosling. “Now when you think about it, it makes sense,” Clooney quipped to reporters in 2023 when asked about the two Barbie actors playing his parents.
The Jay Kelly star told Uproxxx around the same time that there was a “great” script in the works for Ocean’s 14. Variety reported this January that The Fall Guy filmmaker David Leitch was directing the new installment.
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Clooney next stars in director Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, in theaters on Nov. 14 and streaming on Netflix Dec. 5.
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