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Clooney Quips About Louvre Jewel Heist as Next Ocean’s Film Advances

French investigators are probing the $100 million theft that national leaders have denounced as an attack on heritage.

Overview

  • George Clooney joked he was "proud" of the Louvre thieves and quipped about being CGI-ed into footage of the getaway, in comments shared with Variety and other outlets.
  • He suggested the museum robbery could inspire the plot of Ocean’s 14 and riffed that a Louvre caper would suit his Danny Ocean persona.
  • Clooney said the next Ocean’s entry has a budget approved at Warner Bros., he expects to reunite with Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle, and he projected filming in about nine to ten months.
  • Coverage describes a daylight theft of Napoleonic-era jewels worth roughly $100–102 million using a mechanical lift and a rapid escape, with a 60-member investigation underway and President Emmanuel Macron condemning the crime.
  • TV Insider reported that two suspects were arrested on October 25 in connection with the Louvre case.