We've seen Danny Ocean rob the strip, but what about Danny Ocean stripping? It could happen if George Clooney gets his way. While at the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival, the star of 2001's Ocean's Eleven joked about the possibility of a crossover between the heist franchise and Magic Mike, both produced and directed by Steven Soderbergh, who was also in attendance. TCM host Ben Mankiewicz asked both Soderbergh and Clooney about the possibility of revisiting the Ocean's Eleven characters now, 15 years after the third film, Ocean's Thirteen, premiered. Read More...
There are plenty of reasons to want to cast Ryan Gosling in a movie: He’s good-looking, charming, capable of driving ticket sales and stopping street fights (not simultaneously, although we wouldn’t be surprised), and, of course, inspiring Tumblers... the list goes on. But for The Ides of March director (and star) George Clooney, the decision to cast Gosling in his film came down to something much more basic: “He was cheaper,” Clooney quipped, responding to an audience member during a live 10 Questions interview with TIME’s Rick Stengel on Wednesday. Read More...
Today, audiences can head to theaters to see the re-release of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace in 3-D. Regardless of how you feel about the much-maligned prequel, there’s no denying the Star Wars franchise made more than an impression on millions of moviegoers who experienced the magic of the first three films in theaters or on their TV screens. This week, EW‘s writers will be celebrating their complicated relationship with George Lucas’ beloved, yet contested, franchise with a series we call “How Star Wars changed my life. Read More...
