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Sandra Bullock's 'Ocean's 8' starts shooting in New York City

By Karen Butler
"Ocean's 8" star Sandra Bullock is seen at the premiere of "Our Brand Is Crisis" in Los Angeles on October 26, 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
"Ocean's 8" star Sandra Bullock is seen at the premiere of "Our Brand Is Crisis" in Los Angeles on October 26, 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Production has begun in and around New York on the female-powered heist movie Ocean's 8, Warner Bros. confirmed.

The picture's star-studded ensemble includes Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna and Helena Bonham Carter.

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Gary Ross is directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with Olivia Milch. Steven Soderbergh and Jon Kilik are producing the project, which is set for release in summer 2018.

The movie comes after Soderbergh's George Clooney-Brad Pitt-Matt Damon trilogy, which consisted of 2001's Ocean's 11, 2004's Ocean's 12 and 2007's Ocean's 13. The films were inspired by the 1960 Rat Pack caper Ocean's 11.

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