While the main players in Warner Bros.‘all-female rebootofOcean’s 11have been set for quite some time, the production keeps adding new cast members. Today we have a report that late night talk show hostJames Cordenhas signed on for a supporting role, while yesterday,Katie Holmeswas spotted on set. Her casting was never announced or confirmed by the studio, but the actress was seen walking onto the set, and then she was seen leaving a makeup trailer.
The Daily Mailreports that the production filmed at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in Manhattan on Tuesday, which could actually confirm some longstanding plot rumors. While the studio has not issued any plot details at this time, the story reportedly revolves aroundSandra Bullock’s character, the con-artist sister ofGeorge Clooney’sDanny OceanfromSteven Soderbergh’sOcean’strilogy who puts a team of female thieves together to steal a priceless piece of jewelry from the prestigious Met Ball. It’s believed thatKatie Holmesmay be filming scenes during the Met Gala, but that has yet to be confirmed.
As forJames Corden, Deadline reports that he will play an insurance investigator who grows suspicious of the group and their plans.Filming beganin New York City back in November, and we also reported thatOcean’strilogy starMatt Damonwill return as Linus Caldwell for a cameo appearance. There have been rumors thatGeorge Clooneywill have an appearance as Danny Ocean as well, but that has never been confirmed.George Clooneywill serve as a producer, though, helping put this project together withSteven Soderberghand late producerJerry Weintraub, who brought onOlivia Milchto write the script.
The main cast is lead by Oscar winnersSandra Bullock,Cate BlanchettandAnne Hathaway, with the rest of this octet rounded out byRihanna,Helena Bonham Carter,Mindy Kaling,AwkwafinaandSarah Paulson. We also reported last month thatDamian Lewishad signed on to portray the main villain. The earlier rumored plot details revealed that this group will set up the gallery owner for their crime of stealing a priceless necklace, and it is believed thatDamian Lewiswill in fact play this gallery owner, but those character details weren’t confirmed yet. And it looks like he may not actually be in the movie anymore.Gary Ross(The Hunger Games) is directing fromOlivia Milch’s script.
Warner Bros. has set a June 8, 2018release dateforOcean’s 8, which will go up against a potentially huge sequel, Paramount’sTransformers 6, which is currently listed as the Bumblebee spin-off. That whole month is shaping up to be chocked full of sequels, with Pixar’sThe Incredibles 2coming a week later on August 08, 2025 and Universal’sJurassic World 2arriving on June 18, 2025. Aside from his hosting duties on CBS’The Late Late Show,James Cordenmost recently lent his voice to DreamWorks Animation’sTrollsand he will also voice roles in the upcomingThe Emoji Movieand as the title character inPeter Rabbit.Katie Holmesmost recently starred inAll We Hadand she will next be seen inLogan Lucky. Take a look at the set photos fromOcean’s 8.
