We Cracked The Code: Here Are The Things You Didn’t Know About The Ocean’s Series

Whalberg Was Considered For The Film

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During pre-production for the film, Mark Wahlberg was at the top of the list to play Linus Caldwell who was later played by Matt Damon. Wahlberg turned down the role to star in Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes. It appears he seems to regret after the success of the Ocean’s franchise.

In an interview with Today, he displayed his sourness when he said “People tell George Clooney it’s great, but we all know it sucked. I made two bad movies instead […] Planet of the Apes and The Truth About Charlie […] but doing that was better than sitting with Brad and George, telling the press how great everybody is.”

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