11 Facts About ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ on 15th Anniversary (Photos)
Look back at all-star film with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts
After 15 years, the A-list cast of “Ocean’s Eleven” has remarkably retained their star power.
Coming off Oscar noms for “Traffic” and “Erin Brockovich,” director Steven Soderbergh chose to make a movie “with no social value whatsoever,” but it has proven to have more value than anyone first gave it credit for.
Matt Damon’s part as Linus Caldwell was originally meant for Mark Wahlberg, who ultimately starred in a remake of another classic, “Planet of the Apes.”
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Shaobo Qin, who played the “greaseman” Chinese acrobat The Amazing Yen, made his motion picture debut with “Ocean’s Eleven.”
George Clooney “charmed” Julia Roberts into starring in the film by sending her the script with a $20 bill attached.
In order to make the film a reality, all the major stars, including Clooney, Pitt and Roberts, had to take a significant pay cut.
The cast stayed at the Bellagio in Las Vegas during filming in 7,000 square foot villas.