Ocean's 14: Will It Happen? George Clooney Comments & Everything We Know

After 2018's Ocean's 8 proved the franchise still had potential, demand has been high for Ocean’s 14. Ocean’s Eleven was a remake of the 1960 original, featuring Rat Packer’s Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. The 2001 version by director Steven Soderbergh was a slick, stylish affair with a similarly all-star cast, where George Clooney’s Danny Ocean led a team that included Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and Elliott Gould on a daring heist.

The success of Ocean’s Eleven led to two further sequels, with the franchise calling it a day after 2007’s Ocean’s Thirteen. Clooney later ruled out a return to the series, citing the death of original cast member Bernie Mac in 2008. The franchise returned with 2018's Ocean’s 8, which featured Sandra Bullock as Danny’s sister, Debbie Ocean. The all-female spinoff was a smash hit, which inspired speculation about the return of the original crew in Ocean's 14.

Related How To Watch The Ocean's Franchise In Order The Ocean's films were one of the most popular franchises of the 2000s, starting as a remake of a 1960s Sinatra classic & forming a new cast in 2018.

Ocean's 14 Latest News

The better part of a year after George Clooney revealed a script was in the works, the latest news finds several Ocean's stars commenting on Ocean's 14. Matt Damon and Casey Affleck both appeared in the original trilogy, but were seemingly confused by Clooney's previous comments. "You know more than I do," said Affleck of the sequel, suggesting that nobody else involved with the classic 2000s heist movies has been approached.

Read Affleck and Damon's full comments below:

Casey Affleck: No, you know more than I do. [Laughs]

Matt Damon: Yeah. [Laughs] I guess it'll be up to if we can get the whole group together and get a good script. We'll see where it goes, but we haven't heard much at this point. But, we're obviously open to it. We love all those guys in that whole group, and it would be really fun, obviously.

Ocean's 14 Is Not Confirmed

The Sequel Isn't Happening Yet

Ocean's Franchise Movie Release Year Rotten Tomatoes Score Ocean's 11 1960 45% Ocean's Eleven 2001 83% Ocean's Twelve 2004 55% Ocean's Thirteen 2007 70% Ocean's 8 2018 68%

While George Clooney's script revelation is an exciting update about a possible Ocean's 14, the movie has yet to be confirmed. Hollywood is constantly awash in scripts that never get made, and Ocean's 14 may never see the light of day. However, Clooney's enthusiasm about the project might be enough to spark the long-awaited sequel.

Ocean's 8 premiered on June 5, 2018.

Ocean's 14 Cast

A Star-Studded Ensemble Is Needed

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Familiarity is the best way for legacy sequels to succeed, and the long-awaited Ocean's sequel has a host of familiar faces who could return.

Though George Clooney's Danny Ocean was seemingly killed off, it's possible that he could return to star in Ocean's 14. Familiarity is the best way for legacy sequels to succeed, and the long-awaited Ocean's sequel has a host of familiar faces who could return. Two big names that would be necessary would be Matt Damon as Linus Caldwell and Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan. The rest of the so-called 14 could be assembled from the casts of the other sequels, or even include Sandra Bullock as Danny's sister Debbie from Oceans 8.

Ocean's 14 Story

A "Retirement" Heist Is Teased

All of the Ocean's movies follow a similar formula and include a massive heist. There's no reason to think that Ocean's 14 would be any different, but George Clooney did offer an interesting clue as to what the newest sequel could be about. Clooney compared the script of Ocean's 14 to the 1979 comedy heist film Going in Style which sees a group of elderly men pull off one last big score.

Since a lot of the cast of the Ocean's franchise is sliding into middle age, Ocean's 14 may get the gang back together to pull off a legendary "retirement heist". The team could finally steal enough loot to get out of the life forever and retire. Not only would this premise deliver the classic comedy heist that fans have come to expect, but it could also make Ocean's 14 the capper for the entire franchise after decades.