Bradley Cooper is in negotiations to star in the Ocean’s Eleven prequel opposite Margot Robbie.
Cooper is being tapped for the role after Ryan Gosling was previously attached. Meanwhile, Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung recently took over the helm from Jay Roach.
Carrie Solomon is working on a screenplay based on characters created by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. While the plot is being kept under wraps, it was previously reported that the prequel would be set in 1960s Europe.
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Variety was first to report news of Cooper’s casting.