Clooney & Soderbergh On 'Oceans Twelve'


George Clooney & Steven Soderbergh have been speaking with Empire about the anticipated Ocean's Twelve, which is expected to begin filming next year.

While the first film focused on a single, elaborate heist to take the proceeds from three of Las Vegas' casinos, Ocean's 12 will involve no less than three separate heists for Danny Ocean and his team of skilled larcenists. Upping the scale, Soderbergh will be trying to top the first film without exceeding its budget. The film will also be filmed entirely in Europe this time around, providing a new setting - and presumably some cheaper production costs - for the sequel.

"I had an idea a year ago that I started kicking around," said Soderbergh. "I spoke to everyone who was involved and they all seemed willing to come back. So we're hoping a year from right now we'll start shooting."

Ocean's 12 will be George Clooney's fourth collaboration with the director, so what's the actor's fascination with Soderbergh's style of filmmaking? " He's just like one of the best directors in the business," Clooney explained. "You want to work with the good guys and he's a really good guy."

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