Warner Bros. has released a newOcean’s 8trailer for the highly anticipated spinoff of theOcean’sfranchise.Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first threeOcean’smovies, returns as a producer for this new take that starsSandra Bullockas Debbie Ocean—sister ofGeorge Clooney’s Danny Ocean. Fresh out of prison, Debbie sets about crafting the biggest heist of her life, assembling an all-star team to boost $150 million in diamonds. The twist? The diamonds will be stolen off the neck of a world-famous actress (played byAnne Hathaway) at the prestigious Met Gala.
Gary Ross, the filmmaker behindThe Hunger GamesandPleasantville, co-wrote the screenplay withOlivia Milchand directs this new film that Warner Bros. no doubt hopes will be the beginning of a new franchise.
This movie looks like a lot of fun. The cast is great, and Ross is a gifted filmmaker. But I’m curious to see how, tonally, it stacks up to the originalOcean’strilogy. A big part of the appeal for those films was Soderbergh’s throwback visual aesthetic and the extremely dry and oftentimes odd sense of humor of the cast. There’s definitely a line to toe withOcean’s 8—you don’t want to it to be too similar to the original trilogy, but it’d also be nice if it kept the vibe or spirit of those movies. Regardless, this does not look like a bad way to spend two hours this summer.
Check out the newOcean’s 8trailer below. The film also starsCate Blanchett,Mindy Kaling,Awkwafina,Sarah Paulson,Rihanna,Helena Bonham Carter,James Corden, andRichard Armitage.Ocean’s 8opens in theaters on June 8th.
Here’s the official synopsis forOcean’s 8:
Five years, eight months, 12 days…and counting. That’s how long Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) has been devising the biggest heist of her life. She knows what it’s going to take—a team of the best in their field, starting with her partner-in-crime Lou Miller (Cate Blanchett). Together, they recruit a crew of specialists: jeweler Amita (Kaling); street con Constance (Awkwafina); expert fence Tammy (Paulson); hacker Nine Ball (Rihanna); and fashion designer Rose (Bonham Carter). The target is a cool $150 million dollars in diamonds—diamonds that will be around the neck of world-famous actress Daphne Kluger (Hathaway), who will be centerstage at the event of the year, the Met Gala. The plan is rock solid, but everything will need to be flawless if the team is going to get in and get away with the ice. All in plain sight.
