George Clooney has jokingly launched the proposal of a crossover between Ocean’s Eleven and Magic Mike, the title is also ready: Ocean’s Mike.
Guest of the TCM Classic Film Festival 2023, George Clooney launched into the adventurous proposal of a crossover between Ocean’s Eleven and Magic Mikenaturally directed once again by friend Steven Soderbergh.
When asked about the possibility of revisiting the Ocean’s Eleven franchise today, 15 years after the third film, both Soderbergh and Clooney admitted that the discussion has been going on for some time.
“They killed me, anyway”Clooney added, referring to the fact that Debbie Ocean (Sandra Bullock) regularly visits her brother Danny’s grave in the 2018 all-female reboot. However, no one has ever been confirmed at the grave, and Debbie even ponders whether Danny is really dead or not. less.
Soderbergh countered by explaining that he took two years off Clooney’s age with the dates on the grave, to which Clooney replied: “Sure, but I’m dead.”
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And while the director has remained vague on the hypothesis of directing a new chapter in the heists franchise, George Clooney has playfully suggested the possibility of a crossover between the two sagas. “Ocean’s Mike?” she joked as she swung her mic in suggestive stripper gestures.
Clooney later recalled sending his friend Julia Roberts the script for Ocean’s Eleven along with a $20 bill and a card that read, “I hear you get 20 now,” referring to his $20 million fee per film. . The joke made her laugh which led her to accept the film.
However, this does not mean that everything went smoothly. Clooney confirmed that both Mark Wahlberg and Johnny Depp have been approached about Damon’s role as Linus. “Steven had just filmed Erin Brockovich and Traffic, and was nominated to direct both films,” Clooney said. “So, people really wanted to work with Steven.”