“We were talking about it [after ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’], and then Bernie [Mac] passed, and very quickly we were like, ‘No, we don’t want to do it,’” Cheadle said. “But I just did a movie with Stephen and he said, ‘I think there may be a way to do it again. I’m thinking about it.’ And it didn’t go much further than that. But I don’t know; I don’t know who all would be in it. I imagine the main group of us would be in. It would be interesting to see.”
Cheadle starred as British explosives expert Basher in Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” trilogy. The main cast also includes Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Eddie Jemison, Shaobo Qin, and Elliott Gould. The heist trilogy launched in 2001 with “Ocean’s Eleven,” a critical favorite and a commercial hit with just over $450 million at the worldwide box office. The series continued with 2004’s “Ocean’s Twelve” ($362 million) and 2007’s “Ocean’s Thirteen” ($311 million). Soderbergh produced the 2018 spinoff “Ocean’s 8,” starring Sandra Bullock as the sister of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean. Bullock was joined by Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Mindy Kaling, and Anne Hathaway. With ‘Ocean’s 8″ proving to be a box office hit with $297 million worldwide, some have wondered whether or not the “Ocean’s” brand would continue with a Bullock-Blanchett sequel, revert back to the male cast, or combine the casts. Qin and Gould reprised their original trilogy roles for cameos in “Ocean’s 8.” Complicating matters could be the reveal in “Ocean’s 8” that Clooney’s Danny Ocean is dead, although it’s not out of the question Danny was faking it. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
