If time is a flat circle, and everything that ever was will be again ad infinitum, then we should all be able to take this news of a possible soft reboot of Ocean’s Eleven in stride. Indiewire has an exclusive on the planned sequel and/or remake, which will see Sandra Bullock lead a group of con women. That’s right, the next installment in the Ocean’s franchise will be the latest film to do the gender-swapping thing, with Bullock taking over as ring leader.

Clooney is set to produce the film, with Gary Ross (The Hunger Games) directing from script by Olivia Milch (Queen & Country). The late Jerry Weintraub was to co-produce the film, which has been in development for at least a year. Sources tell Indiewire that the project is moving forward—Milch has already turned in a script—but it’s not currently clear how closely the movie will tie in to Steven Soderbergh’s three films, or if it will be a soft reboot or sequel or what-have-you. Clooney might even drop by in a Danny Ocean cameo, or he might just tag along on filming to take another Italian vacation. After all, he and Bullock are pretty chummy these days, having followed up starring in Gravity together by collaborating on the newly-released Our Brand Is Crisis.

Melissa McCarthy? lol. This isn't a lowest common denominator comedy.

I don't know, but the first three were not, so why would this one be? Especially if it's a continuation of the series. For it to all of a sudden be the same level as Tammy and Bridesmaids, would kill the brand completely.

You literally can't put Tammy and Bridesmaids in the same sentence.

This is getting out of hand.

WB is obviously doing it to milk the franchise which a regular male reboot wont allow them to do (atleast not for another 20 years).

But this is just silly.

Think up something new with female actors anchoring instead of re-treading old ideas and replacing male characters with women.