Wagner Moura to Join the ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel

(Left) Wagner Moura accepts the Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a Motion Picture ñ Drama Award for ‘The Secret Agent’ onstage during the 83rd Annual Golden Globes®, airing live from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT, on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/CBS ©2026 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Right) ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ poster. Photo: Warner Bros.

Preview:

Wagner Moura is joining the ‘Ocean’s prequel.
Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper are already aboard to star and produce.
Cooper also re-wrote and will direct the movie.

With its leads in place –– that would be Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper –– not to mention a director (that, er, would also be Bradley Cooper), the long-mooted ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel is set to start shooting next month.

And according to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is adding an element essential to ‘Ocean’s movies: an antagonist. Brazilian actor and Oscar nominee Wagner Moura is making a deal to reportedly fill that role.

Release Date: Jun 25, 2027

Don’t go expecting to see George Clooney or the rest of the regular ‘Ocean’s gang in this one: it’s set in 1962.

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What’s the story of the ‘Ocean’s Prequel’?

George Clooney in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.

The script remains largely a secret, though the 1960s setting is confirmed and it’ll focus on a pair of thieves who target expensive earrings during a mansion event followed by a plot to steal precious diamond in Monte Carlo.

Seeking payback after something goes wrong, they recruit a team to sabotage a Monaco Grand Prix victory and swipe the gem.

Oh, and per Robbie at this year’s CinemaCon: “Before Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows …his parents.” So now you know who she and Cooper will play.