Richard Armitage Joins ‘Ocean’s Eight’ Cast
by Diana Lodderhose
January 17, 2017 10:30am






OCEAN'S EIGHT
EXCLUSIVE: British actor Richard Armitage, who’s had roles in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit franchise and Alice Through The Looking Glass, has joined the cast of Ocean’s Eight.


Details of his character are being kept under wraps but he’s in good company in the female-driven caper with stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and James Corden.

Gary Ross directs the spinoff for Warner Bros and Village Roadshow Pictures, and it’s produced by Ocean’s Eleven director Steven Soderbergh. Ross wrote the script with Olivia Milch. Susan Ekins is exec producer and Warner Bros production SVP Jesse Ehrman is overseeing the film with Warner Bros President of Creative Development and Worldwide Production Greg Silverman. Village Roadshow Pictures is co-producing and co-financing the movie as they did with the previous three titles.

Armitage is currently the lead in Olen Steinhauer’s Berlin Station, Epix’s contemporary spy series from Paramount TV and Anonymous Content, which goes into its second season this year. He is also known for his portrayal of the heroic Thorin Oakenshield in Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy.

Armitage also recently wrapped a triumphant run in his New York theater debut of biting comedy Love, Love, Love, at the Roundabout, opposite Amy Ryan and directed by Mike Bartlet. His previous theater work includes starring in Yael Farber’s 2015 production of The Crucible at the Old Vic in London.

He is repped by WME and Sloane Offer as well as United Agents in the UK.

Etwas womit keiner gerechnet hat!!

Vielleicht hatte er es deshalb in NY nach dem Theater immer so eilig... Vorsprechen oder so..

Ich glaub, das wird amüsant.

Gary Ross@RealGaryRoss

Thank you and happy holidays to such a great crew. See you in the new year

“THE HOBBIT” STAR RICHARD ARMITAGE JOINS THE CAST OF “OCEAN’S EIGHT”JANUARY 17, 2017
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British actor Richard Armitage, who played dwarf hero Thorin in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, has been cast in the highly anticipated OCEAN’S EIGHT from director Gary Ross. The spinoff hails from Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow with a script co-written by Ross and Olivia Milch.

Details of his characters are being kept under wraps, but we know he won’t be playing the villain (or at least the main villain) as that role belongs to Damian Lewis. Whatever his role is, he’ll be joining female capers Cate Blanchett, Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, and Awkwafina, as well as the recently cast James Corden as an insurance investigator.

Ocean’s Eleven director Steven Soderbergh is producing with Susan Ekins who’s attached as executive producer. Jesse Ehrman and Greg Silverman are overseeing for Warner Bros.

Armitage can currently be seen in the series Berlin Station. Best known for his supporting roles in series like Robin Hood, Spooks, and the last season of Hannibal, as well as his lead role in The Hobbit franchise, Armitage has recently wrapped production on two upcoming films: Brain on Fire, starring Chloe Grace Moretz, and the period drama Pilgrimage.

He’s repped by United Agents in the U.K. and WME.

Wer braucht da noch 'Miles'?! Ich hab's auch gerade gesehen und konnte gar nicht so schnell posten, weil ich es erst realisieren musste.

#Oceans8 aka 'Linus' currently filming in NYC
excited 4 #RichardArmitage #OceansEight

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Laut Twitter wurde RA erst vor 2 Tagen in NY gesehen.


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