Steven Soderbergh’s “Oceans 11” was an old-school heist flick with some of the biggest actors in the business. It spawned sequels and spin-offs, but none of them could capture the slick entertainment of Soderbergh’s original.
In a new interview with Uproxx, George Clooney heavily hints that he’ll be reuniting with Brad Pitt and the boys for an all-new ‘Oceans’ movie.
We have a really good script for another Oceans now, so we may end up doing another one. It’s actually a great script […] The idea is kind of like [1979’s] “Going In Style”
Okay, so what about “Going in Style” — a highly amusing ‘70s comedy, directed by Martin Brest, and starring George Burns and Art Carney. Brest’s film tackled pair of successful bank robbers who begin to realize that age is catching up to them. That seems to be the blueprint for “Ocean’s 14.”
The most commercially successful, and the best, of the ‘Oceans’ films is the 2001 original. The first sequel, 2004’s “Ocean's Twelve”, was a hot meta mess, with the final film, 2007’s “Ocean's Thirteen,” going back to the more commercial formula of the first one.
Steven Soderbergh directed all three ‘Oceans’ movies and there’s no reason to believe that he won’t be back for the fourth instalment, unless Clooney decides that he wants to direct it. Soderbergh is always busy, but I’m sure he would find the time to make another one of these.
I do need to point out that a prequel, titled “Oceans,” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is set to begin filming in April. That one’s set in 1962 and tackles Danny’s parents.
Also, remember the all-female 2018 spin-off, starring Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, titled “Ocean's 8”? You’re not alone, not many seem to remember it. It was enough of a dud that Warner decided to bot give it a sequel.