Margot Robbie has become one of the biggest movie stars in the world over the last 5–10 years, and also one of the most dependable actors at the box office. The first hit that comes to mind is Barbie, which is not only Robbie’s highest-grossing film of her career, but also one of the biggest box office hits of all time. Even earlier this year, she teamed up with Euphoria breakout Jacob Elordi for a new Wuthering Heights adaptation directed by Emerald Fennell, which grossed over $240 million at the box office. Robbie’s box office reputation took a hit last year when she teamed up with Colin Farrell for the romantic fantasy epic, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which grossed only $22 million globally against a $45 million budget, but she’ll look to get back on track with a new project moving forward fast.
One of the most exciting projects in the works for Robbie is an Ocean’s Eleven prequel that’s been in the works for a while now. The film has been dated for release on June 25, 2027, but little is known about the film, other than Robbie is starring opposite Bradley Cooper, who is also directing. However, this afternoon, news broke that recent Oscar nominee Wagner Moura is the first big name to join the cast of Robbie and Cooper’s Ocean’s Eleven prequel film. While specifics about Moura’s role are being kept under wraps at this time, it is being reported that he will play the feature villain. Moura has experience playing the villain in the hit Netflix original series, Narcos, where he portrays the infamous crime boss Pablo Escobar.
Wagner Moura Recently Joined the Star Wars Universe
Fresh off his first Academy Award nomination, Wagner Moura joined the Star Wars universe as a key character in the latest animated Disney Plus series, Maul — Shadow Lord. Fans have speculated that his character, Brander Lawson, perished at the end of Season 1, which would seemingly rule him out from returning as the character in Season 2. However, fans know well enough by now that if there wasn’t a body, you can’t fully count on anyone being dead. Moura also expressed interest to Collider in playing the character in live-action at some point in the future.
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