There is an all-female Ocean’s Eight movie coming and it has recruited some big hitters.
Back in October it was reported that Sandra Bullock was joining the cast and the film would be directed by by The Hunger Games’Gary Ross and titled Ocean’s Eight. Now, EW has learned that Warner Bros. is locking down its principal cast for the project, adding Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, and Awkwafina. (Awkwafina is the stage name of Nora Lum, a rapper and comedian who most recently appeared in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising.)
The all-female Ocean’s Eight has recruited seven of its members.
Steven Soderbergh, who directed the George Clooney-starringOcean’s Eleven trilogy, is also on hand as a producer, and he and Ross are longtime friends and collaborators. (Soderbergh famously shot second unit on The Hunger Games.) Earlier this summer, Ross opened up about the new Ocean’s Eight in an interview with SlashFilm, saying that he viewed his film as “an extension and a continuation” of Soderbergh’s tone.
Not all of the actresses’ deals have officially closed yet, and casting is still ongoing. Production on Ocean’s Eight is set to begin this October.Deadline first reported the news.
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