Claim: Vincent Cassel acted in the sequel to a heist film.

Ocean 's Twelve is a 2004 American comedy heist film , the first sequel to 2001 's Ocean 's Eleven . Like its predecessor , which was a remake of the 1960 heist film Ocean 's 11 , the film was directed by Steven Soderbergh and used an ensemble cast . It was released in the United States on December 10 , 2004 . A third film , Ocean 's Thirteen , was released on June 8 , 2007 , in the United States -- thus forming the Ocean 's Trilogy . The film stars George Clooney , Brad Pitt , Matt Damon , Catherine Zeta-Jones , Andy García , Julia Roberts , Don Cheadle , Bernie Mac . It was the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2004 .