--- title: Rihanna Shares First Instagram With Cast of Oceans Eight description: Rihanna took to Instagram to share a photo with the all-female cast of the upcoming 'Ocean's Eleven' reboot, 'Ocean's 8'. canonical: https://time.com/4653600/rihanna-oceans-eight-first-photo/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-30T18:06:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:40:35.901Z og:title: Rihanna Just Posted an Epic First Instagram of 'Ocean's 8' og:description: Girl squad of your dreams og:url: https://time.com/4653600/rihanna-oceans-eight-first-photo/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna Just Posted an Epic First Instagram of 'Ocean's 8' twitter:description: Girl squad of your dreams twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Rihanna and Her Posse Look Fierce in First Photo From _Ocean's 8_ > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 30, 2017 6:06 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 30, 2017 6:06 PM UTC In between [reminiscing over _Anti’_s one year anniversary](http://time.com/4197490/rihanna-anti-out-now-tidal-new-album/) and confirming that [she has the strongest petty hashtag game on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/BP2zvwAgVlA/?taken-by=badgalriri), Rihanna found time time to casually post the first picture of _Ocean’s 8_, featuring the rest of the reboot’s [inimitable cast](http://time.com/4446761/rihanna-mindy-kaling-oceans-eight/). In the Instagram posted on Monday morning, Ri Ri appears in a New York City subway car with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, and Awkwafina as the latest crew for the _Ocean’s_ franchise. According to a press release, the all-female reboot of _Ocean’s Eleven_ is slated to hit theaters in 2018 and will feature Bullock as Debbie Ocean, who will attempt a high-stakes scheme along with her cronies [at the annual Met Gala](http://time.com/4316173/met-gala-ball-2016-best-memes/). 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