Scripted or not, this is the most stylish robbery of the decade rivalling a potboiler
Two arrested over 88 million euros Louvre museum jewel heist in Paris
Dubai: Four thieves. Seven minutes. Eight priceless pieces of jewellery. That’s all it took to send shockwaves through the world’s most famous museum.
On October 20, France’s Louvre was turned into the set of a real-life thriller when a gang—posing as construction workers—stormed the Apollo Gallery in broad daylight, looted the showcases, and sped off on scooters. Tourists were still inside. The museum is now shut for investigation.
But while authorities are treating it as a national emergency, the Internet has already assigned it a genre: heist comedy with viral marketing potential.
From memes hailing George Clooney’s fictional Ocean’s crew to genuine fan theories about a secret PR stunt, netizens insist the Louvre robbery feels too cinematic to be real. After all, Now You See Me 3 – shot extensively in Abu Dhabi’s Louvre, is around the corner—and coincidence, it seems, is in short supply online.