The prequel to the saga Ocean’s Eleven which is in development right now in Warner Bros.there seems to be found his villain.
The film to be directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters, Minari), will star and be produced by Margot Robbie (Barbie, Wuthering Heights). In recent days it was announced that Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born, Guardians of the Galaxy) is in negotiations to join as the protagonist. Ryan Gosling was originally going to star alongside Robbie, with Jay Roach set to direct.
With these two elements ready, it is time to know who the villain will be. According to reports from Nexus Point News, the Oscar winner, Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another), would be in negotiations to join the cast of the prequel of Ocean’s Eleven.
With details about his character to be known, he is expected to play the main villain. The actor has collaborated with the creator of the franchise Ocean’s, Steven Soderberghin film projects such as Traffic (2000) y No Sudden Movie (2021).
It is expected that the filming starts next year, 2026.
Plot details are being kept under lock and key, however, it is reported that The story will take place in Europe in the 60s..
The most recent script draft was written by Carrie Solomon (A Family Affair), based on the characters created by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell.
When the project was announced, a previous rumor suggested the film would focus on the parents of Danny (George Clooney) and Debbie (Sandra Bullock). However, it is still unclear if this is still the case, especially given that the project has apparently undergone some changes.
The film will be produced by LuckyChapRobbie's production company, with Tom Ackerley, Michelle Graham, Jay Roach, and Robbie producing, and executive producing Josey McNamara, Olivia Milch, and Gary Ross.
the saga Ocean’sit is made up of a trilogy, Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), y Ocean’s Thirteen (2007), which follows Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his group of thieves. In 2018 the spinoff was launched Ocean’s Eightfocused on female characters starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Anne Hathaway. The saga is a remake of the original 1960 film of the same name, starring the “Rat Pack”: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
It has a combined box office of more than $1 billion in the global box office.
del Toro's most recent film role is the acclaimed One Battle After Another (2025) by Paul Thomas Anderson, who is profiling him as one of the possible candidates for the Oscar for best supporting actor. He is known for his performances in the aforementioned Excess Baggage, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Traffic, 21 Grams, Snatch, Things We Lost in the Fire, Che, Sicario, Sin City, The Phoenician Scheme. We will see it soon in All-Star Weekend de Jamie Foxx, junto a Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Ken Jeong, Gerard Butler, Eva Longoria y Jeremy Piven.
Source: https://cine3.com/benicio-del-toro-villano-precuela-oceans-eleven-margot-robbie/
