Eddie Jemison ('Livingston Dell') rejoins his "Ocean's 11" cast mates for "Ocean's 12," a 2004 sequel to the 2001 runaway hit directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon. Jemison also joined his fellow movie thieves for the Los Angeles Premiere of "Ocean's 12" at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Smiling like the cat who ate the canary, Jemison chatted about working on "Ocean's 12" and what his response would be to an "Ocean's 13:"
INTERVIEW WITH EDDIE JEMISON ('Livingston Dell'):
How quickly did you say yes when asked to be a part of “Ocean’s 12?”
I made them wait a little while, to be honest. I had an “E.R” to do. I had… That’s about all I had to do (laughing). You say 'yes' right away. In fact, Jerry Weintraub calls. He doesn’t give you a date, he doesn’t go to your agent. He doesn’t do any of that stuff. He just calls you at home and says, “Be ready for February.” So you’re ready.
That’s all the warning you get?
Yeah, and he was wrong but…
Did he send you a script at that point?
No. In fact, there was no script until… There’s not a script now. Seriously. They rewrote that thing, Steven Soderbergh rewrote it day to day. You know on the front page, you know how they have the different versions and the different colors? This was like a rainbow of colors. The whole front page was all the different revisions.
How tough does that make it for you?
It makes it more fun. It’s tough for [Steven].
Was there ever a serious moment on the set?
No, not one. There really wasn’t.
What was the strangest thing that happened?
The strangest thing that happened was Bernie Mac couldn’t make a big scene, so we decided to shoot without him. Everyone spoke to him from behind the door, like he was in the toilet. That was the weirdest thing. It’s hard to say what’s strange because so many weird things happened, like games and I mean, I don’t know. Balloon fights and water balloon fights.
Would you come back for an “Ocean’s 13?”
No, I wouldn’t do it again. I couldn’t do it again. (Laughing) Of course I would, yeah.
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