The much awaited follow-up to Oceans 11, Oceans 12, started in cinema's this weekend taking $40 Million in its opening weekend. The original cast return, along with 1 more team member, so Danny Ocean (played by George Clooney) can pull a scam to pay back the scam from the last movie.

Oceans 12 premiered in Rome on the 10th December and in Hollywood (at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre) on the 8th December, opening in cinema's on the 11th.

During filming, the crew were spotted in locations throughout Europe rehearsing, training and shooting scenes. Brad Pitt was seen showing off his off road handling skills as he took motorcross bike training, near Nuernberg, Germany back in July. Locals in southern France were treated to several weeks of hunkville in a small seaside town during filming. Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, George Clooney and their partners took some time off to enjoy their surroundings, meeting on board a boat for lunch and clinking wine glasses well into the afternoon.

Julia Roberts behavior during the filming is no secret, with reports of her mood swings getting out of control and disrupting filming on several occasions. The movie was also snagged by love scenes between Brad Pitt and Catherine Zeta-Jones lacking fire, needing reshoot after reshoot to get it right. With a bumpy ride to the cinema, its a miracle the movie made it there alive - now the true test, how will it hold up with movie goers and critics?

PLOT SUMMARY

Danny Ocean (Clooney), reignited flame Tess (Roberts) and the rest of a band of thieves and con men (some returning and some new), team up for another heist, but this time they're in three different locations - Rome, Paris and Amsterdam. In Amsterdam, the prize is Rembrandt's "De Nachtwacht" painting, which resides at the Rijksmuseum. Meanwhile, casino owner Terry Benedict (Garcia), whom Ocean and crew ripped off in Las Vegas, is hot on their tail, looking for revenge.