Robbie and Cooper are filming a prequel showing Danny Ocean's parents pulling off a heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, with production underway in Saint-Tropez. The film features Wagner Moura, Josh Gad, and Monica Barbaro, with Cooper also serving as writer and director through Robbie's production company LuckyChap Entertainment.
Margot Robbie Films Ocean's Eleven Prequel in Saint-Tropez with Bradley Cooper
I'm trying to keep that side of things private and protect him.
Mark
So she's filming in Saint-Tropez in a 1960s bikini—is that just a costume choice, or is there something about the setting that matters to the story?
Mimi
It's both. The prequel is set in 1962, at the Monaco Grand Prix, so the wardrobe is period-accurate. But yes, Saint-Tropez in the 1960s is also iconic—it's the right geography and the right era for the visual language they're building.
Luke
Fair, but the source doesn't actually say whether they're filming the Monaco scenes in Saint-Tropez or if this is just a convenient Mediterranean location. We know they're there, we know she's in costume, but we don't know if the geography of the shoot matches the geography of the story.
Mark
That's a good catch. What's interesting to me is that she's also producing this film through her own company. That's a different kind of power than just showing up and acting.
Mimi
Exactly. LuckyChap is hers and her husband's. She's not just in front of the camera—she's behind it, shaping what gets made. And Cooper is writing and directing, so there's a real creative partnership happening.
Luke
Though the source doesn't tell us how much creative input Robbie has beyond owning the production company. We know it's her company, we know Cooper is directing and writing, but we don't know the actual division of creative labor or decision-making.
Mark
The other thing that struck me was her talking about being misquoted. She's become more protective of what she says publicly, especially after having a child. That feels like a real shift.
Mimi
It does. She's describing a kind of exhaustion—being burned enough times that you change how you show up in the world. And then motherhood made it urgent. She's not just protecting herself anymore; she's protecting her son's privacy.
Luke
The source quotes her from a Variety interview, but we don't have the full context of that conversation. We're seeing the parts about privacy and boundaries, but we don't know what else she said or how she framed her career more broadly.
Mark
Still, the through-line is clear: she's setting new rules for herself. That's newsworthy because it's about how a public figure is choosing to exist in public.
Mimi
And it's not cynical. She's not saying the industry is broken or that she's done. She's saying she's learned something and she's adjusting. That's maturity.
The Pulse
- Margot Robbie and Bradley Cooper are filming an Ocean's Eleven prequel in Saint-Tropez, France
- The film depicts Danny Ocean's parents executing a heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix
- Bradley Cooper is also writing and directing; the film is produced by Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment
- Robbie and Ackerley welcomed a son in October 2024, whose details remain private
Robbie and Cooper are filming a prequel showing Danny Ocean's parents pulling off a heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, with production underway in Saint-Tropez. The film features Wagner Moura, Josh Gad, and Monica Barbaro, with Cooper also serving as writer and director through Robbie's production company LuckyChap Entertainment.
Margot Robbie was photographed in a 1960s-style blue bikini while filming an Ocean's Eleven prequel with Bradley Cooper in Saint-Tropez, France, playing Danny Ocean's mother in a heist set at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.
Margot Robbie spent a September day in the Mediterranean doing what actors do on location: she waded into the ocean in a 1960s-cut blue bikini, stood on the sand reading script pages, and worked through scenes with Bradley Cooper. The setting was Saint-Tropez, France. The project was a prequel to Ocean's Eleven, the 2001 heist comedy that made stars of Brad Pitt and George Clooney. In this new film, Robbie and Cooper play Danny Ocean's parents—the architects of his criminal education—executing a heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.
The production is substantial. Wagner Moura, Josh Gad, and Monica Barbaro round out the cast. Cooper, beyond acting, is writing and directing. The film is being made through LuckyChap Entertainment, the production company Robbie owns with her husband, Tom Ackerley. When Robbie unveiled the project at CinemaCon in July, she framed it as a origin story: "Before Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows—his parents. You'll see them in their prime, and in our new movie, pulling off an epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix."
Robbie, now 36, has traveled a long distance from her start on the Australian television series Neighbours. Her breakthrough came in 2013 with The Wolf of Wall Street opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. Since then, she has worked steadily, building a career that now includes both acting and producing. But in a January 2026 interview with Variety, she reflected on how her relationship to public life has shifted. Early in her career, she spoke freely in interviews. Over time, she found herself quoted saying things she never said, her words taken out of context. "I've just been burnt so many times," she told the publication. "I read stuff all the time where people put me in quotation marks saying things I've never said."
The turning point came when she became a mother. In October 2024, she and Ackerley welcomed a son. They have chosen not to release his name, photograph him publicly, or discuss details about him. That boundary has reshaped how Robbie thinks about her own disclosures. "When you shift from your 20s to your 30s and beyond, you think, 'I am going to do things differently. Here are my new boundaries,'" she said. She explained that motherhood made certain things non-negotiable: "I'm trying to keep that side of things private and protect him." The experience of being misquoted, of seeing her words weaponized or distorted, had taught her a lesson. Becoming a parent simply made the stakes feel different. What she would tolerate about her own image and story had changed. What she would protect had become clearer.
Notable Quotes
Before Danny Ocean ever stepped foot in Vegas, two masterminds taught him everything he knows—his parents. You'll see them in their prime, and in our new movie, pulling off an epic heist at the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix.— Margot Robbie, speaking at CinemaCon in July
I've just been burnt so many times, when people have taken what I've said out of context. And I read stuff all the time where people put me in quotation marks saying things I've never said.— Margot Robbie, in a January 2026 Variety interview
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