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12 June 2008 8:17 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

The film doesn’t have a script or director yet, but the lead actor is already on board. Variety today reported George Clooney has signed on to star in “The Tourist,” the adaptation of Olen Steinhauser’s novel of the same title.

Warner Bros. recruited Anthony Peckham to write the screenplay for the film, which focuses on a spy who risks his life to uncover a conspiracy after he’s wrongfully accused of murder.

Peckham, whose writing credits include 2001’s thriller “Don’t Say A Word,” also recently adapted John Carlin’s book for Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film “The Human Factor,” a look at the life and career of Nelson Mandela.

Clooney was last seen in “Leatherheads” and will next star in the Coen brothers’ comedy “Burn After Reading.”

With Clooney already on board, they should ask Tony Gilroy to direct. Both did a nice job working together on “Michael Clayton,

Franck Tabouring

27 May 2008 4:05 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

George Clooney is speaking out on the death of film legend Sydney Pollack, who succumbed to cancer Monday at age 73. "Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better," the actor – who worked with Pollack in 2007's Michael Clayton – said in a statement. Pollack, most famous for directing Out of Africa, Tootsie and They Way We Were, co-produced and starred in Clayton. (He also served as executive producer for Clooney's Leatherheads.) "A tip of the hat to a class act," Clooney's tribute continued. "He'll be missed terribly." At the time of his death,

8 May 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Hand it to George Clooney: He's sexy, he's funny, and he's not afraid to share embarrassing stories about how Roseanne Bar hit on him. The actor, who sat down with Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers Wednesday night at the Picturehouse Theater in Pelham, N.Y., following a screening of his latest movie Leatherheads, revealed secrets about his early days working for Barr on her sitcom Roseanne – as well as his thoughts on Paris Hilton and bombing at the box office (which, he readily acknowledges, Leatherheads did). Choice quotes below:Roseanne on ClooneyTravers: "I have this quote (from Time

Diane Herbst

23 April 2008 12:17 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger is in no rush to return to Canada - she thinks the country is too cold.

Zellweger travelled to the country with George Clooney to film scenes for their new movie Leatherheads.

But the 38-year-old found the nation "a little chilly."

She says, "You are talking to somebody and suddenly their eyes stop moving because the lashes have frozen together.

"My personal favourite, especially when filming close-ups, were the nostricles."

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16 April 2008 12:57 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Suave, sophisticated and exuding laid-back charm, George Clooney is a Hollywood star in the old-fashioned mould. After a decade in the no-man's land of pilots and sitcoms, he set hearts a-flutter as Dr Doug Ross in Er at the age 33. He has since scooped an Oscar, turned to directing and become a Un Messenger of Peace, all the while retaining his status as one of the sexiest men alive. But what do we really know about him aside from his penchant for Geri Halliwell and pot-bellied pigs? As he tours the length of breadth of the UK promoting new film Leatherheads, we dish up ten fascinating facts about the man known as "gorgeous George".

1. George Timothy Clooney was born in Kentucky to dad Nick, a local talkshow host and news anchor, and mum Nina, a beauty queen. His dad's sister was singer Rosemary ClooneyRosemary Clooney

Beth_Hilton_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Beth Hilton)

15 April 2008 2:06 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Real-life drama 21 has debuted at the top of the UK box office chart.

The story of six Mit students who won millions at Vegas casinos pushes romantic comedy 27 Dresses into third place.

George Clooney's American football movie Leatherheads is a new entry at six, while Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones documentary Shine A Light lands at nine.

Thriller Pathology, which stars Heroes actor Milo Ventimiglia, is the final . . .

Beth_Hilton_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Beth Hilton)

14 April 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

After months of frightful box-office performances by horror flicks, Sony/Screen Gems's Prom Night debuted with $22.7 million over the weekend at the high end of analysts' predictions. It was the best debut for a horror film this year. In second place was Fox Searchlight's R-rated Street Kings, starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, which brought in an estimated $12 million. In its third week, 21 was still showing a strong hand as it took in $11 million. Everything else on the theater marquees looked weak, however, as the box office wound up with less revenue than it did a year ago for the fourth straight weekend. The top 12 films earned $82.6 million, more than 19 percent below what it took in during the comparable weekend last year. The fourth-ranked film, Fox's Nim's Island, brought in $9 million, while the George Clooney drama Leatherheads rounded out the top five with $6.2 million. The only other film to open wide this weekend, Miramax's Smart People, wound up with $4.2 million, to place seventh. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. Prom Night, $22.7 million; 2. Street Kings, $12 million; 3. 21, $11 million; 4. Nim's Island, $9 million; 5. Leatherheads, $6.2 million; 6. Horton Hears a Who!, $6 million; 7. Smart People, $4.2 million; 8. The Ruins, $3.3 million; 9. Superhero Movie, $3.1 million; 10. Drillbit Taylor, $2.1 million.

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11 April 2008 12:16 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor George Clooney never tires of his sex symbol status - because he accepts he won't always be admired for his good looks.

The Leatherheads star insists he didn't appreciate compliments about his appearance in his younger years, fearing the praise implied he had a handsome face, but an unintelligent mind.

But at 46 years old, Clooney now revels in his fans' admiration.

He says, "Well, you know, people have been nice to me most of my life. I mean, fairly kind. But there was a time when compliments about your appearance were used to make it sound as though you weren't bright, in some way - so much so that you almost wanted to avoid them.

"But you get to an age when you'll take any compliments you can get - you know, 'Yeah, thanks' - so when people are trying to be nice, I'm never bothered."

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10 April 2008 11:25 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

From cocktail waitress to A-list girlfriend – Sarah Larson is living the dream. Now the former Fear Factor winner is opening up about how she snagged George Clooney, one of the planet's most eligible bachelors. Although it's been widely reported that the two met at the June 2007 Ocean's Thirteen premiere at the Palms Casino Resort on Las Vegas, she says they actually met much earlier. "It was on his birthday three or four years ago at Whiskey at [Vegas's] Green Valley Ranch," Larson says, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal. The actor was with a group of pals, including Whiskey Bar

Caris Davis

9 April 2008 3:45 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

George Clooney kept his feet on the ground when he was named People's Sexiest Man Alive – twice! But his 2005 Oscar triumph for Syriana went straight to his head. "It makes me much harder to live with," the Best Supporting Actor winner told Britain's morning chat-fest, Gmtv, on Wednesday. In fact, the 46-year old admits he often lords his big win over Oscar-less pal Brad Pitt. "That's what I enjoy doing with Brad – is gloating," Clooney joked. (Angelina Jolie's other half was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 1995's Twelve Monkeys, but he lost out to Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects.

9 April 2008 2:39 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

George Clooney yesterday paid a visit to Downing Street to discuss the Darfur crisis with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Clooney, who was appointed a Un Messenger Of Peace in January, talked about the mounting problems in Sudan ahead of the UK premiere of his film Leatherheads.

The 46-year-old actor and director posed with the prime minister and his wife Sarah Brown.

Clooney later said a "wonderful suggestion" had been . . .

Simon_Reynolds_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Simon Reynolds)

8 April 2008 10:33 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

As expected, Universal's George Clooney starrer Leatherheads was thrown for a bigger loss than studio executives had predicted. The period football comedy, which many analysts had suggested would be a sure winner at the box office over the weekend, came in a disappointing third with only $12.7 million. Analysts had forecast a $15-20-million take for the film. Second place went to the Jodie Foster family film Nim's Island from 20th Century Fox, which opened with $13.2 million. Holding on to the top spot was Sony's gambling flick 21, which raked in $15.3 million. Although comparisons with last year's box office was difficult because it fell on the Easter holiday then, analysts said that the overall gross was down significantly from the comparable weekend in recent years. The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. 21, Sony/Columbia, $15,337,418, 2 Wks. ($46,77,0,173); 2. Nim's Island, 20th Century Fox, $13,210,579, (New); 3. Leatherheads, Universal, $12,682,595, (New); 4. Horton Hears A Who!, 20th Century Fox, $9,115,987, 3 Wks. ($131,076,768); 5. The Ruins, Paramount, $8,003,421, (New); 6. Superhero Movie, Mgm, $5,417,920, 2 Wks. ($16,899,661); 7. Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns, Lionsgate, $3,418,255, 3 Wks. ($37,662,502); 8. Drillbit Taylor, Paramount, $3,405,937, 3 Wks. ($25,490,483); 9. Shutter, 20th Century Fox, $2,830,336, 3 Wks. ($23,138,277); 10. 10,000 B.C., Warner Bros., $2,797,409, 5 Wks. ($89,649,915).

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8 April 2008 7:48 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

George Clooney has said he is scared of internet critics because they are so "brutal".

The Leatherheads star admitted he avoids looking himself up on Google because there were so many blogs "trashing" him.

Clooney argued that it is better to live in ignorance than face all the horrible comments made by bloggers.

He told the Daily Express: "A few years ago, I went to check . . .

Alex_Fletcher_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Alex Fletcher)

8 April 2008 2:41 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Robert Luketic's real-life drama 21 has held onto the Us box office top spot for a second week.

Children's adventure movie Nim's Island lands at number two, while George Clooney's romantic comedy Leatherheads enters at third.

The only other new entry was Carter Smith's horror thriller The Ruins, which goes straight in at number five.

The top ten in . . .

Alex_Fletcher_imdb_@digitalspy.co.uk (Alex Fletcher)

7 April 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

George Clooney may have wanted to seek treatment in the E.R. over the weekend as he suffered a nasty beating at the box office. Although Leatherheads, the film he directed and starred in, had been expected to earn $15-20 million and thereby win the box office contest, it instead wound up with just 13.5 million and had to settle for second place, according to studio estimates, with some analysts predicting it will actually come in third when Sunday receipts are finally tallied. Sony/Columbia's 21, which surprisingly came in at No. 1 last week, surprisingly came in at No. 1 for the second week in a row with ticket sales of $15.1 million. The Jody Foster family film Nim's Island from 20th Century Fox came in third with $13.3 million. A third newcomer, the fright film The Ruins placed fifth with $7.8 million. In limited release, Martin Scorsese's documentary concert film Shine a Light, featuring a performance by the Rolling Stones, opened solidly with $1.5 million from 276 theaters, 93 of them giant Imax venues. Overall, the box office fell 23 percent compared to the same weekend a year ago. Some analysts blamed television's coverage of the Ncaa basketball championships, which in particular may have drawn audiences away from the sports-themed Leatherheads. The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:1. 21, $15.1 million; 2. Leatherheads, $13.5 million; 3. Nim's Island, $13.3 million; 4. Horton Hears a Who!, $9.1 million; 5. The Ruins, $7.8 million; 6. Superhero Movie, $5.4 million; 7. Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, $3.51 million; 8. Drillbit Taylor, $3.5 million; 9. Shutter, $2.9 million; 10. 10,000 B.C., $2.8 million.

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7 April 2008 9:07 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie bosses are scratching their heads after George Clooney's much-hyped new movie Leatherheads flopped at the U.S. box office on its opening weekend.

The American football comedy, which Clooney directs and stars in, was expected to top the charts this weekend, after an aggressive marketing campaign.

But Leatherheads took just $13.5 million (GBP6.75 million), finishing in second place behind gambling movie 21, which earned $15 million (GBP7.5 million) in its second week of release.

Now bosses at studio Universal are concerned the movie will fail to make a profit on its $58 million (GBP29 million) budget.

Universal spokesperson Nikki Rocco tells the New York Daily News, "I'm disappointed for George. I think he's a great guy and he's got tons of directing talent. I wish I could tell you what went wrong."

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6 April 2008 6:15 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

America's film fans gambled on Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth for a second week, giving the couple's Las Vegas film 21 the edge over George Clooney's sports comedy Leatherheads at the box office.

The gambling film took in just over $15 million (GBP7.5 million) at the U.S. box office during its second weekend on release to extend its stay at the top of the box office to two weeks.

Leatherheads opened in second place with a disappointing $13.4 million (GBP6.7 million), just ahead of Jodie Foster's new family film Nim's Island, which has debuted at three on the new chart.

Rounding out the top five is Jim Carrey's animated comedy Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! and horror film The Ruins, which is the only other new entry in this weekend's top 10.

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4 April 2008 3:51 PM, PDT | From MovieMaker.com | See recent Movie Maker news

Ah, springtime. That special time of year that can mean only one thing to all of you inveterate sports fans out there in movieland... Football season? Okay, so maybe spring is usually reserved for a sport of a more bucolic and placid nature, but so what? We here at Mm rarely conform to the demands of the calendar—and neither does George Clooney, whose latest directorial effort, Leatherheads, hits theaters today. In honor of this latest entry into the football movie genre, we're revisiting some of the genre’s hits, misses and fumbles.

4 April 2008 11:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

George Clooney has withdrawn his members from the Writers Guild of America after the union turned down his request for a writer's credit on Leatherheads, Daily Variety reported today (Friday). Clooney had maintained that he had rewritten all but two scenes in the script originally submitted by Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly. Clooney told the trade paper, When your own union doesn't back what you've done, the only honorable thing to do is not participate,"

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4 April 2008 11:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Leatherheads, studio publicists have said, is intended to be a kind of throwback to those movies of the '40s and '50s called "screwball comedies." And Rafer Guzmán in Newsday applauds George Clooney, who both stars in the football film and directs it, for imbuing it "with an irresistible charm and intelligence, raising it far above the average period piece." Likewise Claudia Puig in Usa Today comments, "Though not as clever as the Preston Sturges or Howard Hawks movies to which it pays tribute, it succeeds at what it sets out to be: smart-alecky, lightweight fun." But A.O. Scott in the New York Times is one of the critics who maintains that the film falls far short of its goal. "The actors, writers and directors who made those old studio whirligigs spin," he writes, "made it look easy. By contrast Leatherheads, the third and by a wide margin the weakest movie directed by George Clooney, looks to have been nearly as hard to make as it is to watch." Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune begins his review with the words, "Tragically, Leatherheads is just Ok." On the other hand Bob Strauss in the Los Angeles Daily News writes that Leatherheads "may not be as self-consciously arty as [Clooney's earlier] Good Night, and Good Luck or Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. It's not as good as those two, either, but it's a lot more fun than both of them combined." And Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle decides to punt. "Imagine a really nice, jolly, genial person with a mild, intermittent hygiene problem. This movie is a little like that," he writes. "It exudes goodwill and high spirits, occasionally makes you feel really good, and yet here and there and in some definite ways, it kinda sorta stinks."

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