Stories from the set

The characters in the holding cell don't part with items such as neck accessories, ties, shoelaces, rings, and belts.

Europol's headquarters is located in The Hague, not in Amsterdam as shown in the film.

During filming in Rome, a rather curious incident occurred. Brad Pitt and George Clooney could not enter the hotel because the butler was sure that they were ordinary vagrants. The actors were caught in pouring rain and did not look like themselves.

Some scenes that were supposed to be filmed in Amsterdam according to the plot were actually shot in Haarlem (more precisely, 20 km from it).

The storyline developed by screenwriter George Nolfi was actually intended for one of John Woo's films. After the decision was made to create a sequel, the producers at Warner Bros. asked George to rewrite the script for the characters of the film "Ocean's Eleven" (2001).

During filming in Sicily, all local security was put on high alert, as members of the Sicilian Mafia group were spotted near the filming location.

Steven Soderbergh insisted that the film be allocated the same budget as the first film — Ocean's Eleven (2001).

Yen was hidden in a bag with the logo of the English football club Arsenal.

Vincent Cassel was into the martial art of capoeira, and he demonstrated his skills in a dance under laser installations.

Bruce Willis, appearing in the film in a cameo, was supposed to play Ocean in the first film of the trilogy, but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.