Brad Pitt's F1 roared onto screens in 2025, transforming the precision world of Formula 1 into a blockbuster spectacle with real tracks, custom cameras in cockpits, and heart-pounding races shot alongside actual Grands Prix. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, it grossed over $600 million globally on a $250 million budget.

Critics lauded its kinetic action, Pitt's comeback charisma as veteran driver Sonny Hayes, and immersive IMAX thrills alongside Damson Idris and Javier Bardem, earning widespread acclaim as a genre high-water mark. 2026 is now set to carry the tradition forward, with Ocean's Eleven setting up the stage. 

The high-octane F1 races will now be part of yet another heart-thumping film. 

Warner Bros. electrified CinemaCon with news of its Ocean’s Eleven prequel, spotlighting Danny Ocean's parents amid Monaco's high-stakes 1962 Grand Prix. Margot Robbie dished details on the heist origin, starring opposite Bradley Cooper, who also directs the June 25, 2027, release.

“Before Danny Ocean ever set foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows: His parents,” Robbie explained in the sizzle reel by Warner Bros.

“You’ll see them in their prime, and in our new movie, pulling off an epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix,” she explained. That year's race crowned Bruce McLaren victor in his Cooper-Climax, with Prince Rainier and Princess Grace awarding trophies to Riviera glamour, chaos is ripe for cons amid roaring engines and jewel-laden crowds.

Scripted by Carrie Solomon, the film swaps Vegas casinos for F1's elite circuit, building on Clooney's trilogy with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, plus Sandra Bullock's Ocean’s 8. Hollywood's racing renaissance post-F1's Brad Pitt blockbuster fuels this shift, as directors Jay Roach and Lee Isaac Chung bowed out earlier.

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While the prequel revs up with F1 glamour, George Clooney is already planning a sequel to the original heist.

George Clooney gears up an Ocean's Eleven sequel distinct from the franchise prequel, reuniting the 2001 blockbuster's core crew for a clever twist on heist tropes. Steven Soderbergh's original smashed box office records with Clooney's suave Danny Ocean rallying Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, and others to raid three Vegas casinos amid a blockbuster boxing match.

Clooney pitches this follow-up as a wry nod to crew limitations in later years, drawing from the 2017 retiree bank job comedy Going in Style. With a budget set, Clooney had expressed that the film could go into production in 2026, with Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, and Don Cheadle reprising their roles. Clooney envisions their smarts adapting to age, dodging physical decline through ingenuity during a bold score. The concept flips nostalgia on its head: veterans confronting irrelevance yet outfoxing foes. 

Ted Griffin's script remake of the 1960 Rat Pack caper launched a trilogy, cementing Soderbergh's stylish blueprint of intricate cons and camaraderie. The two Ocean's projects signal boom times with original stars aging gracefully while parents con the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix., and now fans stand as the ultimate winners of the double heists.

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