{"id":329589,"date":"2026-03-05T03:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/329589\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T03:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T03:51:07","slug":"oceans-eleven-prequel-loses-director-lee-isaac-chung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/329589\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ocean&#8217;s Eleven&#8217; Prequel Loses Director Lee Isaac Chung"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDirector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/lee-isaac-chung\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lee-isaac-chung_1\" data-tag=\"lee-isaac-chung\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Isaac Chung<\/a> has exited <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/warner-bros\/\" id=\"auto-tag_warner-bros_1\" data-tag=\"warner-bros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warner Bros.<\/a>\u2018 planned feature prequel for its Ocean\u2019s Eleven property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tChung had been developing the movie with the studio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/margot-robbie\/\" id=\"auto-tag_margot-robbie_1\" data-tag=\"margot-robbie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Margot Robbie<\/a>, who is attached to star with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/bradley-cooper\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bradley-cooper_1\" data-tag=\"bradley-cooper\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley Cooper<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/margot-robbie-jay-roach-oceans-eleven-prequel-1235150432\/\">produce through<\/a> her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/luckychap\/\" id=\"auto-tag_luckychap_1\" data-tag=\"luckychap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LuckyChap<\/a> banner. A representative for Warner Bros. confirms that Chung left amicably amid \u201ccreative differences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tA joint statement from Warner Bros. and LuckyChap read, \u201cLee Isaac is a singular filmmaking talent whose vision and partnership have been invaluable to Warner Bros. and LuckyChap throughout this journey.\u00a0Our experience with him has only deepened our enthusiasm to collaborate on future projects together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe Hollywood Reporter exclusively <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/margot-robbie-jay-roach-oceans-eleven-prequel-1235150432\/\">reported on the planned prequel<\/a> in 2022, with Jay Roach attached to direct at the time before he later exited. Plot details have not yet been shared for the project that has a script from Carrie Solomon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWarner Bros.\u2019 franchise launched in 2001 with Steven Soderbergh\u2019s Ocean\u2019s Eleven that remade the studio\u2019s 1960 heist movie Ocean\u2019s 11, starring Frank Sinatra and other Rat Pack members. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon were among the stars of Soderbergh\u2019s film trilogy that concluded with 2007\u2019s Ocean\u2019s Thirteen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn 2018, Warner Bros. released Ocean\u2019s Eight, director Gary Ross\u2019 spinoff of Soderbergh\u2019s trilogy that starred Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tChung helmed the 2020 feature Minari, for which he earned Oscar nominations for his direction and screenplay, and 2024\u2019s Glen Powell-led sequel Twisters. Robbie stars opposite Jacob Elordi in director Emerald Fennell\u2019s recent literary adaptation Wuthering Heights for Warner Bros.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDeadline was first to report on Chung\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Director Lee Isaac Chung has exited Warner Bros.\u2018 planned feature prequel for its Ocean\u2019s Eleven property. 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