Lawrence to star in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ reboot?
‘The Hunger Games’ actor considering role alongside Sandra Bullock
Lawrence will be joined by an all-female cast for the remake. PHOTO: FILE
LOS ANGELES:
Actor Jennifer Lawrence is considering joining the all-female Ocean’s Eleven remake alongside Sandra Bullock.
The Silver Linings Playbook star, if confirmed for a role in the reboot, would be reunited with her The Hunger Games director Gary Ross, whom she reportedly attempted to join for two other movies: adaptations of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites, neither of which got made.
The script, which is reportedly being penned by Little Women screenwriter Olivia Milch, will see Bullock arrange the theft of a necklace from the Met Ball in New York City, and attempt to frame a gallery owner for the crime. It is also reported that Lawrence will play Bullock’s sidekick.
George Clooney, who is reportedly taking up the producer’s role in the movie, is also rumoured to be getting some screen time, although it is thought he may go with a cameo, just to link the films together. On the other hand, there has been no word on whether his co-stars Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts and Don Cheadle will return to the fold, or who the other female stars will be.
Lawrence will be seen next in the latest instalment of the X-Men franchise titled X-Men: Apocalypse which is expected to release on May 19.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th, 2016.
Actor Jennifer Lawrence is considering joining the all-female Ocean’s Eleven remake alongside Sandra Bullock.
The Silver Linings Playbook star, if confirmed for a role in the reboot, would be reunited with her The Hunger Games director Gary Ross, whom she reportedly attempted to join for two other movies: adaptations of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden and Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites, neither of which got made.
The script, which is reportedly being penned by Little Women screenwriter Olivia Milch, will see Bullock arrange the theft of a necklace from the Met Ball in New York City, and attempt to frame a gallery owner for the crime. It is also reported that Lawrence will play Bullock’s sidekick.
George Clooney, who is reportedly taking up the producer’s role in the movie, is also rumoured to be getting some screen time, although it is thought he may go with a cameo, just to link the films together. On the other hand, there has been no word on whether his co-stars Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts and Don Cheadle will return to the fold, or who the other female stars will be.
Lawrence will be seen next in the latest instalment of the X-Men franchise titled X-Men: Apocalypse which is expected to release on May 19.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 17th, 2016.