Yes, Julia Roberts has read a script for the forthcoming \u201cOcean\u2019s 14\u201d film \u2014 and she was \u201csurprised\u201d by how good it was, she told Variety\u2019s Marc Malkin during the Variety Golden Globes Pre-Show presented by Amazon Fire TV.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I have seen a script,\u201d Roberts told Malkin when asked about the project. \u201cAnd I was kind of surprised, because I was like, \u2018Oh, what is the story going to be?\u2019 And it\u2019s good. I mean, we wouldn\u2019t do it if it\u2019s not good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The news comes months after Roberts\u2019 co-star George Clooney said that the fifth chapter in the series was likely going to film in 2026<\/a>, with original stars Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle and Roberts expected to return. Clooney also teased that \u201cOcean\u2019s 14\u201d had a \u201cgreat\u201d script<\/a> back in 2023. Variety reported<\/a> that David Leitch was in talks to direct the anticipated movie.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just got the budget approved at Warner Bros., and we\u2019re trying to set up,\u201d Clooney confirmed to E! News. \u201cIt\u2019s just scheduling, so it\u2019s just setting a start date for us. Probably start in about nine or 10 months, shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cPretty Woman\u201d actress first appeared in \u201cOcean\u2019s Eleven\u201d in 2001 as Tess Ocean, the ex-wife of Danny Ocean (Clooney). She reprised the role in \u201cOcean\u2019s Twelve\u201d in 2004.<\/p>\n At the Golden Globes, Roberts is nominated for best performance by a female actor, drama for her portrayal of Alma Imhoff in Luca Guadagnino\u2019s \u201cAfter the Hunt.\u201d Previously, she\u2019s received Golden Globe nominations for roles in films including \u201cMy Best Friend\u2019s Wedding,\u201d \u201cNotting Hill,\u201d \u201cAugust: Osage County\u201d and more. She won the best actress award at the event for her roles in \u201cErin Brockovich,\u201d \u201cPretty Woman\u201d and \u201cSteel Magnolias.\u201d<\/p>\n Variety parent company PMC owns Golden Globes producer Dick Clark Prods. in a joint venture with Eldridge. Polymarket is the exclusive prediction market partner of the Golden Globes.<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yes, Julia Roberts has read a script for the forthcoming \u201cOcean\u2019s 14\u201d film \u2014 and she was \u201csurprised\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[430,136635,156,15183,102252,16698,136633,111,139,69,53699,54184,136634,136636],"class_list":{"0":"post-229314","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-danny-ocean","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-george-clooney","12":"tag-golden-globes","13":"tag-julia-roberts","14":"tag-marc-malkin","15":"tag-new-zealand","16":"tag-newzealand","17":"tag-nz","18":"tag-oceans-eleven","19":"tag-oceans-14","20":"tag-oceans-twelve","21":"tag-tess-ocean"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}