Los Angeles: All-female comedy heist film “Ocean’s 8”, which stars Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett and Mindy Kaling, is set to release on June 8, 2018.
The film is a spin-off of “Ocean’s” trilogy. It also stars Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and Awkwafina.
The Gary Ross-helmed film is scheduled to begin production this month in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Olivia Milch and Ross have written the screenplay.
The “Ocean’s” trilogy is a series of three comedy heist films, released from 2001 to 2007, directed by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Jerry Weintraub for Warner Bros.
The first of the films, “Ocean’s Eleven” was a remake of the 1960 film of the same name and was followed, due to an immense commercial success, by sequels “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004) and “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007).