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Clooney, Pitt expected in Cannes for "Ocean's Thirteen" premiere
2007-05-24
George Clooney, Brad Pitt and the rest of the all-star cast of the Hollywood caper movie "Ocean's Thirteen" were expected to tread the red carpet at Cannes Thursday for the world premiere of the film. The actors, who feature with Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin, were to provide the most glamorous evening of the 12-day festival, which wraps up on the weekend. "Ocean's Thirteen" -- the third in the series of heist films directed by Steven Soderbergh and inspired by the "rat pack" movies of the 1950s and 1960s -- is to be released around the world next month. The feature was one of the most highly-awaited entries in the official festival line-up, even though it was not in the race for the Palme d'Or prize. Speculation was strong that Pitt might go into the Cannes premiere with partner Angelina Jolie. The couple have been in the Riviera resort for several days. Jolie was presenting her latest movie "A Mighty Heart", about the widow of murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, in competition. Pitt co-produced the movie. Clooney, Pitt and other members of the "Ocean's" cast were also using the publicity surrounding their movie to bring international focus to their social campaigning -- they raised millions at a charity event on a yacht in Cannes' harbour for the victims of the Darfur conflict.
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