Bradley Cooper has officially signed on to direct and star in the upcoming Ocean‘s prequel, teaming up with Margot Robbie to bring the origins of the heist franchise to the big screen.
The news was confirmed by Warner Bros. studio executives Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy during their CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas this Tuesday, ending months of industry speculation.
While the film is currently untitled, the studio has already set a June 25, 2027 release date, with Cooper also serving as a producer alongside Robbie’s LuckyChap banner.
The prequel will take fans back to 1962, long before Danny Ocean ever made his mark on the Las Vegas strip.
During a virtual appearance at the launch, Margot Robbie revealed that the story focuses on the “two masterminds” who taught Danny everything he knows, his parents.
Robbie teased that audiences will see the pair in their absolute prime as they pull off an epic heist.
Cooper, who most recently directed Is this thing on? last year, he steps into the director’s chair following the departure of Lee Isaac Chung, who left the project last month due to creative differences.
This new chapter marks a significant expansion of the franchise that Warner Bros. famously rebooted in 2001 with Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven.
The trilogy, which starred George Clooney as Danny Ocean alongside Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, was itself a remake of the 1960 classic Rat Pack.
The series later saw a successful spin-off in 2018 with the female lead Ocean’s Eight.
By casting Cooper and Robbie as the elder Oceans, the studio leans into the 1960s aesthetic that originally defined the property while exploring a previously untouched era of the family’s criminal history.
The Ocean‘s announcement was part of a packed slate for Warner Bros., which also confirmed a Game of Thrones prequel film with the title Aegon’s Conquest officially moving forward.
The studio revealed several other high-profile dates for the coming years, including a number of horror sequels such as La Llorona’s Revenge in 2027 and Final destination 7 in 2028.
However, the prospect of Cooper and Robbie pairing up for a stylish ’60s caper still headlines, promising a fresh, star-driven take on one of Hollywood’s most enduring heists.
