US Edition‘Twisters’ Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung In Talks To Helm ‘Ocean’s’ Prequel At Warner Bros
EUROPE, JUL 31 – Warner Bros. develops a 1960s Europe-set prequel to the Ocean's series after four films grossed $1.4 billion worldwide, with Lee Isaac Chung in early director talks.
- Recently, filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung entered talks to direct the Ocean's Eleven prequel for Warner Bros. Pictures, Deadline reported.
- Since Ocean's Eleven hit theaters in 2001, the franchise has spawned three more films and grossed over $1.4 billion at the global box office.
- Screenwriter Carrie Solomon, produced by LuckyChap Entertainment, develops a 1960s Europe-set prequel based on characters by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell.
- The Ocean's prequel remains in early development with no cast deals in place, despite stalling in 2023 and gaining traction again with a new director in sight.
- Also, the project will tie directly into the established Ocean's Eleven continuity, with reports of a sequel potentially bringing back George Clooney's Danny Ocean and Brad Pitt's Rusty Ryan.
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Director Lee Isaac Chung, who had a hit with last year's film Twisters, is developing a prequel to Ocean's Eleven. Deadline reports this, citing sources at Warner Bros. The story is reportedly set in Europe in the 1960s. The film will be co-produced by actress Margot Robbie.
'Twisters' Director Lee Isaac Chung in Talks for Ocean's Prequel
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Lee Isaac Chung, has already proved his versatility by directing a family drama, 'Minari', and a big-budget movie, ' Twisters'. The makers have not announced the cast of the film yet. Entertainment News | 'Twisters' Director Lee Isaac Chung in Talks for Ocean's Prequel.
'Twisters' Director Lee Isaac Chung in Talks for 'Ocean's Eleven' Prequel at WB
“Twisters” director Lee Isaac Chung is in talks to direct the “Ocean’s Eleven” prequel for Warner Bros. Pictures, according to an insider with knowledge of the project. Margot Robbie is producing the project via her Lucky Chap banner. The script is from “A Family Affair” writer Carrie Solomon. Plot details are being kept under wraps but the new film is known to be an “Ocean’s Eleven” prequel that is set in Europe in the 1960s. Since “Ocean’s Ele…
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