Monday, 16 November 2020

DANNY & DEBBIE OCEAN, LEADING FROM THE 13 TO THE 8

Today, The Stones & The Grandma have met Danny and Debbie Ocean.

Dani Ocean is a gentleman-thief from New York City, who is the ringleader and idea man of the crew that robs three casinos in Ocean's Eleven, a Fabergé egg in Ocean's Twelve and award diamonds in Ocean's Thirteen, in addition to conning a businessman into losing millions of dollars on the opening night of his new casino. Debbie is Danny Ocean's younger sister.

The Stones and The Oceans have spent a great time together talking about new projects and investments.

Ocean's Eleven is a 2001 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ted Griffin.

The first installment of the Ocean's franchise, it is a remake of the 1960 Rat Pack film of the same name.

Ocean's Eleven features an ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, Bernie Mac and Julia Roberts. Ocean's Eleven follows friends Danny Ocean (Clooney) and Rusty Ryan (Pitt), who plan a heist of $160 million from casino owner Terry Benedict (García), the lover of Ocean's ex-wife Tess (Roberts).

Upon release, the film was a success at the box office and with critics; it was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2001, with a worldwide gross of $450 million. 

Soderbergh directed two sequels, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, which make up the Ocean's Trilogy.

Ocean's 8, a spin-off with an all-female lead cast, was released in 2018.

More information: Vulture


Yeah, good idea.
We all go to the cops and confess to the Bellagio robbery.
That averages twenty years for grand larceny for each of us.
Yeah, that'd teach him.

Danny Ocean

 

Ocean's Twelve is a 2004 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh.

The sequel to 2001's Ocean's Eleven, the film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy García, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, and Bernie Mac.

The film was released in the United States on December 10, 2004, and received mixed reviews from critics. It was a financial success, grossing $362 million and becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2004. It is followed by Ocean's Thirteen (2007).

The film was shot in 2004 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, St. Petersburg, Florida and in Las Vegas at the Bellagio Hotel. Filming also took place in Chicago, Amsterdam, Paris, Monte Carlo, Lake Como at George Clooney's Villa in Laglio, Rome and Castellammare del Golfo in Sicily. The production spent three weeks in the Netherlands; scenes were filmed in the KattenKabinet, the Hotel Pulitzer, Haarlem railway station, and The Hague City Hall. In Paris, scenes were shot at the Sorbonne, the Australian Embassy, and the Gare du Nord. Afterwards, filming moved to Italy. The Casino Monte Carlo and the Villa Erba also served as filming locations.

More information: Insider

 Nothing costs nothing.

Terry Benedict

 

Ocean's Thirteen, also written as Ocean's 13, is a 2007 American heist comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh.

It is the third and final film in the Ocean's Trilogy, following 2004's Ocean's Twelve. All the male cast members reprise their roles from the previous installments, but neither Julia Roberts nor Catherine Zeta-Jones returns. Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin join the cast as the characters' new targets.

Filming began in July 2006 in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, based on a script by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The film was screened as an Out of Competition presentation at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, and was released on June 8, 2007 in the United States. The film was well-received and grossed $311 million worldwide, making it the sixteenth-highest-grossing film of 2007.

In January 2006, it was reported that producers were in discussions about setting and shooting most of the film at the Wynn Las Vegas. Clooney had previously hoped to film it at his then-upcoming Las Ramblas Resort in Las Vegas, although the project would not have been ready in time for production.

In March 2006, it was reported that the film would be shot in a fake casino that would be constructed on five Warner Bros. sound stages. Filming was expected to begin in Las Vegas and Los Angeles in July 2006. Al Pacino joined the cast in April 2006.

Location scouting took place in Las Vegas in mid-July 2006, with the Bellagio confirmed as a filming location, which was also used for scenes in Ocean's Eleven. Filming in Las Vegas began on August 7, 2006, with scenes shot at McCarran International Airport and at a heliport. The following day, filming moved to the Palazzo resort, which was under construction at the time. Filming in Las Vegas concluded on August 9, 2006, after scenes involving Clooney, Pitt, Damon, and García were shot in an office at the back of the Bellagio. At that time, Clooney and producer Jerry Weintraub were considering premiering the film in Las Vegas. Another Las Vegas shoot was scheduled for September 2006, including additional filming at the Bellagio.

More information: Screen Rant


Oh, I don't lose.
People who bet on me to lose lose.
And they lose big.

Willy Bank


Ocean's 8, stylized onscreen as Ocean's Eight, is a 2018 American heist comedy film directed by Gary Ross and written by Ross and Olivia Milch

The film is both a continuation and a spin-off from Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy and features an ensemble cast including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter. The film follows a group of women led by Debbie Ocean, the sister of Danny Ocean, who plan a sophisticated heist at the annual Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

After the release of Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, Soderbergh stated he had no intentions of making a fourth film, citing his desire to have the series go out on top. However, an all-female spin-off was announced in October 2015, and much of the cast signed on by August 2016. Filming took place from October 2016 to March 2017 around Manhattan.

Ocean's 8 premiered at Alice Tully Hall on June 5, 2018, and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on June 8, 2018, 11 years to the day after the release of Ocean's Thirteen. It grossed $297 million worldwide and received a lukewarm response from critics, who applauded the cast but found the film undemanding and less consistent than the films in Soderbergh's trilogy.

More information: Vox


If you're going to have a problem with stealing,
then you're not going to like the rest of this conversation.

Debbie Ocean

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