The Hollywood trifecta that is George Clooney Matt Damon and Brad Pitt is rumoured to finally be reuniting for another instalment of their hit Oceans series 15 years since the last film was released.
According to The Sun Oceans 14 has been on the cards for some time but the timing was off and their jam packed schedules meant that it was just not possible claims a source.
Finally the right team for the job has come together in a bid to make it a huge success and the main stars thought it would be good fun to revisit they said of the popular franchise. Fans will recall the very first film Oceans 11 which saw Clooney star as Danny Ocean a lover scorned who plotted a $160 million heist with Pitt and Damon. The target was Oceans ex wife Tess Julia Roberts new lover a casino owner played by Andy Garcia.Released in 2001, the film was a box office smash hit, bringing in US$450 million.Two sequels followed as well as an all female cast spin off Oceans Eight in 2018.
According to the Daily Mail previous plans for Oceans 14 were parked early on when cast member Bernie Mac who played Frank Catton died in 2008.Cast member Don Cheadle has been reported as saying We were talking about it and then Bernie passed and very quickly we were like No we do not want to do it.Last year in an interview with Good Morning America Matt Damon said ultimately the decision had to be made by the franchises director Steven Soderbergh.It would always be up to Steven Soderbergh if there was a story Damon said.We have lost a couple of our members so we would have to figure it out we are a depleted gang now he said referring to Carl Reiner who played Saul Bloom who died in 2020 aged 98.
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