According to a new report, Bullock will lead an all-female Ocean’s Eleven film, with Gary Ross (The Hunger Games) directing. Clooney, for his part, doesn’t seem to mind — he’s helping produce it. Read about the female Oceans Eleven movie after the jump.
ThePlaylist broke news of the female Oceans Eleven movie. They’ve got a generally good track record, and aren’t given to spreading baseless rumors, so we consider them to be pretty trustworthy. That said, no official announcement has been made from any of the involved parties as of yet.
According to their sources, Clooney, Steven Soderbergh, and Jerry Weintraub got the ball rolling on the female Ocean’s Eleven project last year. It hit a speed bump when Weintraub — who produced the Soderbergh-directed 2001 film — passed away, but now it’s back on track with Olivia Milch (Queen & Country, Little Women) is writing the screenplay.
No plot details have been revealed, and it’s not yet clear whether the new Ocean’s Eleven will be a remake, reboot, sequel, prequel, spinoff, reimagining, retelling, or whatever new method Hollywood has come up with to extend a dead franchise. The site’s sources say, however, that there’s a chance Clooney could cameo as Danny Ocean.
A female-led Ocean’s Eleven is very much keeping in line with current trends. The Ghostbusters franchise was in limbo until Paul Feig pitched his female-centric reboot, and recently we heard Road House was getting remade with Ronda Rousey as the new Patrick Swayze. We’ve also seen some smaller roles get gender-swapped lately, like when Tilda Swinton signed on to play the Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange.
