Oceans 14 budget approved, original cast planned for 2026 start

George Clooney said this week that a new installment of the Oceans franchise has cleared a key studio hurdle and is moving toward production, with several original cast members expected to return. Clooney, who played mastermind Danny Ocean in the 2001 film, said the budget for what is being called Oceans 14 has been approved at Warner Bros. and that filming would likely begin in roughly nine to 10 months, a timeline that would place the start of production in 2026.

Clooney said he and fellow veterans Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle remain interested in reuniting, and that scheduling is the main remaining obstacle. "We just got the budget approved at Warner Bros., and we're trying to set up. It's just scheduling, so it's just setting a start date for us, probably starting about nine or ten months," he said, adding that his castmates remain "really dear friends" and that the chance to work together would be fun.

Separately, Warner Bros. is developing a prequel to the original Oceans Eleven, with Lee Isaac Chung, director of Minari and Twisters, attached to helm the project. Margot Robbie is set to star and produce through her LuckyChap banner, Carrie Solomon...