Margot Robbie has been nabbed to lead an ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel that is currently under development at Warner Bros.
‘Bombshell’ helmer Jay Roach is set to direct the project which is set in Europe in the 1960s. Further details with regard to its plot are being kept under wraps.
Robbie and Tom Ackerly will produce for LuckyChap, alongside Roach and Michelle Graham for Everyman Pictures. Gary Ross, Olivia Milch and LuckyChap’s Josey McNamara will exec produce alongside Village Roadshow, which may also co-finance the project. Warner Bros. is eyeing a production start in the spring of 2023.
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Robbie is currently in production on Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ movie which stars Kate McKinnon, Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu. Her other upcoming projects include David O. Russell’s ‘Amsterdam,’ Damien Chazelle’s ‘Babylon,’ Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ and Justin Kurzel’s ‘Ruin.’
Alongside ‘Bombshell’ Roach is also known for movies ‘All the Way,’ ‘Trumbo,’ ‘The Campaign,’ ‘Game Change,’ ‘Dinner for Schmucks’ and ‘Recount.’
