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Al Pacino joins ‘Ocean’s 13’

Pacino will play the owner of a high-profile casino and hotel in Las Vegas in 'Ocean's 13'. - AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File

Al Pacino has joined director Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 13 gang, Variety reports.

Details of the plot are being kept under wraps but Warner Bros. reveals that Pacino will be playing Willie Banks, the owner of a high-profile casino and hotel in Las Vegas.

Pacino joins the cast – headed by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle and Bernie Mac – and their franchise’s new leading lady, Ellen Barkin.

Jerry Weintraub is producing the film, which has a July 21 start date. Shooting is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. The film is targeted for a June 8, 2007 release.


[Published: 26-Apr-2006]

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