George Clooney has offered another exciting update on Ocean’s Fourteen, which suggests that Danny Ocean and his charming crew are preparing to the steal the spotlight again. The actor, who portrayed one of the master casino thieves in Ocean’s Eleven and its direct sequels, confirmed earlier this month that Warner Bros. had already approved the budget for the long-awaited follow-up and that filming was expected to begin next year. Now Clooney has revealed that the script for the forthcoming film is finished, indicating that the project is making steady progress and remains on track for production to start in “about nine or 10 months” time.
Clooney also joked that the Ocean’s franchise will need to raise the stakes to live up to the Louvre jewel heist that recently made headlines. The Oscar-winning actor couldn’t help but make a connection between the real-life incident and the upcoming Ocean’s Fourteen plot. “I mean, it’s terrible. But if you’re a professional thief like I am, I was very proud of those guys,” he quipped while speaking to Variety at the AFI Fest premiere of his latest film, Noah Baumbach’s Netflix comedy Jay Kelly. “I wonder if they’re going to catch these guys. They seem to have done a pretty good job at getting away with it… I have to really pull it off.”
Four thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 26, 2025, and stole eight pieces of valuable jewelry reported to be worth more than $100 million. As Clooney points out, what makes the story even more eyebrow-raising is that the culprits had the audacity to pull off their caper “in the middle of broad daylight.” The incident could well be the plot of a new Ocean’s movie, given that each film centers around a high-stakes theft involving large sums of money, jewels, or artwork. Clooney has hinted that Ocean’s Fourteen may be inspired by 1979’s Going in Style, suggesting a story about aging con artists getting involved in one last heist.
What We Know About ‘Ocean’s Fourteen’ So Far
John Wick director David Leitch is reportedly in talks to direct Ocean’s Fourteen, taking over from Steven Soderbergh, who helmed the original trilogy. Clooney has teased a star-studded reunion that will usher in the return of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Julia Roberts, but it is not currently known who will round out the ensemble. If filming goes as planned, then more casting announcements can be expected in the coming months. The production schedule also puts the film on target for a likely 2027 release date, which would be 20 years after the release of Ocean’s Thirteen, the last time Clooney played the role of Danny Ocean.
The Ocean’s franchise has been immensely successful since its reintroduction by Soderbergh in 2001, with the three films in the original trilogy (Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen) grossing over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office, and the 2018 spin-off Ocean’s 8 adding close to $300 million to the accumulative total. The series’ success is built on a combination of factors, including the chemistry of the A-list cast, stylish direction, and cleverly written screenplays. Ocean’s Fourteen will likely follow a similar formula while also tapping into the audience nostalgia of the wildly popular films that have come before it.