Director Lee Isaac Chung is exiting the "Ocean's 11" prequel over "creative differences." Margot Robbie's company LuckyChap is producing the film for Warner Bros. She's also starring in the movie opposite Bradley Cooper. Chung, best known for "Twisters" and the Oscar-nominated "Minari," is the second filmmaker to depart the project after Jay Roach, who was originally hired to direct. “This is an amicable split due to creative differences,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson said in a statement. Then in a joint...
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The director and cinematographer has come on Hollywood’s radar in recent years by demonstrating his range. He scored a box office hit in 2024 for Universal Pictures with “Twisters,” the action-drama about storm chasers. That came after he impressed as a storyteller with 2020’s intimate family drama “Minari,” and directed an episode of Disney+ ‘s “The Mandalorian.” On the heels of “Twisters,” Chung will have no shortage of helming options in the future. At present he’s developing feature projects at Paramount Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios.