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The story follows a venerated late-night talk show host, played by Emma Thompson, who's in danger of losing her long-running show right when she hires her first female writer, played by Mindy Kaling
Ocean's Eight has Anne Hathaway, Sandra Bullock, Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Mindy Kaling and rapper Awkwafina in lead roles
The project is unofficially titled Ocean's Ocho, indicating that there are eight thief protagonists instead of the traditional eleven
"Last year, Mindy spoke to Irrfan about this comedy film and he had shown interest in collaborating with her. She is writing the script keeping Irrfan in mind. They are constantly in touch and also follow each other on Twitter," a source said. Irrfan's next Hollywood film is Inferno with Tom Hanks