Has Hollywood learnt nothing from 2005? Do they not read sites like this? Obviously not for they are planning a third sequel in the modern Oceans franchise. Why lord, why?
According to Variety through Coming Soon…
Weintraub is in the early stages of plotting a third installment of the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise with director Steven Soderbergh and his Section Eight partner George Clooney. The aim is to put the film in production later this year.
Okay, it didn’t do really badly and it wasn’t really bad, at least the first movie was pretty good, but another one? This really is milking it. I can’t believe Clooney is up for this either, and after all the good things I said about him in my look forward to 2006!
As I’ve been known to say though, this movie will pour out the costs on salaries and marketing and start off with a huge negative balance which we all have to make up by going to see the movie…then if we don’t spend enough to put it into the healthy profit margin it will be our fault for pirating movies again. Errrmmm…try not hiring five top actors in your movie and paying them $10 million each you numpties!
Here’s another little titbit, the Production Company is also set to start working on a Nancy Drew movie. Mmmm…personally I’d have preferred a Hardy Boys mystery, but that’s just me reverting back to when I read those books, I’m all grown up now and I don’t read them anymore while all the kids are out reading Harry Potter. Is that another clue for you Hollywood?
well i seem to remember 12 was a botch job of a film. the story was actually for another film, and then they shoehorned the ocean’s characters into it. and you could tell. it felt like a two or three story mash-up. and the whole julia roberts kind of looks like julia roberts bit? thats just lazy. (i’m sure there’s a word to describe that kind of plot twist. where something comes out of nowhere to neatly tie everything up…) however, if they can get a great story/script, and get the budget under control, it has a shot of making some money.
AGH!!!!!!!! I remember joking around with my friends after we got out of 12 about if they make a 13 or whatever i’d have to kill myself.
*takes out gun and pulls trigger*
:misses and hits shoulder:
I liked both 11 and 12. It will be interesting to see if 13 will be any good.
Donna A.
Lame, lame, lame….my god, you would think these actors have nothing better to do!
Okay, my pitch (and I really have thought about this):
Somehow Danny is back in prison, the eventual ‘heist’ is to get him out, along with a big f-you revenge heist on Benedict for putting Danny in prison etc. etc. etc.
You have to be kidding me!
11 was boring, 12 was bad (I had to stop watching it after an hour). Why oh why make another??
I think the Ocean’s franchise is meant be a one big home movie. Like most of these actors are good friends hooking up to make a fun film and have foolish moments with their director-friend. Not to be taken seriously.
I really hate to say it, but I liked twelve. And I’m kind of looking forward to a thirteen.