George Clooney and Stephen Soderbergh had no plans to shoot a sequel. The first mention of the sequel was after the press conference of "Eleven Arhats" in Rome. Stephen Soderbergh had never been to Italy before, and he was very impressed that time. Later, at a dinner, Soderbergh said that he hoped that the story would happen in Rome. And Clooney himself stated that he is not interested in the ethos of making a sequel. But Soderbergh's ideas convinced Clooney that he would "mix different things together and put the character in a completely different situation."
After returning to Los Angeles, Weintraub discovered the script "Honor Among Thieves" written by George Nolfi. The script tells the adventure story of the American king of thieves being scorched by the European king of thieves, which coincides with the sequel. The idea is very close. He gave the script to George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Soderbergh, and they are very optimistic about the script.
