Josh Gad is the newest to affix Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper‘s crew for his or her forthcoming “Ocean’s 11” prequel at Warner Bros, sources instructed Selection.
Gad has booked a major function within the interval heist movie, the sources added, and joins a starry ensemble led by Robbie and her director-costar Cooper. Casting has been coming at a gradual clip because the movie heads towards manufacturing. Reps for Gad and Warner Bros. Photos didn’t instantly reply to Selection‘s request for remark.
For the reason that unique 1960 movie, “Ocean’s 11” — which starred Rat Pack members Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford and Dean Martin — the high-class heist film franchise has attracted A-list and award-winning expertise. Warners’ newest installment isn’t any exception, with Oscar nominees Wagner Moura (“The Secret Agent”), who is ready to play the villain, and Monica Barbaro (“A Full Unknown”) additionally signing on to the forged.
Gad provides the “Oceans” prequel to a schedule that features the anticipated “House Balls: The New One” from Paramount Photos, sequels to the animated franchises “Indignant Birds” and “Frozen,” and the function adaptation of “Oh, The Locations You Will Go” with Ariana Grande. He additionally not too long ago re-upped his total TV take care of twentieth Century Tv.
Particulars concerning the “Ocean’s” prequel movie have been scarce, however Robbie confirmed just a few key factors throughout the studio’s CinemaCon presentation this spring.
“Earlier than Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him the whole lot he is aware of — his mother and father,” Robbie teased, referencing the con-man and ringleader of the Las Vegas on line casino caper in “Ocean’s 11.” “You’ll see them of their prime, and in our new film, pulling off an epic heist on the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.”
Additional plot particulars are “locked within the vault,” however Cooper wrote the screenplay and is directing the movie, dated for launch on June 25, 2027. He’s additionally producing the venture alongside LuckyChap, the corporate led by Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Milan Popelka and Robbie.
Government producers for the “Ocean’s” prequel embody McNamara, Bronte Payne, Bobby Wilhelm, Jay Roach, Michelle Graham, Lee Isaac Chung, Ashley Jay Sandberg, Gary Ross and Olivia Milch. The untitled movie is predicated on characters created by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. Carrie Solomon dealt with earlier drafts of the screenplay.
The Steven Soderbergh-directed “Ocean’s Eleven” trilogy, starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, plus the “Ocean’s Eight” reboot with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna, have earned greater than $1.4 billion on the international field workplace.
Gad is repped by WME, Vary Media Companions, PJ Shapiro and imPRint.
