Bradley Cooper has officially lined up his next directing gig, taking the helm of the upcoming Ocean’s prequel, which he will also star in alongside Margot Robbie.
The news had long been in the ether, and during Warner Bros.’ CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday, studio heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy confirmed the news. The film does not yet have a title, but has been dated for June 25, 2027. Cooper — who most recently directed Is This Thing On? — will also produce alongside Robbie’s LuckyChap banner.
Robbie also made a virtual appearance earlier in the presentation, telling the Las Vegas room, “Before Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows: his parents. You’ll see them in all their prime in our new movie, pulling off an epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.”
Warner Bros. released a slew of release dates as well, including: horror sequel The Revenge of La Llorona (April 9, 2027); Evil Dead Wrath (April 7, 2028); Final Destination 7 (May 12, 2028); Zach Cregger’s The Flood (Aug. 11, 2028); Weapons prequel Gladys (Sept. 8, 2028) and an untitled Baz Luhrmann film (Nov. 22, 2028).
The studio also revealed that a Game of Thrones prequel movie is going forward. THR previously broke the news that Warner Bros. Discovery was developing both a TV show and a movie based on Aegon’s Conquest, and it seems the latter has won out, with the feature Aegon’s Conquest teased during the panel.
As far as the Ocean’s movie, Lee Isaac Chung had previously been attached, but departed last month due to creative differences. A joint statement from Warner Bros. and LuckyChap released at the time read, “Lee Isaac is a singular filmmaking talent whose vision and partnership have been invaluable to Warner Bros. and LuckyChap throughout this journey. Our experience with him has only deepened our enthusiasm to collaborate on future projects together.”
Warner Bros. launched the Oceans franchise in 2001 with Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven that remade the studio’s 1960 heist movie Ocean’s 11, starring Frank Sinatra and other Rat Pack members. George Clooney (who plays Danny Ocean), Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon were among the stars of Soderbergh’s film trilogy that concluded with 2007’s Ocean’s Thirteen.
In 2018, Warner Bros. released Ocean’s Eight, director Gary Ross’ spinoff of Soderbergh’s trilogy that starred Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway.
