- Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper star in Ocean’s 11 prequel set in Monaco.
- The 1962 Monaco Grand Prix provides the backdrop for an epic heist film.
- A real-life 2004 Jaguar diamond stunt gone wrong inspired film’s racing theme.
Hollywood and the F1 world are about to collide, not realistically but fictionally. Since the Brad Pitt-led F1 movie widened the sport’s influence worldwide, another movie is about to follow in its footsteps; however, it won’t be about racing, but rather a heist movie set against a backdrop of a popular F1 circuit.
The movie is none other than the untitled prequel of Ocean’s 11, whose sizzle reel was shared at the presentation of Warner Bros.’ 2027 slate of upcoming movies.
Ocean’s 11 prequel’s backdrop will be the Monaco Grand Prix
Margot Robbie recently shared plot details during the Warner Bros. presentation at CINEMACON, Las Vegas. She said of the plot synopses, “Before Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows … his parents. You’ll see them in their prime, and in our new movie, pulling off an epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.”
It’s scheduled to release on June 25, 2027.
Robbie will star opposite Bradley Cooper, who will also be the director of the upcoming movie. Carrie Solomon pens the screenplay. Through her production company LuckyChap, Robbie will also serve as a producer. The filming is expected to begin this year.
Diamond publicity stunt at Monaco that went horribly wrong
The 2004 Monaco Grand Prix witnessed a memorable publicity stunt that went terribly wrong, costing the team and its partners immense money. The team in question was Jaguar Racing, owned by Ford, which was performing lacklustrely on the grid and planned a promotional stunt in collaboration with Ocean’s Twelve to boost its PR.
As a result, the team partnered with Steinmetz to place two 1.4-carat white diamonds, worth around $300,000 each, on Mark Webber and Christian Klien’s cars. It was a stunt intended to achieve two aims with a single arrow — maximising attention on the team while also promoting the film at the same time.
Rookie Klien crashed at the Loews hairpin, damaging the front of his car. However, after the crash, the diamond disappeared and was nowhere to be found — and it wasn’t insured either, which ended up being a significant loss for those involved.
This sparked widespread theories, with many suggesting that someone might have stolen it or that it flew off somewhere due to the impact of the crash. Although the story made waves worldwide and generated the attention the team needed, Jaguar exited the sport the same year, with Red Bull Racing acquiring them.
