8. The Bank was a fictional hotel created in Oceans 11 – but nearly became reality.
The Oceans 11 franchise are iconic Las Vegas movies, so it would only make sense that the city could cash in on their popularity. In the movie Ocean’s 13, the main characters rig a brand new hotel and casino so that they are guaranteed to win big payouts when they gamble. The casino in the movie was fictional, and it was filmed in multiple locations in Los Angeles. They used a combination of executive offices and sets built from scratch. However, the movie became so popular, they thought about turning it into a real-life casino called The Bank, after Al Pacino’s character in the movie, Willie Bank.
Even though it didn’t work out, the Asian-themed casino called The Red Dragon in Rush Hour 2 was turned into a real hotel and Casino, called The Lucky Dragon.