Minari and Twisters Director Lee Isaac Chung In Talks To Direct Ocean’s Prequel
Nearly a quarter-century after Steven Soderbergh's Ocean’s Eleven first hit screens, a new film is now in development at Warner Bros.
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Oscar-nominated director Lee Isaac Chung, best known for Minari and the recent 2024 summer blockbuster Twisters, is in talks to direct a new Ocean’s Eleven prequel for Warner Bros.
Set tentatively in 1960s Europe, the film is being developed by Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap banner, with a screenplay by Carrie Solomon, writer of A Family Affair, the 2024 rom-com starring Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman.
While casting remains a mystery, early buzz once linked Robbie and her Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling to the project. The story will draw inspiration from the original characters created by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell, promising a fresh spin on the franchise’s signature blend of charm…and crime.
The Ocean’s series has long been a box office powerhouse, raking in over $1.4 billion globally across its various iterations, from the Clooney-led trilogy to the all-female Ocean’s 8 in 2018. Chung’s wide-ranging film background, which includes directing Munyurangabo, episodes of The Mandalorian, and the upcoming sci-fi adaptation The Traveler, has stirred excitement among Ocean’s franchise fans eager to see what he might bring to the iconic series.
