Overview
- Speaking at AFI Fest, George Clooney quipped he was "very proud" of the robbers, floated robbing the Louvre on screen, and joked about targeting Adam Sandler instead.
- Clooney said the next Ocean’s installment has a finished script with scheduling underway, and he indicated the core cast is expected to return with filming targeted as early as next year.
- Police say the thieves used a vehicle‑mounted lift to reach a first‑floor window, cut through with power tools, spent roughly four minutes inside, and fled on scooters in broad daylight.
- The haul included Napoleonic and royal‑era pieces such as Empress Eugénie’s diamond bodice knot and a sapphire diadem, with losses estimated around €88 million (about $102 million).
- Authorities have mobilized a large investigation, President Emmanuel Macron labeled the crime an attack on national heritage, and museum officials acknowledged CCTV coverage gaps outside the perimeter.