Oceans 8 All Female Cast

CREDIT: BARRY WETCHER/Warner Bros.

The long-awaited Ocean's 8 trailer finally dropped this week and created a bit of an internet frenzy. The badass all-female ensemble! The chic coats and sunglasses! Rihanna! It's just a shame we've got to wait until June 2018 to see the film in cinemas.

The all-star cast also boasts Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson and rapper Awkwafina with some stellar cameos from the likes of Anna Wintour, Kim Kardashian West and Serena Williams. We really can't wait.

So, it's no wonder that people are passing the time until June by naming their own dream Ocean's 8 posse. Author, journalist and screenwriter Maria Lewis kicked off the game on Twitter – a Fantasy Football for feminist film fans, if you will – challenging others to narrow down their favourite female actors to just eight. Just two rules: they had to be living and couldn't be in the current cast.

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One of my favourite theoretical games used to be ‘who’s in your coven?’ & I’d now like to change that to ‘who’s your Ocean’s 8?’ Mine would be:

*Taraji P. Henson
*Nicole Kidman
*Lucy Liu
*Gemma Arterton
*Ruth Negga
*Noomi Rapace
*Rachel House
*Kristen Stewart
— Maria Lewis (@moviemazz) December 20, 2017

She set the bar pretty high with hers – Taraji P. Henson, Nicole Kidman, Lucy Liu, Gemma Arterton, Ruth Negga, Noomi Rapace, Rachel House and Kristen Stewart – and many others followed suit.

Certain names cropped up more in many people's dream teams – some of which were more predictable than others – including Lucy Liu, Zoe Saldana, Daisy Ridley, Kate McKinnon, Michelle Yeoh, Nicole Kidman and Emma Thompson.

Gina Rodriguez
Tracee Ellis Ross
Lupita Nyong'o
Jennifer Lopez
Tessa Thompson
Viola Davis
Charlize Theron
Tiffany Haddish
— Small Screen Girl (@KiraJW) December 20, 2017

* Michelle Yeoh
* Zhang Ziyi
* Ming Na Wen
* Lucy Liu
* Aishwarya Rai
* Grace Park
* Zoe Saldana
* Carrie Fisher (if she were still alive)
— Mei (@xxmei_meixx) December 20, 2017

Sorry but my list is the best.

1. Salma Hayek
2. Kate Mckinnon
3. Winona Ryder
4. Ashley Judd
5. Viola Davis
6. Zoe Saldana
7. Ming Na
8. Kate Mulgrew
— Annie (@anniespjs) December 20, 2017

OKIES. Initial thoughts:
- Deborah Mailman
- Yvette Nicole Brown
- Tatiana Maslany
- Tilda Swinton
- Jessica Chastain
- Samira Wiley
- Kimiko Glenn
- Emma Thompson
— Rachel but Christmassy? idk (@creamymiddles) December 20, 2017

Michelle Pfeiffer
Kelly Macdonald
Léa Seydoux
Jennifer Connelly
Rinko Kikuchi
Holly Hunter
Taraji P. Henson
Janelle Monáe
Betty White
— Movies Now and Then (@MoviesNowThen) December 21, 2017

Danny: Sandra Bullock
Rusty: Rosario Dawson
Linus: Tatiana Maslany
Frank: Taraji P. Henson
The Malloys: Emma Stone & Jane Levy
Basher: Cecily Strong
Yen: Rila Fukushima
Livingston: Vanessa Bayer
Saul: Pam Grier
Reuben: Diane Keaton

Benedict: Michelle Pfeiffer

Tess: Matthew McC
— Guy Davis (@RobertGuyDavis) December 20, 2017

My Oceans' 8:
*Hayley Atwell
*Emma Thompson
*Daisy Ridley
*Jennifer Lawrence
*Anna Kendrick
*Marta Dusseldorp
*Jessica Henwick
*Deborah Ann Woll
? Merry Christmas! ?
— Elise Gane (@EliseGane) December 21, 2017

My 8 would include: Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, Marion Cotillard, Catherine Zeta Jones, Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé, Cate Blanchett and Reese Witherspoon
— Joshua (@joshuanassiri) December 21, 2017

Judi Dench was also mentioned a few times and, now that we come to think of it, it's a wonder she wasn't cast in every role.

mine would be:
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Judi Dench
— Joshua Gynther (@joshuagynther) December 21, 2017

Refinery29's very own Nick Levine got involved. Will the casting director please reach out to Alison Hammond's agent ASAP? And we're sure Emily Thornberry MP would welcome a break from the House of Commons.

*Maggie Smith
*Tiffany Haddish
*Cher
*Christine Baranski
*Alison Hammond
*Emily Thornberry
*Sky Ferreira
*Jessica Lange https://t.co/LjZuNbs7VA
— Nick Levine (@mrnicklevine) December 21, 2017

There were some other strong choices that we think deserve consideration ahead of the next film, including Adele, Beyonce and Robin Wright. Who would be in your Ocean's 8?

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