In honor of this announcement, I made my plea to the cinematic gods for the ultimate dream cast. Were my prayers heard? Not even a little.
Sure, there’s no Tina and Amy, or Taylor, or Oprah – who’s apparently too busy promoting A Wrinkle in Time and her line of soups – but who do we have instead?
My other dream cast: Cate Blanchett, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, and Awkafina.
Now if you’re like me, you’re probably wondering who the hell Awkafina is. Apparently, she is a rapper and actress, appearing in shows like MTV’s Girl Code and movies like Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. In other words, I’m too effing old to know who she is because I still don’t know where MTV is on my channel lineup. But it was this YouTube suggestion that made me a fan:
Finally, I found someone who also compares her vagina to Harvard Law School.
So, what will this remake entail? Here’s the current synopsis. Try not to get too lost:
A criminal mastermind and seven other female thieves try to pull off the heist of the century at New York’s annual Met Gala.
And that’s it: eight women, the Met Gala, and a heist. At least it sounds more interesting than Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala dress from this past year:
Here’s what the synopsis is leaving out: apparently Sandra’s character is the sister of Danny Ocean, previously played by producer George Clooney, and running cons is deeply embedded in their DNA. Also, it appears that you can maintain perfectly coifed beach curls in jail, “These Boots Are Made for Walking” is still a pretty kick-ass song, and James Cordon is in this film for some unknown reason.
Either way, the film looks promising, the cast blew my expectations out of the water, and here’s hoping that we see more female driven reboots.
I’m definitely in when Ocean’s 8 opens on June 8th.
