Despite George Clooney's enthusiasm for continuing the Ocean's heist series, director Steven Soderbergh has rejected the opportunity to return for its fourth installment. In an interview with Variety, Soderbergh firmly stated that, for him, the series ended after the third installment in 2007.

"After we made the third movie, I felt like the series was very much concluded for me," Soderbergh said. "When the studio approached me to see if I'd be involved in continuing the franchise, I told them no, because it just doesn’t feel like a move forward for me. I'm chasing something else."