Hey folks, Harry here and man.... sure does look like that cast list I got hold of about a billion years ago has pretty much come to pass... Though it's looking as if the chips didn't fall in place for Jet Li or Michael Douglas... though only time will tell for certain. BUT DAMN... this cast is STRONG AS HELL!!!! I've included two original posters for the old 1960 OCEAN'S ELEVEN... Personally I hope Warners models the poster after the Belgium poster
Hey Harry!
This is the Ocelot checking in with ya. This time I thought I'd give you some dirt on the upcoming flick with THE coolest sounding cast in recent memory - OCEAN'S ELEVEN!!
(Dear God, can you even imagine what the poster is going to look like? The image I keep getting in my mind is like The Usual Suspects line-up shot... except it's three times longer!!)
Well, a friend of mine who works for a major magazine was privileged enough to go on the junket for The Perfect Storm in Gloucester, Mass. and he even scored a few questions with Clooney to boot. So, my pal decided to confirm some Ocean's Eleven casting while he was there. Apparently, George said that the move is a lock and they're just pounding out the deals as we speak. So, according to Clooney - Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, Don Cheadle, Mark Wahlberg, Bill Murray (as a lounge singer!!), Don Rickles, Luke & Owen Wilson, and himself are confirmed (with deals pending).
The big shock was that George said that Michael Douglas was NEVER approached to star in the film and he seemed genuinely surprised when my pal brought his name up. That's weird. Oh well, maybe Soderbergh will hurry up and ask him before Traffic finishes shooting.
So, there's my nugget of dirt, Harry. Do with it what you please.
Take care,
The Ocelot
PS - I know this is a fanboy's wet dream, but Ocean's Eleven is a heist
picture and... how freaking cool would it be if Soderbergh let Luke and
Owen Wilson play their characters from Bottle Rocket?! Can you
imagine? Dignan robs Las Vegas!! Sigh... one can always dream...
