Report: Sandra Bullock To Lead All-Female ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Reboot; Gary Ross To Direct
This weekend sees the premiere ofOur Brand Is Crisis, starringSandra Bullockin a roleoriginally writtenwithGeorge Clooneyin mind. Now she’s going one step further, and looking to take over a franchise that actually used to be his.
According to a new report, Bullock will lead an all-femaleOcean’s Elevenfilm, withGary Ross(The Hunger Games) directing. Clooney, for his part, doesn’t seem to mind — he’s helping produce it. Read about the femaleOceans Elevenmovie after the jump.
ThePlaylistbroke news of the femaleOceans Elevenmovie. They’ve got a generally good track record, and aren’t given to spreading baseless rumors, so we consider them to be pretty trustworthy. That said, no official announcement has been made from any of the involved parties as of yet.
According to their sources, Clooney,Steven Soderbergh, andJerry Weintraubgot the ball rolling on the femaleOcean’s Elevenproject last year. It hit a speed bump when Weintraub – who produced the Soderbergh-directed 2001 film — passed away, but now it’s back on track withOlivia Milch(Queen & Country,Little Women) is writing the screenplay.
No plot details have been revealed, and it’s not yet clear whether the newOcean’s Elevenwill be a remake, reboot, sequel, prequel, spinoff, reimagining, retelling, or whatever new method Hollywood has come up with to extend a dead franchise. The site’s sources say, however, that there’s a chance Clooney could cameo as Danny Ocean.
A female-ledOcean’s Elevenis very much keeping in line with current trends. TheGhostbustersfranchise was in limbo until Paul Feig pitched his female-centric reboot, and recently we heardRoad Housewas getting remade with Ronda Rousey as the new Patrick Swayze. We’ve also seen some smaller roles get gender-swapped lately, like when Tilda Swinton signed on to play the Ancient One in Marvel’sDoctor Strange.
Bullock tends to be choosy about her roles, because she can definitely afford to be. She had two movies out this year, the aforementionedOur Brand Is Crisisand the animated adventureMinions. Before that, she was last seen with her buddy Clooney inGravity.
No word yet on a start date, butOcean’s Elevenis expected to be Ross' next project afterThe Free State of Jones, due out in May 2016.
