George Clooney teasesOcean’s 14, saying the film might find the heist team too old to do the jobs they once did. The actor starred in the originalOcean’s trilogy, which was released from 2001 to 2007, as the titular Danny Ocean, a professional thief who forms teams of talented individuals, including Brad Pitt’s Rusty Ryan and Matt Damon’s Linus Caldwell, to carry out various elaborate heists. In the past few years, Clooney has revealed that there is ascript forOcean’s 14and most of the cast have agreed to return.
Now, in a new profile byThe New York Timesahead of his Broadway debut,Clooney continued to teaseOcean’s 14. The actor says that in the film, which will also feature Pitt reprising his role, the heist team might be unable to do what they once did. “It’s like we’re all too old to do the jobs we used to be able to do,” Clooney said.
What George Clooney’s Comment Means For Ocean’s 14
The Characters' Age Will Be Important
These are just the latest comments from Clooney indicating that the characters' age will be important to the plot. In December 2023,Clooney compared the script forOcean’s 14toGoing in Style, a 1979 heist film that follows George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg as three senior citizens who decide to rob a bank.Going in Stylewas remade into the 2017 film of the same name starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin as a trio of retirees who plan to rob a bank after their pensions are canceled.
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The last movie,Ocean’s 13, was released in 2007 and now, nearly 20 years later, Clooney and Pitt are both in their 60s, with Damon in his mid-50s. Though they are certainly not retirement age quite yet, as inGoing in Style,Ocean’s 14would be remiss not to acknowledge how the heist team has grown olderover the years. In pastOcean’smovies, pulling off an elaborate heist was the greatest obstacle, but inOcean’s 14, the characters' age should present an additional challenge.
Our Take On George Clooney’s Ocean’s 14 Comment
It’s Been A Major Trend Recently
In recent years, there have been many belated sequels that have openly addressed the age of their characters and how the passage of time has affected them, including Deckard inBlade Runner, Rocky inCreed, Han Solo inStar Wars, Indiana Jones inThe Dial of Destiny, and Maverick inTop Gun. It’s becoming the norm for belated sequels to do so, which is why it isn’t surprising that Clooney suggestsOcean’s 14will do the same, presenting an additional challenge for the heist team and a new theme for the film to explore.
