George Clooney can’t help but think of his “Ocean’s” franchise while watching news reports about the Louvre jewel heist.
“If you’re a professional thief like I am, I was very proud of those guys,” he joked with me Thursday night at the AFI Fest premiere of his latest film, Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly.”
Will the now infamous jewel robbery make its way into “Ocean’s 14”? “I think we should rob the Louvre,” Clooney said.
Four suspects broke into the Louvre in Paris on Sunday morning and stole eight pieces reported to be worth more than $100 million. Clooney is amazed how the culprits pulled off their caper “in the middle of broad daylight.”
Describing the heist as “terrible,” Clooney said, “I wonder if they’re going to catch these guys. They seem to have done a pretty good job at getting away with it.”
Clooney told E! News…