Brazilian actor Wagner Moura, who was nominated for an Oscar for “The Secret Agent,” is in talks to join Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper in the new prequel to the “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise for Warner Bros., according to Variety magazine.
Cooper will direct the film, which is scheduled to be released on June 25, 2027, and will also produce it alongside LuckyChap, the company led by Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Milan Popelka, and Robbie.
Bradley Cooper also wrote the screenplay, the plot details of which remain under wraps.
Robbie recently confirmed that the prequel will be set during the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix and will follow the shrewd parents of con artist Danny Ocean, the ringleader of the Las Vegas casino heist in the first installment of “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001), Variety reports.
Moura made history this year by becoming the first Brazilian to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor and the first to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama, both awards in recognition of his leading role in “The Secret Agent,” directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho.
The actor also won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival and was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle for his masterful performance.
The Brazilian actor was already known for his outstanding performance in films such as Alex Garland’s “Civil War” and for his compelling portrayal of cartel boss Pablo Escobar in the Netflix series “Narcos.”
Coming soon, Moura will star alongside Greta Lee in the sci-fi thriller “The Last House,” directed by Louis Leterrier, as well as “The Last Day,” Rachel Rose’s directorial debut starring Alicia Vikander, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, according to Variety.
Other upcoming projects include “Last Night at the Lobster,” which he will direct and star in alongside Elisabeth Moss and Brian Tyree Henry; Panos Cosmatos’ vampire thriller “Flesh of the Gods,” alongside Kristen Stewart; and “Art,” with Ralph Fiennes and Colin Farrell, according to Agencia EFE.