His recent collaboration in Wolves seems to have awakened the latent harmony between George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The two stars premiered their latest work at the current Venice Film Festival with Apple TV+ and filmmaker Spider-Man: HomecomingJon Watts. A buddy movie received quite harshly from the international press and with some controversy, as it was relegated only to the streaming catalog despite the fact that at first the major technology to release it in theaters. However, this setback cannot prevent the sudden joy of the news that has Revolutionized networks in the last hours, since both will once again put on their elegant suits to ruin the bank in Ocean 14.
This might come as a surprise, however, in the whirlwind of late sequelae Where Hollywood lives, it’s not unreasonable to think of the return of the most elegant robbers in cinema history. Top Gun: Maverick, Bitelchus Bitelchus, Gladiator 2…each of them bodes well for the box office and of course, if you add to that two crowd-pleasers like Clooney and Pitt, the result has enough of a chance of success for Warner Bros. to make a “all in” with Ocean 14. The entire series of the thieves saga has grossed over $1 billion over the past year. ticketing and even its female version, Ocean’s 8, did quite well, reaching almost $300 million on the world billboard. The biggest handicap of The 14 of the oceanIt will be a question of verifying whether this public interest still persists, in a rather weakened exhibition market. In its favor, the nostalgia factor is still there, after more than 15 years without seeing the charismatic duo plan a new coup.
“Ocean’s 14”: Soderbergh will not return
According to the information provided, filmmaker Soderbergh will not return as director. The Oscar winner for Traffic had been present in all the parts of the main saga, but this time he will be put aside to leave his space to Edouard Bergerresponsible for the outfit No news coming soon. Perhaps later, Soderbergh will appear as executive producer even if for the moment his name has not been mentioned among the different sources that have echoed the news. With the return of George Clooney and Brad Pitt, other stars of the intellectual property should join them, such as Casey Affleck and Matt Damon. It is impossible to see the whole group again, because unfortunately the actors Bernie Mac and Carl Reinerwho played Fran Catton and Saul Bloom, passed away a few years ago.
Late last year, Clooney himself revealed that there was a “very good scenario” for a new Ocean’s movie. Of course, he didn’t want to refer to it Ocean 14. This is not, however, the only way to return to this glamorous universe of deception and theft. Since 2022, there has been an active project with Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling to star in a prequel in which they will bring to life Danny Ocean’s parentswith a screenplay by Carrie Solomon (A family affair).
The Return of Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan
These are, by far, the two roles that brought the most charisma to their respective careers. And that says a lot about Clooney and Pitt’s incredible filmographies. The various plans and stratagems to survive in his particular world of thieves has always responded to a demand for a spectacle of lights and colors, added to a visual exercise full of rhythm by Soderbergh. The saga led by Danny Ocean and Rusty Ryan lives on as a “cool” paradeperfectly represented by two characters who can practically talk with a look. Because in the Ocean’s franchise, you can’t fly without style.
Clooney has been far from a box office success, but lately, the performances of Pitt’s productions have also left much to be desired. Angelina Jolie’s ex is coming off two austere films for his commercial labels. high speed train did not generate what was expected and Babylon Directly, it was an economic good for Paramount Pictures. At least, it will have a new opportunity in 2025, when the blockbuster premieres. F1.
deadlineThe first media outlet to report the news did not provide details on the official status or the expected date for Ocean 14so for now we’ll have to settle for seeing both when it comes out Wolvesthe next one September 27 in the Apple TV+ catalog.
