Los Angeles June 22 (IANS) Actress-rapper Awkwafina says heist films are like superhero movies.
"In a way heist films are like superhero movies. The audacity of pulling off a heist is something that no ordinary person would ever do " Awkwafina said in a statement to IANS.
"With heist movies the line between good and bad becomes subject to interpretation. The Ocean s 8 women are criminals but at the same time they are doing this for a reason " she added.
A sequel to Steven Soderbergh s "Ocean s" trilogy "Ocean s 8" stars Sandra Bullock as ringleader Debbie Ocean the sister of George Clooney s character Danny.
After getting out of jail she recruits seven women -- Cate Blanchett Rihanna Anne Hathaway Mindy Kaling Sarah Paulson Awkwafina and Helena Bonham Carter -- to help her pull off a jewellery heist at the annual Met Gala in New York.
The Warner Bros Pictures project is releasing in India on Friday.
On working with all the women she said: "We had one meet-up before the movie started. I was so nervous. I remember everything about it including the weather that day. Helena Bonham Carter was the first cast member I met. She said Come over here come talk to me and that set the stage for an extremely warm environment.
"It was a pleasure to go to set every day. It was such a joyous set full of laughter and empowerment. We were doing this movie -- and killing it. There was always a lot of laughter on set - to the point where we were sometimes told to stop laughing because we were rolling. Every day and night felt like a slumber party."

--IANS sug/rb