RacingMargot Robbie has placed the next Ocean’s film right in the middle of Formula 1 history. Speaking on the Warner Bros panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Robbie, actor and producer, said the new prequel will follow Danny Ocean’s parents during “an incredible heist” at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, with Robbie starring alongside Bradley Cooper, who is also directing the film.
Robbie, actor and producer, said on the Warner Bros CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas: “Before Danny Ocean puts his foot in Las Vegas, two brilliant minds taught him everything he knows: his parents. You’ll see them at the peak, and in our new movie, practicing an incredible heist at the 1962 Monaco GP.” That puts the Ocean’s franchise far from its usual casino turf and ties it directly to one of Formula 1’s most famous settings.
According to the summaries of the project, the film is planned for release in June 2027. Bradley Cooper is set to star with Robbie and took over directing duties after Lee Isaac Chung and Jay Roach left the project, according to the source material. Robbie is producing through LuckyChap, and Carrie Solomon wrote the script. The same source material says filming is planned for this year.
The race chosen for the backdrop gives the film a very specific slice of F1 history. The 1962 Monaco Grand Prix was the second points-paying round of that season, according to the summaries, and Bruce McLaren won it for Cooper after starting third. Phil Hill and Lorenzo Bandini finished on the podium. One summary adds that Jim Clark took his first Formula 1 pole position there with a 1:35.4 lap, around four-tenths quicker than Graham Hill in a BRM P57.
Monaco also makes sense as a heist setting in a way few races could. The source material describes the circuit as an outlier even by F1 standards, with narrow city streets, barriers right beside the cars, and the sort of luxury atmosphere that fits the Ocean’s universe. In the 1960s, according to one summary, that feeling was even sharper because security was minimal and the paddock was open, with drivers, teams, and spectators in much closer contact than modern Formula 1 would allow.
That choice of setting lands at a time when Formula 1 has become more attractive to studios. According to the summaries, “F1 – O Filme,” the 2025 movie starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, and Javier Bardem, was filmed across real race weekends and grossed more than US$630 million worldwide. The same source material says Joseph Kosinski, director, and Tim Cook, Apple CEO, have already confirmed talks about a sequel.
So this Ocean’s film is not just another franchise prequel. Based on what Warner Bros presented and what Robbie said at CinemaCon, it is another example of Formula 1 moving beyond sport and into big-budget movie storytelling, this time with the Monaco Grand Prix in 1962 as the stage for Danny Ocean’s family origin story.