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  • Sandra Bullock to Lead an All-Female ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Flick: Report

    Premiere Of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Our Brand Is Crisis" - Red CarpetWhile we generally feel a bit of malaise any time Hollywood announces a new reboot, we have to say that this one sounds pretty awesome: Sandra Bullock is reportedly set to play the lead in a new, all-female “Ocean’s Eleven” flick.

    The Playlist reports that this film is inspired by the George Clooney-starring trilogy from the early 2000s (a reboot itself of the original 1960 Rat Pack version), and Bullock will step into Clooney’s ringleader role, this time heading up a team of women. No concrete plot has been revealed just yet, though according to The Playlist, a draft from screenwriter Olivia Milch (“Queen & Country,” “Little Women”) has already been delivered.

    “It’s unclear how directly connected (or not) this remake/reboot/sequel/spinoff will be to the [Steven] Soderbergh pictures,” The Playlist reports, “but everyone is keen on this new ‘Ocean’s’ project, and sources tell us Clooney may even cameo as Danny Ocean.”

    The project — which has apparently been in the works since fall 2014, per The Playlist — came about in part thanks to Bullock’s recent collaboration with Clooney on “Our Brand Is Crisis,” which was originally to have starred the actor (he serves as a producer on the flick). Instead, Bullock — who’s remained close with Clooney since they worked together in “Gravity” — took his place, gender-swapping the role, and that seems to be (partially) the inspiration for this new film.

    Director Gary Ross (“The Hunger Games,” “Seabiscuit,” “Pleasantville”) is also reportedly attached to the movie. Sounds like a pretty winning creative team. Our fingers are crossed that this one pans out. Stay tuned.

    [via: The Playlist]

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  • ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘Karate Kid’ Producer Jerry Weintraub Dead at 77

    71st Annual Golden Globe Awards - Press RoomVeteran producer Jerry Weintraub, a well-known force in Hollywood, died of cardiac arrest in Santa Barbara Monday at the age of 77.

    Weintraub was an old-school impresario and showman who started out as a concert promoter and music manager, then became a successful movie producer in a career that spanned five decades.

    “All life was a theater and I wanted to put it up on a stage,” Weintraub wrote in his memoir. “I wanted to set the world under a marquee that read: ‘Jerry Weintraub Presents.’”

    Born in Brooklyni n 1937, Weintraub first broke into showbiz through music. He worked with Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, and Frank Sinatra, and managed artists including Led Zeppelin and John Denver.

    In 1975, Weintraub moved into film production with Robert Altman’s “Nashville.” In the next decade, he producer more hits, the biggest of them all being “The Karate Kid.” But then, in 1990, the producer had a major setback — his company declared bankruptcy.

    He got back on track in 2001 with what would become a huge franchise — the star-studded “Ocean’s Eleven.” Weintraub even made cameos in that movie, as well as “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen.”
    Ocean's Thirteen Tokyo PremiereGeorge Clooney, who starred in all three films, released this statement about Weintraub: “In the coming days there will be tributes, about our friend Jerry Weintraub. We’ll laugh at his great stories, and applaud his accomplishments. And in the years to come the stories and accomplishments will get better with age, just as Jerry would have wanted it. But not today. Today our friend died. To his family and friends, Amal and I send our love. And to those who didn’t know him we send our deepest sympathy. You would have loved him.”

    Weintraub’s most recent producing credits include the 2013 HBO movie “Behind the Candelabra” and next year’s “Tarzan” movie.

    In his personal life, Weintraub was an ardent supporter of the Republican party and a close friend of former president George H.W. Bush, who said, “Jerry was an American original, who earned his success by the sheer force of his instinct, drive, and larger-than-life personality. He had a passion for life, and throughout the ups and downs of his prolific career it was clear just how much he loved show business.”

    Weintraub is survived by his estranged wife, Jane Morgan; his longtime companion, Susie Ekins; and four children — Michael, Julie, Jamie, and Jody.

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