'Oceans Eight' Premiere, Spoilers: 'Homeland' Star May Be 'Ocean's Eight' Villain - Movie Plot, Cast, Release Date Revealed?

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Dec 08, 2016 08:31 AM EST

Damian Lewis who played Nicholas Brody on Homeland has been reportedly roped in to play the role of Villain in the upcoming franchise of Ocean. The movie "Ocean Eight" and it will undergo filming soon after finalizing the deal with the Homeland Star.

IGN reported that Damian Lewis had been spotted on the set recently which kind of kicked off the rumors about him being in the movie. Earlier, it was rumored that the Homeland Star has a cameo in the movie, however, sources reveal that there is a catch behind it.

The Movie is a part of Franchise called Ocean. The plot of the movie is the planning and execution of a major heist by a group of thieves. Last year, the filming of the movie has announced and Sandra Bullock signed in for the main character whereas Damian Lewis will play on-screen ex-lover of Sandra Bullock and who happens to the man who will be getting robbed by Sandra Bullock and her team.

Not much information is available about the plot but the on-screen character of Damian Lewis is either wealthy or has a very precious thing having great importance. The angle of relationship between the on-screen character of Sandra and Damian is a sort of revenge type and of course, Damian being an antagonist tries a lot of tactics to knock Sandra and her team down. How the story unfolds and what happens at the end is what worth watching.

The Variety was the first one to report the Homeland Star as Ocean Eight's Villain. Damian Lewis is well acclaimed for his role in Homeland. He is currently shooting for Billions as Bobby Axelrod. Damian Lewis won the "Primetime Emmy" for "Homeland" in 2012.The movies in which Damian Lewis had appeared are Bill, Queen of the Desert, and Kind of Traitor.

The cast of Ocean Eight has actors and actress such as Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, etc and a cameo from Matt Demon. The Ocean Eight will hit the shore on June 8, 2018. 

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